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How to Synergize Tristana with Garen on the Same TeamTristana is in the b tier of champions

Tristana with Garen

How to Win With Tristana and Garen Paired TogetherTristana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Tristana and Garen

based on 4,703 Tristana with Garen pairs
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Tristana has fought alongside Garen in 4703 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much great data from the developers of LoL, we are confident that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Tristana play with Garen. It is relatively rare for Tristana to play with Garen on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in about 3.6% of rounds with Tristana.

Tristana Garen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a pathetic job of synergizing with Garen. Usually, she wins a lowly 46.6% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Tristana when playing with Garen by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tristana vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup 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
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Tristana and Garen

Tips for Playing as Tristana with Garen

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 Understand How Garen Will Play

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

Tristana Garen Synergy Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Garen Image
7
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
5.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
161
< Minions Killed >
167
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.55
16,715
< Physical Damage >
17,185
2,254
< Magic Damage >
2,274
457
< True Damage >
469
19,426
< Damage Dealt >
19,928
21,645
< Damage Taken >
21,670
12,178
< Gold Earned >
12,480
2.53
< Towers >
2.73
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,978
< Total Healing >
6,022
12,556
< Experience >
12,882
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
64
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Play with Garen as Tristana in LoL

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

Overall, Tristana sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Garen. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Garen helps Tristana perform worse in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Tristana is an ally to Garen, she observes a barely noticable drop in her total damage dealt. This change may indicate that Garen does not provide protection for her to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Tristana is played with Garen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Garen.

Moreover, when Tristana plays with Garen on the same side, she often takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Garen does a decent job of protecting Tristana in teamfights.

Synergies between Tristana and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tristana
Garen

Is Tristana better when played alongside Garen?

There is no one best champion pairing for Tristana that will 100% of the time be her #1 ally. Yet, overall, Garen is a relatively poor companion for Tristana. By playing on the same team as Tristana, he lowers their win rate by -2.3% to 46.6%. This proves that there is a harmful bond between Tristana and Garen that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Garen has a greater difficulty than Tristana. That means Tristana players must be very careful when enlisting Garen teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working together, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by pairing Tristana and Garen together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates a great deal of utility. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that fills this hole in their kit.

Regardless of your Garen ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana Garen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tristana and Garen, we analyzed 4,703 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 Tristana with Garen 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

If you would like to truly master Tristana to pair well with Garen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to use in your Tristana and Garen synergy build include Guardian Angel, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when paired up with Garen than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Tristana boasted an average win rate of 46.6% helping carry Garen with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, Tristana players should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Tristana and Garen pairings, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.6% winrate overall.

If you need to see Tristana and Garen cooperations tips and stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and tips and suggestions displayed are calculated using all rounds finished with these champs.