Tristana
Tristana's basic attack range increases with each level.
- Damage9
- Durability3
- Magic5
- Difficulty4
- Mobility8
- CC8
Counters by laneEach lane has counters + tips
Top
Jungle
Mid
ADCPrimary
How to play as Tristana
- Combo: W (Rocket Jump) → E (Explosive Charge) → autos to detonate
- W resets on kill or assist — chase forever
- Build Kraken Slayer + Phantom Dancer for on-hit + attack speed
- Use R (Buster Shot) to escape or knock divers off you
- Passive grants +1 range per level — by 15 you outrange Caitlyn
- Lane: drop E on the wave for fast push and tower dives
How to beat Tristana
- Bait her W (Rocket Jump) then collapse — long CD without a reset
- Save hard CC for the moment she jumps in with W
- Buy Exhaust late game — Tristana melts squishies in two autos
- Stick with your team — her auto range grows +1 per level
- Dodge E (Explosive Charge) detonation — it needs 4 autos or an ability to pop
- Kill her before she can use R (Buster Shot) as disengage
Abilities
Draw a Bead
PCInnate: Tristana's basic attacks, Explosive Charge and Buster Shot gain 0 to 150% bonus range, for a total of 550 to 700%.
Rapid Fire
PCActive: Tristana empowers her cannon, gaining bonus attack speed for 7 seconds.
Rocket Jump
PCActive: Tristana dash to the target location. Upon landing, she deals magic damage to nearby enemies and slows them by 40% for 2 seconds.
Scoring an enemy champion takedown or detonating Explosive Charge at maximum stacks on a champion will reset Rocket Jump's cooldown.
Tristana can cast any of her abilities during the dash. Rocket Jump will cast at max range if cast beyond that.
Explosive Charge
PCPassive: Tristana's basic attacks are empowered to trigger an explosion when they kill the target, dealing magic damage to nearby enemies.
Active: Tristana tosses an explosive charge at the target enemy that attaches to them for 4 seconds. The charge then detonates, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. Explosive Charge can target and damage turrets, and explodes in a larger radius on a turret.
Tristana's basic attacks on-hit and abilities against the target increase Explosive Charge's damage by 25%, stacking up to 4 times for a maximum 100% increase, upon which the charge also detonates instantly. The charge's total damage is additionally increased by % (+ %.
Buster Shot
PCActive: Tristana fires a massive cannonball at the target enemy that deals magic damage. They and surrounding enemies are also airborne and stun for a duration, during which all targets are standard sight.