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How to Win Vi vs Tristana Counter MatchupVi is in the s tier of champions

Vi vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Vi in LoLVi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Vi

based on 3,772 Vi vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Vi faced off against Tristana in 3772 games. Having so many matchups for Vi vs Tristana gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a recommended build to crush Tristana. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Vi is forced to battle against Tristana in only 3.5% of her matches.

Vi vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Vi does a good job of countering Tristana. Typically, she wins a fantastic 52.3% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Vi versus Tristana games, Vi’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Vi vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelRavenous HydraEclipseEssence Reaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vi to level upq
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Second ability for Vi to level upe
>
Last skill for Vi to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Tristana

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

Advice to Win Against Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Vi vs Tristana Counter Stats

Vi Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Tristana Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.2
6
< Deaths >
6.3
7.9
< Assists >
5.7
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
34
< Minions Killed >
166
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.55
16,065
< Physical Damage >
17,038
89
< Magic Damage >
2,176
837
< True Damage >
448
16,991
< Damage Dealt >
19,663
29,417
< Damage Taken >
21,710
11,531
< Gold Earned >
12,429
1.36
< Towers >
2.69
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
11,156
< Total Healing >
5,951
13,421
< Experience >
12,849
22
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
276
< Time Dealing CC >
65

How to Counter Tristana with Vi in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some valuable Vi versus Tristana matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between the pair. Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Vi normally has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she takes more damage than Tristana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vi and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Tristana

Who is Better, Vi or Tristana?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vi usually wins when facing off against Tristana, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Vi makes a good counter to Tristana.

While Vi does have a higher win rate compared to Tristana, when on opposite teams, Vi also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Vi into Tristana.

Furthermore, Vi has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Vi vs Tristana matchups, Vi is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Vi is a good counter for Tristana. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vi against Tristana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

Vi Loses Against

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Vi Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Vi, we analyzed 3,772 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 Tristana as Vi 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Vi to counter Tristana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi usually gets a lot less CS relative to Tristana. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Vi versus Tristana build consist of Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Vi combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better countering Tristana than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vi had an average win rate of 52.3% when countering Tristana with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Tristana as Vi, Vi players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Vi vs Tristana matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.3% winrate overall.

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