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Tristana vs Viktor

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

based on 1,768 Tristana vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Viktor as Tristana came out of an examination of 1768 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Tristana is forced to battle against Viktor in only 1.4% of her matches.

Tristana vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana does a dismal job of beating Viktor. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Tristana against Viktor games, Tristana’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood against Viktor.

Best Tristana vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonStormrazorImmortal ShieldbowKraken Slayer

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
>
Last skill for Tristana to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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Guide to Countering Viktor as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Tristana vs Viktor Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Viktor Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.4
6
< Deaths >
5.4
5.3
< Assists >
7
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
171
< Minions Killed >
179
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,512
< Physical Damage >
616
2,225
< Magic Damage >
24,586
457
< True Damage >
664
19,194
< Damage Dealt >
25,866
21,969
< Damage Taken >
18,057
12,450
< Gold Earned >
11,855
2.68
< Towers >
2.04
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,208
< Total Healing >
1,616
12,987
< Experience >
14,780
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
68
< Time Dealing CC >
269

How to Counter Viktor with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Tristana vs. Viktor matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Viktor..

Tristana often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she takes more damage than Viktor. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Tristana and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Viktor

Who is Better, Tristana or Viktor?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Tristana usually loses when trying to fight Viktor, with a 48.0% win rate. Therefore, Tristana makes a poor counter for Viktor.

While Tristana does have a lower winrate than Viktor, when facing one another, Tristana also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Tristana into Viktor.

Additionally, Tristana also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. 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 Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Tristana is a trash counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tristana against Viktor.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Tristana, we analyzed 1,768 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 Viktor 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 Viktor during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Viktor. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Tristana versus Viktor build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Viktor than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Viktor with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Viktor 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 Viktor clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Tristana are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.