Background Image
How to Synergize Tristana with Kindred on the Same TeamTristana is in the b tier of champions

Tristana with Kindred

How to Win With Tristana and Kindred Paired TogetherTristana is in the b tier of champions
MarksmanAssassin
Marksman

How to Synergize Tristana and Kindred

based on 2,481 Tristana with Kindred pairs
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Tristana has been on the same team as Kindred in 2481 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much relevant data straight from the makers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Tristana play with Kindred. It is relatively rare for Tristana to play with Kindred as allies. This has only occurred in approx. 1.9% of rounds with Tristana.

Tristana Kindred Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana does a poor job of teaming up with Kindred. Usually, she wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Tristana when fighting on the same team as Kindred by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with them, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tristana vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Guardian AngelImmortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Tristana and Kindred

Tips for Playing as Tristana with Kindred

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 Kindred Will Play

Pick which Hunts you want to pursue carefully; getting many of them is the key to success as the game goes on.

Don't go in first to a large team fight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Moving around between attacks while jungling will help you avoid damage and also generate more heals from Wolf's Frenzy.

Tristana Kindred Synergy Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Kindred Image
7
< Kills >
7.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.6
< Assists >
5.6
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
163
< Minions Killed >
167
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.55
16,249
< Physical Damage >
17,185
2,235
< Magic Damage >
2,274
448
< True Damage >
469
18,932
< Damage Dealt >
19,928
21,342
< Damage Taken >
21,670
12,222
< Gold Earned >
12,480
2.71
< Towers >
2.73
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,840
< Total Healing >
6,022
12,571
< Experience >
12,882
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
64
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Play with Kindred as Tristana in LoL

The Tristana Kindred synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kindred, 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 Kindred. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Kindred helps Tristana perform not as well in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Tristana plays on the same team as Kindred, she gets a small decrease in her complete damage dealt. This could signal that Kindred does not help cover for her to deal more damage or that their support also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Tristana is played with Kindred 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 alongside Kindred.

Additionally, when Tristana plays with Kindred on the same side, she usually receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Kindred does a decent job of covering Tristana in team fights.

Synergies between Tristana and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tristana
Kindred

Is Tristana better when played alongside Kindred?

There is no ideal synergy for Tristana that will 100% of the time be her best synergy. However, overall, Kindred is a very typical companion for Tristana. By locking into the same team as Tristana, they drops their win rate by -0.6% to 48.3%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Tristana and Kindred that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Kindred has a lower difficulty than Tristana. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Kindred allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to play well with you.

When playing alongside, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by bringing Tristana and Kindred together, you may not be giving your other allies much utility. Plan to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Kindred ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana Kindred Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tristana and Kindred, we analyzed 2,481 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 Kindred 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.

Other Useful Resources

Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Tristana in order to synergize with Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most important items to prioritize in your Tristana and Kindred synergy build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Kindred than with many other typical builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Kindred with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Tristana players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Kindred with Tristana are given for all ranked divisions. To filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.