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How to Win Illaoi vs Tristana Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Illaoi

based on 2,583 Illaoi vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
1.48
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Illaoi resulted from an evaluation of 2583 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Illaoi has to counter Tristana in only 3.6% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Illaoi does a decent job of countering Tristana. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Illaoi against Tristana games, Illaoi’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood against Tristana.

Best Illaoi vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinBlack CleaverJak'Sho, The ProteanHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Tristana

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi vs Tristana Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Tristana Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.5
6.5
< Deaths >
6
4.4
< Assists >
5.7
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
181
< Minions Killed >
165
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.55
23,773
< Physical Damage >
17,867
793
< Magic Damage >
2,301
374
< True Damage >
487
24,940
< Damage Dealt >
20,655
34,157
< Damage Taken >
21,693
11,645
< Gold Earned >
12,463
2.76
< Towers >
2.63
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,278
< Total Healing >
6,246
14,933
< Experience >
13,019
15
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
395
< Time Dealing CC >
64

How to Counter Tristana with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some critical Illaoi vs. Tristana counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Illaoi normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives more damage than Tristana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Tristana

Who is Better, Illaoi or Tristana?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when playing against Tristana, with a 51.5% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes a good counter for Tristana.

While Illaoi does have a higher winrate than Tristana, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Tristana.

Furthermore, Illaoi also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Illaoi is a decent counter for Tristana. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Illaoi against Tristana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Illaoi, we analyzed 2,583 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 Illaoi 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.

Other Useful Resources

Illaoi Build Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Illaoi to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Tristana. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Illaoi versus Tristana build include Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Tristana than with many other common item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 51.5% when countering Tristana with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Tristana as Illaoi, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Illaoi vs Tristana counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

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