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

Tristana vs Kindred

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

based on 2,544 Tristana vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Kindred as Tristana came out of an examination of 2544 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Tristana fights Kindred in only 2.0% of her games.

Tristana vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Tristana does a average job of beating Kindred. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champs fight one another in. In Tristana vs Kindred games, Tristana’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Tristana vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowBloodthirsterThe CollectorRapid Firecannon

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
7
E
8
Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Kindred as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Kindred

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 Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Tristana vs Kindred Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Kindred Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.5
6
< Deaths >
6.9
5.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
164
< Minions Killed >
40
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,958
< Physical Damage >
14,389
2,279
< Magic Damage >
3,766
435
< True Damage >
1,180
19,672
< Damage Dealt >
19,336
21,400
< Damage Taken >
30,294
12,370
< Gold Earned >
11,799
2.69
< Towers >
1.57
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
5,967
< Total Healing >
16,457
12,788
< Experience >
13,106
18
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
66
< Time Dealing CC >
209

How to Counter Kindred with Tristana in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several critical Tristana against Kindred matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Kindred..

Tristana typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Kindred. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tristana and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Kindred

Who is Better, Tristana or Kindred?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tristana usually fairs equally well when playing against Kindred, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Tristana makes an ok counter for Kindred.

While Tristana does have a higher win rate compared to Kindred, when they face off with one another, Tristana also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Tristana into Kindred.

Moreover, Tristana has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing 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 Kindred matchups, Tristana is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Tristana is a decent counter to Kindred. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Tristana against Kindred.

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 Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Tristana, we analyzed 2,544 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 Kindred 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 Kindred Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Tristana to counter Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana most often picks up much more CS relative to Kindred. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Tristana versus Kindred build include Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Kindred than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Tristana had an average winrate of 50.2% when countering Kindred with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Kindred as Tristana, you should take 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 runes players used for Tristana vs Kindred LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.

If you want to get Tristana vs Kindred tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using all matches run with both champs.