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

Tristana vs Xayah

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

based on 2,011 Tristana vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Tristana faced Xayah in 2011 rounds. Having so many matchups for Tristana versus Xayah gives us faith in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to obliterate Xayah. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Tristana fights Xayah in only 1.6% of her rounds.

Tristana vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Tristana does a good job of beating Xayah. Typically, she wins a whopping 52.2% of games the champs fight one another in. In Tristana against Xayah games, Tristana’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Tristana vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsPhantom DancerStormrazorRapid Firecannon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tristana to level upe
>
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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Xayah as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Tristana vs Xayah Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Xayah Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6
5.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
168
< Minions Killed >
176
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,370
< Physical Damage >
19,284
2,271
< Magic Damage >
394
477
< True Damage >
358
20,119
< Damage Dealt >
20,036
21,193
< Damage Taken >
19,984
12,500
< Gold Earned >
11,698
2.83
< Towers >
2.34
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
6,110
< Total Healing >
4,652
12,922
< Experience >
12,476
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
67
< Time Dealing CC >
52

How to Counter Xayah with Tristana in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some valuable Tristana vs. Xayah matchup stats that may help you explain the differences between these two champions. For instance, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Xayah..

Tristana typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tristana and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Xayah

Who is Better, Tristana or Xayah?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tristana usually wins when trying to fight Xayah, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Tristana makes a good counter to Xayah.

While Tristana does have a higher win rate compared to Xayah, when they face off with one another, Tristana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Tristana into Xayah.

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

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

Tristana is a good counter to Xayah. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Tristana against Xayah.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Tristana, we analyzed 2,011 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 Xayah 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 Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Xayah. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, 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 many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Tristana versus Xayah build include Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana included at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Xayah than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Tristana boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Xayah with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Xayah as Tristana, Tristana players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Tristana vs Xayah battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.

If you need to see Tristana versus Xayah tips and builds for a an individual skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all matches completed with these champs.