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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Tristana Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Mordekaiser

based on 9,065 Mordekaiser vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Tristana as Mordekaiser resulted from an examination of 9065 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Mordekaiser encounters Tristana in only 3.4% of his rounds.

Mordekaiser vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser does a great job of beating Tristana. Typically, he wins a fantastic 54.0% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Mordekaiser against Tristana games, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood against Tristana.

Best Mordekaiser vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeUnending DespairDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Tristana

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser vs Tristana Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Tristana Image
7
< Kills >
7.4
5.7
< Deaths >
6.3
4.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
151
< Minions Killed >
164
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,659
< Physical Damage >
17,237
20,414
< Magic Damage >
2,284
598
< True Damage >
448
23,672
< Damage Dealt >
19,970
30,712
< Damage Taken >
21,502
11,644
< Gold Earned >
12,398
2.09
< Towers >
2.57
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
9,173
< Total Healing >
6,012
14,956
< Experience >
12,779
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
241
< Time Dealing CC >
64

How to Counter Tristana with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several critical Mordekaiser against Tristana matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Tristana..

Mordekaiser typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Tristana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Tristana

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Tristana?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when playing against Tristana, with a 54.0% win rate. As a result, Mordekaiser makes a great counter for Tristana.

While Mordekaiser does have a much higher winrate than Tristana, when on opposite teams, Mordekaiser also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Mordekaiser into Tristana.

Furthermore, Mordekaiser also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Tristana matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Mordekaiser is a great counter to Tristana. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Mordekaiser against Tristana.

Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 9,065 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser in order 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 stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser often gets a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Mordekaiser versus Tristana build include Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Mordekaiser incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Tristana than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average winrate of 54.0% battling Tristana with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Tristana as Mordekaiser, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Mordekaiser vs Tristana matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tristana as Mordekaiser are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.