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

Tristana vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Tristana

based on 4,505 Tristana vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Tristana resulted from an evaluation of 4505 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Tristana has to counter Darius in only 3.5% of her rounds.

Tristana vs Darius Matchup Summary

Tristana has done a average job of countering Darius. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champs face one another in. In Tristana versus Darius games, Tristana’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Darius.

Best Tristana vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeNavori Quickblades

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
>
Last skill for Tristana to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup 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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Darius as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Tristana vs Darius Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Darius Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6
5.5
< Assists >
4.4
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
166
< Minions Killed >
161
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.45
17,228
< Physical Damage >
15,941
2,272
< Magic Damage >
94
481
< True Damage >
3,673
19,981
< Damage Dealt >
19,709
21,133
< Damage Taken >
31,142
12,467
< Gold Earned >
11,633
2.78
< Towers >
2.25
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,780
< Total Healing >
7,579
12,814
< Experience >
14,319
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
64
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Darius with Tristana in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some critical Tristana against Darius counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Darius..

Tristana usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she receives less damage than Darius. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tristana and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Darius

Who is Better, Tristana or Darius?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tristana usually fairs equally well when playing against Darius, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Tristana makes an ok counter for Darius.

While Tristana does have a higher winrate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Tristana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Tristana into Darius.

Moreover, Tristana has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Darius matchups, Tristana is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Tristana is a decent counter to Darius. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tristana against Darius.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Tristana, we analyzed 4,505 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 Darius 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Tristana to counter Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Darius. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Tristana versus Darius build include Phantom Dancer, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Darius than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average win rate of 50.3% when playing against Darius with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Darius as Tristana, Tristana players should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Tristana vs Darius counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.

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