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

Tristana vs Janna

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

based on 2,892 Tristana vs Janna matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Tristana battled Janna 2892 times. Including so many games with Tristana versus Janna provides us confidence in our capacity to provide useful stats and a supported build to destroy your enemy. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Tristana has to counter Janna in only 2.2% of her games.

Tristana vs Janna Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana does a dismal job of beating Janna. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Tristana against Janna games, Tristana’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Janna.

Best Tristana vs Janna Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity Edge

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
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R
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Janna as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Janna

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 Janna

Janna's at her strongest when buffing another ally. If you can harass her ally, it will weaken her ability to fight you.

Save an interrupt ability for when Janna uses her ultimate.

Listen for the charge up sound on Howling Gale in case Janna is trying to hit you with it from off screen or from brush.

Tristana vs Janna Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Janna Image
6.7
< Kills >
1.5
5.7
< Deaths >
4.7
5
< Assists >
14.4
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
174
< Minions Killed >
27
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.57
16,762
< Physical Damage >
1,022
2,177
< Magic Damage >
6,271
461
< True Damage >
434
19,401
< Damage Dealt >
7,727
20,750
< Damage Taken >
16,520
12,329
< Gold Earned >
8,232
2.82
< Towers >
2.22
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,809
< Total Healing >
7,414
12,709
< Experience >
10,442
18
< Vision Score >
59
9
< Wards Placed >
26
68
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Janna with Tristana in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several vital Tristana versus Janna counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Janna’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Janna. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Tristana typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Janna. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tristana and Janna

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Janna
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Janna

Who is Better, Tristana or Janna?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tristana usually loses when trying to fight Janna, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Tristana makes a bad counter for Janna.

While Tristana does have a lower winrate compared to Janna, when they face off with one another, Tristana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Tristana into Janna.

Moreover, Tristana also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Janna. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Janna matchups, Janna is the better champion 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 somewhat poor counter for Janna. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Tristana against Janna.

Other Champion Matchups Against Tristana

Tristana Loses Against

TeemoTeemo44.7% winrateLilliaLillia45.1% winrateUrgotUrgot45.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.7% winrate

Tristana Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante54.8% winrateZeriZeri54.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZacZac+ 52.2% 2830 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 52.2% 10914 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.6% 3019 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.8% 8107 Games

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Janna Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Janna as Tristana, we analyzed 2,892 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 Janna 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.

Other Useful Resources

Tristana Build Janna Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Tristana to counter Janna during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana typically racks up much more CS compared to Janna. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Tristana versus Janna build consist of Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Janna than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average winrate of 48.3% battling Janna with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Janna as Tristana, Tristana players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Tristana vs Janna counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Janna as Tristana are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.