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

Tristana with Alistar

How to Win With Tristana and Alistar Paired TogetherTristana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Tristana and Alistar

based on 2,226 Tristana with Alistar pairs
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Tristana has fought alongside Alistar in 2226 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much complete data straight from the publishers of League, we are confident that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Tristana play with Alistar. It is relatively rare for Tristana to play alongside Alistar as teammates. This has only happened in about 1.7% of matches with Tristana.

Tristana Alistar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a dismal job of synergizing with Alistar. Normally, she wins an acceptable 49.3% of games the champs fight together on the same side. If you want to play better as Tristana when playing with Alistar by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tristana vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowThe CollectorRapid FirecannonBloodthirster

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
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Last skill for Tristana to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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E
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Guide to Synergizing Tristana and Alistar

Tips for Playing as Tristana with Alistar

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 Alistar Will Play

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Tristana Alistar Synergy Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
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7.6
< Kills >
7.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
169
< Minions Killed >
167
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.55
17,780
< Physical Damage >
17,185
2,291
< Magic Damage >
2,274
463
< True Damage >
469
20,534
< Damage Dealt >
19,928
21,626
< Damage Taken >
21,670
12,523
< Gold Earned >
12,480
2.76
< Towers >
2.73
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,741
< Total Healing >
6,022
12,694
< Experience >
12,882
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
68
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Play with Alistar as Tristana in LoL

The Tristana Alistar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Alistar, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Alistar. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Alistar helps Tristana perform worse in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Tristana is an ally to Alistar, she gets a little increase in her complete damage output. This could indicate that Alistar provides protection for her to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Tristana is played together with Alistar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Alistar.

Additionally, when Tristana plays with Alistar on the same team, she often receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Alistar does a decent job of covering Tristana in teamfights.

Synergies between Tristana and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tristana
Alistar

Is Tristana better when played alongside Alistar?

There is no one best champion pairing for Tristana that will 100% of the time be her #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Alistar is a very typical companion for Tristana. By being on the same team as Tristana, he increases their win rate by 0.4% to 49.3%. This proves that there is a weak bond between Tristana and Alistar that results in them performing better together than without each other.

Alistar has a greater difficulty than Tristana. That means Tristana players need to be cautious when arranging Alistar allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing alongside, Tristana players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by bringing Tristana and Alistar together, you will not be giving your other teammates a lot of utility. Make sure to include other champions on your team that fills this relative hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Alistar ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana Alistar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tristana and Alistar, we analyzed 2,226 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 Alistar 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 Tristana in order to pair well with Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to have in your Tristana and Alistar synergy build consist of Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Alistar than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Tristana had an average win rate of 49.3% helping carry Alistar with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip 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 rune sets players chose for Tristana and Alistar pairings, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.

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