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

Tristana with Caitlyn

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

based on 2,940 Tristana with Caitlyn pairs
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of LoL games directly from Riot Games each week. Tristana has fought alongside Caitlyn in 2940 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much complete data straight from the makers of League, we have complete confidence that we can give you robust, usable builds to help Tristana synergize with Caitlyn. It is relatively rare for Tristana to play with Caitlyn as allies. This has only occurred in about 2.3% of games with Tristana.

Tristana Caitlyn Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a dismal job of teaming up with Caitlyn. On average, she wins a poor 48.3% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Tristana when playing alongside Caitlyn by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tristana vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusBloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's Regards

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

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
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
8
Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Tristana and Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Tristana with Caitlyn

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 Caitlyn Will Play

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Tristana Caitlyn Synergy Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Caitlyn Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
4.7
< Assists >
5.6
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
171
< Minions Killed >
167
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.55
18,149
< Physical Damage >
17,185
2,518
< Magic Damage >
2,274
655
< True Damage >
469
21,323
< Damage Dealt >
19,928
22,204
< Damage Taken >
21,670
12,505
< Gold Earned >
12,480
2.81
< Towers >
2.73
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,662
< Total Healing >
6,022
14,010
< Experience >
12,882
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
79
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Play with Caitlyn as Tristana in LoL

The Tristana Caitlyn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Caitlyn, 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 Caitlyn. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Caitlyn helps Tristana perform worse in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Tristana is paired with Caitlyn, she sees a sizeable uptick in her full damage output. This change could signal that Caitlyn helps provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Tristana is played with Caitlyn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Caitlyn.

Additionally, when Tristana plays with Caitlyn on the same side, she typically receives a little more damage than when she plays alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Caitlyn does a poor job of covering Tristana during team fights.

Synergies between Tristana and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tristana
Caitlyn

Is Tristana better when played alongside Caitlyn?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Tristana that will always be her #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Caitlyn is a very typical teammate for Tristana. By being on the same side as Tristana, she decreases their win rate by -0.6% to 48.3%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Tristana and Caitlyn that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Caitlyn has a greater difficulty than Tristana. That means you should be very careful when arranging Caitlyn allies to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to play well with you.

Playing alongside, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by bringing Tristana and Caitlyn together, you will not be granting your other allies enough utility. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that offsets this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Caitlyn ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana Caitlyn Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tristana and Caitlyn, we analyzed 2,940 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 Caitlyn 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 truly master Tristana in order to synergize with Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to use in your Tristana and Caitlyn synergy build consist of Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when paired up with Caitlyn than with many other typical builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when playing alongside Caitlyn with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Tristana with Caitlyn collaboration tips and stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using all matches completed with both champions.