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

Tristana vs Kayle

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

based on 3,898 Tristana vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Tristana faced off against Kayle in 3898 rounds. With so many games with Tristana versus Kayle gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful stats and a solid build to counter Kayle. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Tristana has to counter Kayle in only 3.0% of her games.

Tristana vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a poor job of beating Kayle. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Tristana versus Kayle rounds, Tristana’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Kayle.

Best Tristana vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterThe CollectorLord 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
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Last skill for Tristana to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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
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W
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Kayle

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 Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Tristana vs Kayle Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Kayle Image
7.3
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
5.8
5.4
< Assists >
5.6
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
167
< Minions Killed >
189
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.57
16,552
< Physical Damage >
6,866
2,241
< Magic Damage >
13,175
420
< True Damage >
487
19,213
< Damage Dealt >
20,528
21,416
< Damage Taken >
22,728
12,507
< Gold Earned >
12,212
2.91
< Towers >
2.69
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
6,076
< Total Healing >
6,981
12,881
< Experience >
15,333
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
66
< Time Dealing CC >
235

How to Counter Kayle with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Tristana vs. Kayle matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kayle..

Tristana normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Kayle. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Kayle

Who is Better, Tristana or Kayle?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tristana usually loses when taking on Kayle, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Tristana makes a bad counter to Kayle.

While Tristana does have a lower winrate compared to Kayle, when facing one another, Tristana also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Tristana into Kayle.

Furthermore, Tristana also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Kayle matchups, Kayle 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 trash counter to Kayle. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tristana against Kayle.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Tristana, we analyzed 3,898 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 Kayle 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 learn all of the intricacies of Tristana to counter Kayle during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Kayle. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Tristana versus Kayle build include Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Kayle than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Tristana had an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Kayle with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Kayle as Tristana, you should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Tristana vs Kayle clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.

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