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How to Win Zeri vs Tristana Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Tristana

How to Beat Tristana as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Tristana as Zeri

based on 1,313 Zeri vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Zeri engaged Tristana 1313 times. Using so many matchups for Zeri vs Tristana gives us confidence in our capacity to produce useful stats and a supported build to obliterate Tristana. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Zeri encounters Tristana in only 3.3% of their games.

Zeri vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a awful job of beating Tristana. Typically, they wins a lowly 45.7% of games the champs fight each other in. In Zeri against Tristana matches, Zeri’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that they most likely won't get first blood against Tristana.

Best Zeri vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneStormrazorNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsExperimental HexplateTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zeri to level upq
>
Second ability for Zeri to level upe
>
Last skill for Zeri to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Tristana Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Tristana Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.8
6
< Deaths >
6
6.8
< Assists >
5.7
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
186
< Minions Killed >
174
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.59
13,631
< Physical Damage >
18,415
6,580
< Magic Damage >
2,350
551
< True Damage >
515
20,763
< Damage Dealt >
21,280
22,861
< Damage Taken >
21,663
12,452
< Gold Earned >
12,910
2.2
< Towers >
2.93
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,300
< Total Healing >
6,451
12,672
< Experience >
13,204
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
120
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Tristana with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several vital Zeri versus Tristana matchup stats that may help you figure out the distinctions between this set of champions. Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Tristana..

Zeri typically has a similar longest killing spree as their enemy does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Tristana. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Tristana

Who is Better, Zeri or Tristana?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zeri usually loses when playing against Tristana, with a 45.7% win rate. As a result, Zeri makes a poor counter to Tristana.

While Zeri does have a much lower win rate compared to Tristana, when they face off with one another, Zeri also has a greater difficulty level that makes them a more difficult champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zeri into Tristana.

Furthermore, Zeri also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Zeri is a terribly counter to Tristana. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Tristana.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Zeri, we analyzed 1,313 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zeri in order to counter Tristana during both the early game 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 tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Tristana. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Zeri versus Tristana build include Runaan's Hurricane, Stormrazor, and Navori Quickblades. When Zeri incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better when fighting Tristana than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zeri had an average win rate of 45.7% when playing against Tristana with these items in their kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Tristana as Zeri, Zeri players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Zeri vs Tristana face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Tristana as Zeri are presented for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.