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How to Win Tristana vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupTristana is in the b tier of champions

Tristana vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Tristana

based on 3,062 Tristana vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Tristana battled Cho'Gath 3062 times. With so many matchups for Tristana vs Cho'Gath gives us confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a solid build to annihilate Cho'Gath. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Tristana is forced to battle against Cho'Gath in only 2.4% of her rounds.

Tristana vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Tristana has done a average job of countering Cho'Gath. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Tristana vs Cho'Gath games, Tristana’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Tristana vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterPhantom DancerInfinity EdgeNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Cho'Gath

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 Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Tristana vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Cho'Gath Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.8
6.2
< Deaths >
5.3
5.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
164
< Minions Killed >
147
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.43
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.47
18,734
< Physical Damage >
3,048
2,299
< Magic Damage >
13,228
510
< True Damage >
3,769
21,544
< Damage Dealt >
20,045
21,861
< Damage Taken >
39,574
12,450
< Gold Earned >
11,144
2.75
< Towers >
2.14
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
6,031
< Total Healing >
8,975
12,805
< Experience >
14,335
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
66
< Time Dealing CC >
755

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Tristana against Cho'Gath matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Cho'Gath..

Tristana normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Cho'Gath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tristana and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Tristana or Cho'Gath?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Tristana usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Cho'Gath, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Tristana makes an ok counter for Cho'Gath.

While Tristana does have a lower win rate than Cho'Gath, when facing one another, Tristana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Tristana into Cho'Gath.

Additionally, Tristana has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Tristana is a somewhat poor counter for Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tristana against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Tristana

Tristana Loses Against

TeemoTeemo44.7% winrateLilliaLillia45.1% winrateUrgotUrgot45.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.7% winrate

Tristana Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante54.8% winrateZeriZeri54.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZacZac+ 52.2% 2830 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 52.2% 10914 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.6% 3019 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.8% 8107 Games

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Tristana, we analyzed 3,062 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 Cho'Gath 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.

Other Useful Resources

Tristana Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Tristana to counter Cho'Gath during both the early game 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 tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana usually gets a similar amount of CS as Cho'Gath. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Tristana versus Cho'Gath build consist of Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Cho'Gath than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Cho'Gath with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Cho'Gath as Tristana, you should equip 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 runes players chose for Tristana vs Cho'Gath counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.

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