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

Tristana vs Thresh

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

based on 4,885 Tristana vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. In our database, Tristana battled Thresh 4885 times. With so many matchups for Tristana versus Thresh provides us faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening statistics and a recommended build to defeat Thresh. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Tristana is forced to battle against Thresh in only 3.8% of her games.

Tristana vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Tristana has done a ok job of countering Thresh. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champs face one another in. In Tristana vs Thresh rounds, Tristana’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Tristana vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowRapid FirecannonLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity Edge

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: BloodlineCoup 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
2
W
3
Q
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Tristana vs Thresh Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Thresh Image
7.4
< Kills >
2.4
6.3
< Deaths >
5.9
5.9
< Assists >
14.2
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
0.45
168
< Minions Killed >
35
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.49
17,408
< Physical Damage >
1,308
2,268
< Magic Damage >
7,627
519
< True Damage >
766
20,196
< Damage Dealt >
9,701
21,163
< Damage Taken >
21,077
12,583
< Gold Earned >
8,670
2.82
< Towers >
1.91
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,787
< Total Healing >
2,345
12,842
< Experience >
10,560
18
< Vision Score >
53
9
< Wards Placed >
23
66
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Thresh with Tristana in LoL

The stats shown here feature some important Tristana vs. Thresh matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences between these two champions. As an example, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Thresh’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Thresh. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Tristana typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Thresh. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Thresh

Who is Better, Tristana or Thresh?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Tristana usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Thresh, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Tristana makes an ok counter for Thresh.

While Tristana does have a lower win rate than Thresh, when they face off with one another, Tristana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Tristana into Thresh.

Moreover, Tristana has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Thresh. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Thresh matchups, Thresh is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Tristana is a somewhat poor counter for Thresh. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Tristana against Thresh.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Tristana, we analyzed 4,885 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 Thresh 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 in order to counter Thresh 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 mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana typically gets much more CS as Thresh. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Tristana versus Thresh build include Guardian Angel, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Thresh than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Tristana had an average winrate of 49.5% battling Thresh with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Thresh as Tristana, Tristana players should take 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 rune sets players picked for Tristana vs Thresh matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

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