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How to Win Xayah vs Tristana Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Xayah

based on 2,011 Xayah vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our data, Xayah fought Tristana in 2011 games. With so many matchups for Xayah vs Tristana provides us faith in our ability to prepare useful data and a recommended build to crush your opponent. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Xayah has to counter Tristana in only 3.4% of her games.

Xayah vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah does a poor job of countering Tristana. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champions fight one another in. In Xayah vs Tristana games, Xayah’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Tristana.

Best Xayah vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonPhantom DancerStormrazorInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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W
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E
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Tristana as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Tristana

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Advice to Win Against Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Xayah vs Tristana Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Tristana Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.4
6
< Deaths >
5.9
6.6
< Assists >
5.6
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
176
< Minions Killed >
168
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.57
19,284
< Physical Damage >
17,370
394
< Magic Damage >
2,271
358
< True Damage >
477
20,036
< Damage Dealt >
20,119
19,984
< Damage Taken >
21,193
11,698
< Gold Earned >
12,500
2.34
< Towers >
2.83
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,652
< Total Healing >
6,110
12,476
< Experience >
12,922
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
52
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Tristana with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Xayah versus Tristana counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Tristana..

Xayah typically has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Tristana

Who is Better, Xayah or Tristana?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually loses when trying to fight Tristana, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a bad counter to Tristana.

While Xayah does have a lower winrate than Tristana, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Xayah into Tristana.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Xayah is a terribly counter to Tristana. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Xayah against Tristana.

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Xayah, we analyzed 2,011 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 Tristana as Xayah 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Xayah to counter Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Xayah versus Tristana build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Xayah used at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Tristana than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Xayah boasted an average win rate of 47.8% battling Tristana with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Tristana as Xayah, Xayah players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Xayah vs Tristana clashes, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tristana as Xayah are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.