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

Tristana vs Swain

How to Beat Swain as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Swain as Tristana

based on 4,710 Tristana vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. Within our database, Tristana faced off against Swain in 4710 games. Including so many games with Tristana vs Swain gives us faith in our ability to produce useful stats and a supported build to destroy Swain. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Tristana fights Swain in only 3.6% of her rounds.

Tristana vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana does a dismal job of beating Swain. On average, she wins a lowly 47.4% of games the champs fight each other in. In Tristana vs Swain matches, Tristana’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Swain.

Best Tristana vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterBlade of The Ruined KingLord Dominik's RegardsImmortal Shieldbow

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

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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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Swain as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Tristana vs Swain Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Swain Image
7.6
< Kills >
5.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
5.8
< Assists >
10.4
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
164
< Minions Killed >
94
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,647
< Physical Damage >
1,442
2,458
< Magic Damage >
19,439
480
< True Damage >
903
21,586
< Damage Dealt >
21,785
22,141
< Damage Taken >
29,987
12,452
< Gold Earned >
10,233
2.64
< Towers >
1.89
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,267
< Total Healing >
8,956
12,805
< Experience >
12,217
18
< Vision Score >
33
9
< Wards Placed >
15
65
< Time Dealing CC >
353

How to Counter Swain with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several vital Tristana versus Swain matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Swain’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Swain..

Tristana often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Swain. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Swain

Who is Better, Tristana or Swain?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tristana usually loses when trying to fight Swain, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Tristana makes a poor counter to Swain.

While Tristana does have a lower winrate compared to Swain, when they face off with one another, Tristana also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Tristana into Swain.

Moreover, Tristana also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Swain. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Tristana is a garbage counter to Swain. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tristana against Swain.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Tristana, we analyzed 4,710 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 Swain 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 truly master Tristana to counter Swain during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana often racks up more CS relative to Swain. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Tristana versus Swain build consist of Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Swain than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average winrate of 47.4% battling Swain with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Swain 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 players used for Tristana vs Swain LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Swain as Tristana are shown for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.