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

Tristana vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Tristana

based on 4,925 Tristana vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Tristana came out of an evaluation of 4925 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Tristana has to counter Blitzcrank in only 3.8% of her matches.

Tristana vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a poor job of countering Blitzcrank. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Tristana vs Blitzcrank rounds, Tristana’s team is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she probably won't get first blood versus Blitzcrank.

Best Tristana vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tristana to level upe
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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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Tristana vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Blitzcrank Image
7.1
< Kills >
2.3
6.4
< Deaths >
5.8
5.9
< Assists >
13.1
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
0.45
165
< Minions Killed >
29
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,880
< Physical Damage >
2,838
2,250
< Magic Damage >
6,012
476
< True Damage >
933
19,606
< Damage Dealt >
9,783
20,904
< Damage Taken >
22,069
12,383
< Gold Earned >
8,436
2.73
< Towers >
1.39
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,633
< Total Healing >
2,239
12,699
< Experience >
10,347
18
< Vision Score >
52
9
< Wards Placed >
23
64
< Time Dealing CC >
325

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several critical Tristana versus Blitzcrank counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Tristana usually has a much larger longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Tristana or Blitzcrank?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tristana usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Tristana makes a poor counter for Blitzcrank.

While Tristana does have a lower win rate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Tristana also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Tristana into Blitzcrank.

Additionally, Tristana also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Tristana is a somewhat poor counter for Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Tristana against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Tristana, we analyzed 4,925 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 Blitzcrank 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 to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana often racks up much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Tristana versus Blitzcrank build include Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs. Blitzcrank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Tristana had an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Blitzcrank as Tristana, you should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Bloodline, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Tristana vs Blitzcrank counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

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