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How to Synergize Leona with Tristana on the Same TeamLeona is in the s tier of champions

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How to Synergize Leona and Tristana

based on 5,729 Leona with Tristana pairs
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Leona has gone into battle with Tristana in 5729 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much complete data straight from the developers of League, we are sure that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Leona synergize with Tristana. It is somewhat uncommon for Leona to play with Tristana as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 4.1% of games with Leona.

Leona Tristana Synergy Summary

Leona does a decent job of teaming up with Tristana. Normally, she wins an acceptable 51.1% of games the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Leona when fighting on the same team as Tristana by learning how to better synergize your strategy with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Leona vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowFrozen HeartCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Unending DespairForce of NatureTrailblazerBloodsong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
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Second ability for Leona to level upe
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Last skill for Leona to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteHealth ScalingTenacity and Slow Resist
Leona's passive ability p
Leona's q ability q
Leona's w ability w
Leona's e ability e
Leona's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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Q
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R

Guide to Synergizing Leona and Tristana

Tips for Playing as Leona with Tristana

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Advice to Understand How Tristana Will Play

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.

Leona Tristana Synergy Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Tristana Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.1
6.1
< Deaths >
6
13.2
< Assists >
13.7
0.36
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
31
< Minions Killed >
32
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
2,789
< Physical Damage >
2,819
6,642
< Magic Damage >
6,722
958
< True Damage >
974
10,390
< Damage Dealt >
10,516
23,128
< Damage Taken >
23,189
8,582
< Gold Earned >
8,616
1.49
< Towers >
1.57
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,712
< Total Healing >
2,811
10,445
< Experience >
10,606
54
< Vision Score >
55
23
< Wards Placed >
23
236
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Play with Tristana as Leona in LoL

The Leona Tristana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tristana, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Leona sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tristana. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Tristana helps Leona perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Leona plays on the same team as Tristana, she gets a little drop in her total damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Tristana does not support by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Leona is played alongside Tristana on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Tristana.

Additionally, when Leona plays with Tristana on the same team, she on average receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Tristana does a decent job of covering Leona during teamfights.

Synergies between Leona and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Leona
Tristana

Is Leona better when played alongside Tristana?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Leona that will no matter what be her best ally. Yet, overall, Tristana is a below average companion for Leona. By being on the same side as Leona, she lowers their win rate by -1.1% to 51.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a bad bond between Leona and Tristana that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Tristana has a lower difficulty than Leona. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Tristana allies to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by bringing Leona and Tristana together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates much magic damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that offsets this disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Tristana ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona Tristana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Leona and Tristana, we analyzed 5,729 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Leona with Tristana comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Leona to pair well with Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to have in your Leona and Tristana synergy build consist of Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Celestial Opposition. When Leona included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Tristana than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Leona had an average winrate of 51.1% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Tristana with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Leona players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

If you need to view Leona and Tristana synergy tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using all rounds completed with both champions.