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How to Win Tristana vs Annie Counter MatchupTristana is in the b tier of champions

Tristana vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Tristana

based on 2,072 Tristana vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. In our data, Tristana fought Annie 2072 times. With so many games with Tristana vs Annie provides us confidence in our ability to produce useful stats and a pro build to defeat Annie. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Tristana encounters Annie in only 1.6% of her games.

Tristana vs Annie Matchup Summary

Tristana has done a average job of beating Annie. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Tristana vs Annie matches, Tristana’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Annie.

Best Tristana vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusImmortal ShieldbowRapid FirecannonPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Tristana's passive ability p
Tristana's q ability q
Tristana's w ability w
Tristana's e ability e
Tristana's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Annie as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Annie

Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.

Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Tristana vs Annie Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Annie Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
5.4
< Assists >
8.2
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
169
< Minions Killed >
135
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.44
16,317
< Physical Damage >
882
2,235
< Magic Damage >
20,593
450
< True Damage >
1,251
19,003
< Damage Dealt >
22,727
21,870
< Damage Taken >
17,775
12,644
< Gold Earned >
10,950
2.81
< Towers >
1.85
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,003
< Total Healing >
1,634
12,971
< Experience >
13,713
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
67
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Annie with Tristana in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Tristana vs. Annie counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Annie..

Tristana often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Annie. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tristana and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Annie

Who is Better, Tristana or Annie?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tristana usually fairs equally well when facing off against Annie, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Tristana makes an ok counter to Annie.

While Tristana does have a higher winrate compared to Annie, when facing one another, Tristana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Tristana into Annie.

Additionally, Tristana has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Tristana is a decent counter for Annie. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Tristana against Annie.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Tristana, we analyzed 2,072 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 Annie as Tristana 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 Tristana in order to counter Annie 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Annie. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Tristana versus Annie build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs. Annie than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Tristana had an average winrate of 50.0% battling Annie with this build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Annie as Tristana, Tristana players should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Bloodline, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Tristana vs Annie fights, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Annie as Tristana are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.