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How to Synergize Tristana with Akali on the Same TeamTristana is in the b tier of champions

Tristana with Akali

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How to Synergize Tristana and Akali

based on 6,694 Tristana with Akali pairs
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
5.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Tristana has been on the same team as Akali in 6694 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much relevant data from the hosts of League, we have complete confidence that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Tristana play with Akali. It is somewhat uncommon for Tristana to play alongside Akali as allies. This has only taken place in approx. 5.2% of games with Tristana.

Tristana Akali Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana does a poor job of teaming up with Akali. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.3% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Tristana when playing alongside Akali by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tristana vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guardian AngelThe CollectorImmortal ShieldbowBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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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E
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W
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Tristana and Akali

Tips for Playing as Tristana with Akali

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 Understand How Akali Will Play

Akali excels at killing fragile champions. Let your team initiate and then strike at the people in the back.

Twilight Shroud offers safety in even the most dangerous situations. Use that time to save up energy for a quick strike later.

Tristana Akali Synergy Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Akali Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.9
< Assists >
5.6
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.55
17,104
< Physical Damage >
17,185
2,204
< Magic Damage >
2,274
443
< True Damage >
469
19,752
< Damage Dealt >
19,928
21,542
< Damage Taken >
21,670
12,489
< Gold Earned >
12,480
2.77
< Towers >
2.73
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,273
< Total Healing >
6,022
12,652
< Experience >
12,882
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
64
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Play with Akali as Tristana in LoL

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

Overall, Tristana sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Akali. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Akali helps Tristana perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Tristana tries to synergize with Akali, she observes a barely noticable drop in her total damage dealt. This change may indicate that Akali does not help protection for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Tristana is played together with Akali on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Akali. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Akali.

Moreover, when Tristana plays with Akali on the same team, she usually receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Akali does a decent job of protecting Tristana in team fights.

Synergies between Tristana and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tristana
Akali

Is Tristana better when played alongside Akali?

There is no one best ally for Tristana that will always be her top ally. However, Akali is a very typical teammate for Tristana. By playing on the same team as Tristana, she lowers their win rate by -0.6% to 48.3%. This signals that there is only a small synergy between Tristana and Akali that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Akali has a greater difficulty than Tristana. That means Tristana players need to be cautious when lining up Akali teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by bringing Tristana and Akali together, you may not be granting your other teammates enough crowd control. Plan to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Akali teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana Akali Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tristana and Akali, we analyzed 6,694 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 Tristana with Akali 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Tristana to synergize with Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The ideal finished items to have in your Tristana and Akali synergy build include Phantom Dancer, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana used at least these three great items in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Akali than with most other typical builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Akali with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Tristana players should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Tristana and Akali pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.

If you need to see Tristana and Akali collaboration tips and builds for a a particular rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and tips and suggestions shown are calculated using all matches completed with these champs.