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How to Win Cassiopeia vs Tristana Counter MatchupCassiopeia is in the s tier of champions

Cassiopeia vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Cassiopeia in LoLCassiopeia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Cassiopeia

based on 1,151 Cassiopeia vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Cassiopeia came out of an examination of 1151 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Cassiopeia encounters Tristana in only 3.2% of her rounds.

Cassiopeia vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Cassiopeia has done a good job of countering Tristana. Normally, she wins a fantastic 52.8% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Cassiopeia against Tristana games, Cassiopeia’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Tristana.

Best Cassiopeia vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Cassiopeia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentMalignanceRod of AgesLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Cassiopeia's passive ability p
Cassiopeia's q ability q
Cassiopeia's w ability w
Cassiopeia's e ability e
Cassiopeia's ultimate ability r
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Q
3
E
4
W
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia against Tristana

Lead your enemy when targeting with Noxious Blast to ensure the hit.

Use Twin Fang on poisoned stationary targets like monsters and units stunned by her Petrifying Gaze for maximum damage.

Advice to Win Against Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Cassiopeia vs Tristana Counter Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Tristana Image
7
< Kills >
7.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.3
6.2
< Assists >
5.5
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
171
< Minions Killed >
170
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.54
686
< Physical Damage >
17,487
22,447
< Magic Damage >
2,373
324
< True Damage >
440
23,458
< Damage Dealt >
20,300
26,101
< Damage Taken >
21,872
11,671
< Gold Earned >
12,623
1.96
< Towers >
2.7
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,950
< Total Healing >
6,069
15,139
< Experience >
12,997
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
455
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Counter Tristana with Cassiopeia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Cassiopeia versus Tristana counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Cassiopeia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Tristana..

Cassiopeia usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Tristana. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cassiopeia and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cassiopeia
Tristana

Who is Better, Cassiopeia or Tristana?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cassiopeia usually wins when taking on Tristana, with a 52.8% win rate. As a result, Cassiopeia makes a good counter to Tristana.

While Cassiopeia does have a higher winrate than Tristana, when they face off with one another, Cassiopeia also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Cassiopeia into Tristanaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Cassiopeia also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cassiopeia vs Tristana matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Cassiopeia is a good counter for Tristana. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Cassiopeia against Tristana.

Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Cassiopeia, we analyzed 1,151 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Tristana as Cassiopeia comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Cassiopeia in order to counter Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cassiopeia on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Tristana. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Cassiopeia versus Tristana build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Cassiopeia included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Tristana than with most other common item sets. In fact, Cassiopeia boasted an average win rate of 52.8% when countering Tristana with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Tristana as Cassiopeia, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Cassiopeia vs Tristana clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.8% winrate overall.

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