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

Tristana vs Malphite

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

based on 5,468 Tristana vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Tristana did battle with Malphite in 5468 games. Including so many matchups for Tristana vs Malphite gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare useful data and a solid build to shatter your foe. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Tristana is forced to battle against Malphite in only 4.2% of her games.

Tristana vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a dismal job of beating Malphite. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champs face one another in. In Tristana versus Malphite rounds, Tristana’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Malphite.

Best Tristana vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Maw of MalmortiusKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterImmortal ShieldbowLord Dominik's Regards

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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Q
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Malphite as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Malphite

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 Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Tristana vs Malphite Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Malphite Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.1
6.3
< Deaths >
4.8
5.6
< Assists >
8
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
165
< Minions Killed >
137
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,985
< Physical Damage >
4,768
2,169
< Magic Damage >
14,485
455
< True Damage >
622
18,609
< Damage Dealt >
19,876
21,528
< Damage Taken >
23,658
12,278
< Gold Earned >
10,612
2.66
< Towers >
1.93
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
5,765
< Total Healing >
3,245
12,698
< Experience >
14,017
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
10
66
< Time Dealing CC >
651

How to Counter Malphite with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several important Tristana versus Malphite counter stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Malphite..

Tristana usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Malphite. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Malphite

Who is Better, Tristana or Malphite?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tristana usually loses when facing off against Malphite, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Tristana makes a poor counter for Malphite.

While Tristana does have a lower win rate compared to Malphite, when on opposite teams, Tristana also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Tristana into Malphite.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Tristana is a somewhat poor counter for Malphite. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Tristana against Malphite.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Tristana, we analyzed 5,468 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 Malphite 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

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

Tristana most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Malphite. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Tristana versus Malphite build consist of Maw of Malmortius, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Malphite than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Tristana had an average winrate of 48.2% when countering Malphite with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Malphite 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 runes we have analyed for Tristana vs Malphite counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.

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