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How to Win Tristana vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupTristana is in the b tier of champions

Tristana vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Tristana

based on 604 Tristana vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our database, Tristana engaged Rek'Sai 604 times. Including so many matchups for Tristana versus Rek'Sai gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide actionable stats and a supported build to shatter Rek'Sai. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Tristana is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of her matches.

Tristana vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Tristana does a ok job of beating Rek'Sai. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champs battle each other in. In Tristana vs Rek'Sai rounds, Tristana’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Tristana vs Rek'Sai 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 RegardsKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterInfinity Edge

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Tristana vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.1
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
5.8
< Assists >
7.3
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
169
< Minions Killed >
35
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
1.29
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.41
17,559
< Physical Damage >
13,694
2,270
< Magic Damage >
74
523
< True Damage >
3,335
20,353
< Damage Dealt >
17,104
21,358
< Damage Taken >
34,404
12,601
< Gold Earned >
11,540
2.9
< Towers >
1.34
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
5,919
< Total Healing >
16,199
12,907
< Experience >
13,051
18
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
7
67
< Time Dealing CC >
272

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several strategic Tristana vs. Rek'Sai matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Tristana typically has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tristana and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Tristana or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tristana usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Rek'Sai, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Tristana makes an ok counter to Rek'Sai.

While Tristana does have a higher winrate compared to Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Tristana also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Tristana into Rek'Sai.

Moreover, Tristana has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Rek'Sai matchups, Tristana is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Tristana is a decent counter for Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tristana against Rek'Sai.

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

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Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Tristana, we analyzed 604 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Tristana to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana typically gets much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Tristana versus Rek'Sai build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana bought at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average win rate of 50.7% battling Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Rek'Sai as Tristana, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Tristana vs Rek'Sai face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Tristana are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.