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

Tristana with Aphelios

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How to Synergize Tristana and Aphelios

based on 584 Tristana with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Tristana has been on the same team as Aphelios in 584 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much complete data straight from the publishers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, accurate builds to help Tristana synergize with Aphelios. It is very rare for Tristana to play alongside Aphelios on the same side. This has only taken place in about 0.5% of games with Tristana.

Tristana Aphelios Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a poor job of playing alongside Aphelios. Normally, she wins an acceptable 48.6% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Tristana when playing with Aphelios by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tristana vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsStormrazor

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
>
Last skill for Tristana to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Tristana and Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Tristana with Aphelios

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 Aphelios Will Play

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Tristana Aphelios Synergy Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Aphelios Image
7
< Kills >
7.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
4.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
173
< Minions Killed >
167
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.55
17,559
< Physical Damage >
17,185
2,486
< Magic Damage >
2,274
696
< True Damage >
469
20,742
< Damage Dealt >
19,928
21,890
< Damage Taken >
21,670
12,404
< Gold Earned >
12,480
2.82
< Towers >
2.73
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,413
< Total Healing >
6,022
14,022
< Experience >
12,882
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
81
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Play with Aphelios as Tristana in LoL

The Tristana Aphelios synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aphelios, 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 Aphelios. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Aphelios helps Tristana perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Tristana is an ally to Aphelios, she sees a marginal improvement in her full damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Aphelios supports by providing cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Tristana is played together with Aphelios on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Aphelios.

Additionally, when Tristana plays with Aphelios on the same side, she often receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Aphelios does a poor job of covering Tristana during team fights.

Synergies between Tristana and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tristana
Aphelios

Is Tristana better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no one best synergy for Tristana that will no matter what be her best teammate. Yet, Aphelios is a very typical teammate for Tristana. By playing on the same team as Tristana, he drops their win rate by -0.3% to 48.6%. This shows that there is a weak strategic relationship between Tristana and Aphelios that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Aphelios has a much greater difficulty compared to Tristana. That means you need to be cautious when enlisting Aphelios allies to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing together, Tristana players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by grouping Tristana and Aphelios together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates enough support. Plan to bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Aphelios ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tristana and Aphelios, we analyzed 584 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 Aphelios 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 work well with Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to gather some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Tristana and Aphelios synergy build include Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Aphelios than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Tristana had an average winrate of 48.6% helping carry Aphelios with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing 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. Out of all the rune builds players used for Tristana and Aphelios pairings, this sequence of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Aphelios with Tristana are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.