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

Tristana vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Tristana

based on 1,972 Tristana vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Gragas as Tristana came out of an analysis of 1972 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Tristana has to counter Gragas in only 1.5% of her games.

Tristana vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Tristana has done a ok job of beating Gragas. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Tristana vs Gragas rounds, Tristana’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Gragas.

Best Tristana vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonNavori QuickbladesStormrazor

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

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Bloodline
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
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R
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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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W
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R

Guide to Countering Gragas as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Tristana vs Gragas Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Gragas Image
7.2
< Kills >
6
6.3
< Deaths >
5.7
5.7
< Assists >
7.3
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
172
< Minions Killed >
105
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.58
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,289
< Physical Damage >
1,484
2,274
< Magic Damage >
18,438
470
< True Damage >
617
20,034
< Damage Dealt >
20,539
22,014
< Damage Taken >
29,162
12,678
< Gold Earned >
11,190
2.83
< Towers >
1.51
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
6,097
< Total Healing >
12,178
13,067
< Experience >
13,908
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
8
66
< Time Dealing CC >
415

How to Counter Gragas with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Tristana against Gragas matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Tristana typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Gragas. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Gragas

Who is Better, Tristana or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tristana usually fairs equally well when playing against Gragas, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Tristana makes an ok counter for Gragas.

While Tristana does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when they face off with one another, Tristana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Tristana into Gragas.

Furthermore, Tristana also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Gragas matchups, Tristana is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

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

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Tristana, we analyzed 1,972 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 Gragas 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 Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana usually racks up more CS compared to Gragas. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Tristana versus Gragas build consist of Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Gragas than with many other common item sets. In fact, Tristana had an average win rate of 50.7% battling Gragas with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Gragas as Tristana, Tristana players should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Bloodline, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Tristana vs Gragas battles, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Tristana are shown for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.