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How to Synergize Alistar with Tristana on the Same TeamAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar with Tristana

How to Win With Alistar and Tristana Paired TogetherAlistar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Alistar and Tristana

based on 2,226 Alistar with Tristana pairs
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Alistar has been on the same team as Tristana in 2226 recent, ranked games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the hosts of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Alistar play with Tristana. It is relatively rare for Alistar to play alongside Tristana on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in about 3.4% of games with Alistar.

Alistar Tristana Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar does a dismal job of synergizing with Tristana. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.3% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Alistar when playing with Tristana by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Alistar vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailKnight's VowTrailblazerKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level upq
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Second ability for Alistar to level upw
>
Last skill for Alistar to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Tristana

Tips for Playing as Alistar with Tristana

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Advice to Understand How Tristana Will Play

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.

Alistar Tristana Synergy Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Tristana Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
13.2
< Assists >
13.9
0.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
32
< Minions Killed >
33
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,355
< Physical Damage >
1,324
6,841
< Magic Damage >
6,860
897
< True Damage >
894
9,094
< Damage Dealt >
9,078
25,930
< Damage Taken >
26,157
8,390
< Gold Earned >
8,432
1.75
< Towers >
1.8
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,968
< Total Healing >
9,284
10,229
< Experience >
10,386
52
< Vision Score >
54
23
< Wards Placed >
24
271
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Play with Tristana as Alistar in LoL

The Alistar Tristana synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tristana, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Alistar sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Tristana. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Tristana helps Alistar perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Alistar tries to synergize with Tristana, he gets a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This difference could indicate that Tristana supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played together with Tristana on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Tristana.

Moreover, when Alistar plays with Tristana on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Tristana does a decent job of protecting Alistar during teamfights.

Synergies between Alistar and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Alistar
Tristana

Is Alistar better when played alongside Tristana?

There is no top companion for Alistar that will always be his top teammate. Yet, Tristana is a very typical companion for Alistar. By playing on the same side as Alistar, she lowers their win rate by -0.1% to 49.3%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Alistar and Tristana that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Tristana has a much lower diffuclty than Alistar. That means Alistar players don't need to be very careful when arranging Tristana teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

Playing together, Alistar players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Alistar and Tristana together, you will not be giving your team a great deal of crowd control. Plan to have other champions on your team that helps cover this relative hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Tristana teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar Tristana Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Alistar and Tristana, we analyzed 2,226 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Alistar with Tristana comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Alistar to synergize with Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to get in your Alistar and Tristana synergy build consist of Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Tristana than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 49.3% helping carry Tristana with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Alistar players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.3% win rate overall.

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