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How to Win Tristana vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupTristana is in the b tier of champions

Tristana vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Cassiopeia as Tristana

based on 1,151 Tristana vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our data, Tristana fought Cassiopeia 1151 times. Using so many games with Tristana vs Cassiopeia provides us faith in our capability to provide actionable stats and a pro build to suppress your foe. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Tristana has to counter Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of her rounds.

Tristana vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a below average job of countering Cassiopeia. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Tristana versus Cassiopeia matches, Tristana’s side is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Tristana vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Kraken SlayerImmortal ShieldbowNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tristana to level upe
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Second ability for Tristana to level upq
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Last skill for Tristana to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Tristana's passive ability p
Tristana's q ability q
Tristana's w ability w
Tristana's e ability e
Tristana's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
4
E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Cassiopeia

Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.

Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.

Advice to Win Against Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Tristana vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Cassiopeia Image
7.4
< Kills >
7
6.3
< Deaths >
5.9
5.5
< Assists >
6.2
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
170
< Minions Killed >
171
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,487
< Physical Damage >
686
2,373
< Magic Damage >
22,447
440
< True Damage >
324
20,300
< Damage Dealt >
23,458
21,872
< Damage Taken >
26,101
12,623
< Gold Earned >
11,671
2.7
< Towers >
1.96
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,069
< Total Healing >
6,950
12,997
< Experience >
15,139
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
66
< Time Dealing CC >
455

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some influential Tristana versus Cassiopeia matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champions. Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Cassiopeia..

Tristana usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she takes less damage than Cassiopeia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tristana and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Tristana or Cassiopeia?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tristana usually loses when facing off against Cassiopeia, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Tristana makes a poor counter for Cassiopeia.

While Tristana does have a lower win rate compared to Cassiopeia, when facing one another, Tristana also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Tristana into Cassiopeia.

Moreover, Tristana also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Tristana is a terribly counter for Cassiopeia. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tristana against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Tristana, we analyzed 1,151 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Cassiopeia as Tristana comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Tristana in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Cassiopeia. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Tristana versus Cassiopeia build include Kraken Slayer, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better against Cassiopeia than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average winrate of 47.2% when playing against Cassiopeia with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Cassiopeia as Tristana, Tristana players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Tristana vs Cassiopeia counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Cassiopeia as Tristana are presented for all ranked divisions. To scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.