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

Tristana vs Xerath

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

based on 5,054 Tristana vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our data, Tristana engaged Xerath in 5054 rounds. Using so many matchups for Tristana versus Xerath gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide actionable data and a supported build to annihilate your foe. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Tristana encounters Xerath in only 3.9% of her rounds.

Tristana vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a dismal job of countering Xerath. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Tristana versus Xerath games, Tristana’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Xerath.

Best Tristana vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

The CollectorRapid FirecannonImmortal ShieldbowInfinity 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

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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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 Xerath as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Xerath

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 Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Tristana vs Xerath Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Xerath Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.9
6.6
< Deaths >
5.4
5.2
< Assists >
9.7
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
168
< Minions Killed >
103
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.42
16,456
< Physical Damage >
625
2,270
< Magic Damage >
23,012
452
< True Damage >
736
19,179
< Damage Dealt >
24,374
23,157
< Damage Taken >
16,076
12,604
< Gold Earned >
11,029
2.66
< Towers >
1.63
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,366
< Total Healing >
1,383
13,181
< Experience >
12,909
19
< Vision Score >
37
9
< Wards Placed >
17
67
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Xerath with Tristana in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several vital Tristana against Xerath counter stats that may help us realize the differences between these two champions. For instance, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath..

Tristana usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Xerath

Who is Better, Tristana or Xerath?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tristana usually loses when playing against Xerath, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Tristana makes a poor counter for Xerath.

While Tristana does have a lower winrate than Xerath, when facing one another, Tristana also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Tristana into Xerath.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Xerath matchups, Xerath 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 garbage counter to Xerath. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Tristana against Xerath.

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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Tristana, we analyzed 5,054 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Tristana in order to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana typically accumulates more CS compared to Xerath. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Tristana versus Xerath build consist of Guardian Angel, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Xerath than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average winrate of 47.9% when countering Xerath with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Xerath as Tristana, you 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 Xerath counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

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