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How to Win Zoe vs Tristana Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Zoe

based on 1,684 Zoe vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Zoe resulted from an analysis of 1684 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Zoe encounters Tristana in only 3.5% of her games.

Zoe vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe has done a terrible job of beating Tristana. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Zoe vs Tristana rounds, Zoe’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Zoe vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurgeHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Tristana

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Tristana Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Tristana Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.5
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
7.1
< Assists >
5.5
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
130
< Minions Killed >
165
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.57
1,632
< Physical Damage >
17,169
16,893
< Magic Damage >
2,299
3,232
< True Damage >
483
21,757
< Damage Dealt >
19,952
18,551
< Damage Taken >
21,530
10,735
< Gold Earned >
12,571
1.64
< Towers >
2.88
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,187
< Total Healing >
6,018
13,141
< Experience >
12,993
23
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
9
132
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Counter Tristana with Zoe in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some strategic Zoe versus Tristana matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Tristana..

Zoe usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zoe and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Tristana

Who is Better, Zoe or Tristana?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zoe usually loses when facing off against Tristana, with a 46.1% win rate. Thus, Zoe makes a bad counter for Tristana.

While Zoe does have a lower win rate compared to Tristana, when they face off with one another, Zoe also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zoe into Tristana.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Zoe vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Zoe is a bad counter to Tristana. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Zoe against Tristana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Zoe, we analyzed 1,684 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 Zoe 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

Zoe Build Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zoe to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Tristana. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Zoe versus Tristana build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Tristana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zoe had an average win rate of 46.1% battling Tristana with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Tristana as Zoe, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Zoe vs Tristana battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tristana as Zoe are given for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.