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

Tristana vs Taliyah

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

based on 1,340 Tristana vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our database, Tristana engaged Taliyah 1340 times. With so many games with Tristana versus Taliyah gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide useful data and a pro build to annihilate your rival. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Tristana has to counter Taliyah in only 1.0% of her matches.

Tristana vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a below average job of beating Taliyah. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Tristana vs Taliyah matches, Tristana’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Taliyah.

Best Tristana vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazorNavori 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

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
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Tristana vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Taliyah Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
5.3
< Assists >
8.5
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
172
< Minions Killed >
123
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.52
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,940
< Physical Damage >
770
2,283
< Magic Damage >
21,259
481
< True Damage >
1,107
19,705
< Damage Dealt >
23,138
21,747
< Damage Taken >
21,048
12,722
< Gold Earned >
12,080
2.82
< Towers >
1.8
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
6,031
< Total Healing >
4,267
13,072
< Experience >
14,189
19
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
9
68
< Time Dealing CC >
543

How to Counter Taliyah with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several significant Tristana against Taliyah counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Taliyah..

Tristana typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Taliyah. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Taliyah

Who is Better, Tristana or Taliyah?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tristana usually loses when taking on Taliyah, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Tristana makes a poor counter for Taliyah.

While Tristana does have a lower win rate than Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Tristana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Tristana into Taliyah.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Taliyah matchups, Taliyah is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Tristana is a somewhat poor counter for Taliyah. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Tristana against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Tristana, we analyzed 1,340 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 Taliyah 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 truly master Tristana in order to counter Taliyah during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Taliyah. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Tristana versus Taliyah build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better vs. Taliyah than with many other common item sets. In fact, Tristana boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when countering Taliyah with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Taliyah as Tristana, you 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. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Tristana vs Taliyah clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Tristana vs Taliyah tips and counter builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using all games played with both champions.