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How to Win Lulu vs Tristana Counter MatchupLulu is in the b tier of champions

Lulu vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Lulu in LoLLulu is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Lulu

based on 1,867 Lulu vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
3.06
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Lulu came out of an evaluation of 1867 ranked matches where both champs fought one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Lulu is forced to battle against Tristana in only 3.2% of her rounds.

Lulu vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu has done a poor job of beating Tristana. Typically, she wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Lulu versus Tristana rounds, Lulu’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood against Tristana.

Best Lulu vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFaerie Charm

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongDream MakerStaff of Flowing Water

Optional Items

RedemptionMikael's BlessingArdent CenserMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
9
E
10
W
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R
12
W
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W
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Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Tristana as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Tristana

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu vs Tristana Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Tristana Image
1.6
< Kills >
6.7
5
< Deaths >
5.8
13.7
< Assists >
5.3
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
28
< Minions Killed >
169
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.63
1,111
< Physical Damage >
16,382
5,620
< Magic Damage >
2,148
516
< True Damage >
452
7,248
< Damage Dealt >
18,982
15,626
< Damage Taken >
20,400
8,180
< Gold Earned >
12,256
2.1
< Towers >
2.91
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
2,002
< Total Healing >
5,710
10,396
< Experience >
12,573
54
< Vision Score >
19
24
< Wards Placed >
9
248
< Time Dealing CC >
65

How to Counter Tristana with Lulu in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some critical Lulu against Tristana matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Lulu usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Tristana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lulu and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Tristana

Who is Better, Lulu or Tristana?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lulu usually loses when taking on Tristana, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Lulu makes a bad counter to Tristana.

While Lulu does have a lower winrate compared to Tristana, when on opposite teams, Lulu also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lulu into Tristana.

Moreover, Lulu also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Lulu is a somewhat poor counter to Tristana. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lulu against Tristana.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Lulu, we analyzed 1,867 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 Lulu 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

To truly master Lulu to counter Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Tristana. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Lulu versus Tristana build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Staff of Flowing Water. When Lulu used at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better against Tristana than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Lulu boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Tristana with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Tristana as Lulu, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Lulu vs Tristana counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.

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