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Tristana vs Gangplank

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

based on 1,664 Tristana vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Gangplank as Tristana came out of an evaluation of 1664 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Tristana fights Gangplank in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Tristana vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a poor job of beating Gangplank. On average, she wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champs face each other in. In Tristana against Gangplank matches, Tristana’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Gangplank.

Best Tristana vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Phantom DancerRapid FirecannonInfinity EdgeKraken Slayer

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
6
R
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E
8
Q
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E
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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 Gangplank as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Gangplank

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 Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Tristana vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Gangplank Image
7.6
< Kills >
6.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
5.4
< Assists >
6.5
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
173
< Minions Killed >
191
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.45
17,259
< Physical Damage >
16,219
2,346
< Magic Damage >
3,595
448
< True Damage >
4,495
20,054
< Damage Dealt >
24,310
22,479
< Damage Taken >
25,520
12,865
< Gold Earned >
13,683
2.77
< Towers >
2.12
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,335
< Total Healing >
6,639
13,352
< Experience >
15,641
19
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
67
< Time Dealing CC >
309

How to Counter Gangplank with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several valuable Tristana against Gangplank matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gangplank..

Tristana normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Gangplank. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Gangplank

Who is Better, Tristana or Gangplank?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tristana usually loses when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Tristana makes a poor counter to Gangplank.

While Tristana does have a lower win rate than Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Tristana also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Tristana into Gangplank.

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

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

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

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 Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Tristana, we analyzed 1,664 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 Gangplank 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 Gangplank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Tristana to counter Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Gangplank. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Tristana versus Gangplank build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana combined at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Gangplank than with many other common item sets. In fact, Tristana boasted an average win rate of 48.1% when playing against Gangplank with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Gangplank 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 rune sets that we analyzed for Tristana vs Gangplank LoL games, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.1% winrate overall.

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