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

Tristana with Leona

How to Win With Tristana and Leona Paired TogetherTristana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Tristana and Leona

based on 5,729 Tristana with Leona pairs
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each week. Tristana has gone into battle with Leona in 5729 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much relevant data straight from the developers of League, we are completely sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Tristana play with Leona. It is somewhat uncommon for Tristana to play with Leona on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 4.4% of matches with Tristana.

Tristana Leona Synergy Summary

Tristana does a decent job of teaming up with Leona. Typically, she wins an acceptable 51.1% of games the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Tristana when playing with Leona 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 Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsImmortal ShieldbowRapid FirecannonThe Collector

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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E
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W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Tristana and Leona

Tips for Playing as Tristana with Leona

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 Leona Will Play

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Tristana Leona Synergy Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Leona Image
8.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
5.9
< Assists >
5.6
1.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
168
< Minions Killed >
167
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.55
18,350
< Physical Damage >
17,185
2,325
< Magic Damage >
2,274
451
< True Damage >
469
21,127
< Damage Dealt >
19,928
21,656
< Damage Taken >
21,670
12,836
< Gold Earned >
12,480
2.81
< Towers >
2.73
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,314
< Total Healing >
6,022
12,858
< Experience >
12,882
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
67
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Play with Leona as Tristana in LoL

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

When Tristana tries to synergize with Leona, she gets a small increase in her full damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Leona provides cover for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Tristana is played with Leona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Leona. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Leona.

Additionally, when Tristana plays with Leona on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Leona does a decent job of protecting Tristana during teamfights.

Synergies between Tristana and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tristana
Leona

Is Tristana better when played alongside Leona?

There is no one best champion pairing for Tristana that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Leona is a pretty good ally for Tristana. By being on the same team as Tristana, she raises their win rate by 2.2% to 51.1%. This clearly indicates that there is a good strategic relationship between Tristana and Leona that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Leona has a lower difficulty than Tristana. That means you don't need to be very careful when lining up Leona comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Tristana players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by grouping Tristana and Leona together, you will not be providing your other allies a great deal of magical damage output. Plan to have other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Leona ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana Leona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tristana and Leona, we analyzed 5,729 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 Leona 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 synergize with Leona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to build first in your Tristana and Leona synergy build include Guardian Angel, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Leona than with many other common item sets. In fact, Tristana boasted an average win rate of 51.1% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Leona with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should use 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 runes players used for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.1% winrate overall.

If you want to view Tristana with Leona synergy tips and stats for a a particular division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions displayed are calculated using every match played with both champs.