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

Tristana with Kassadin

How to Win With Tristana and Kassadin Paired TogetherTristana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Tristana and Kassadin

based on 1,254 Tristana with Kassadin pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Tristana has gone into battle with Kassadin in 1254 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much relevant data from the hosts of League, we feel confident that we can provide you with robust, insightful builds to help Tristana synergize with Kassadin. It is very rare for Tristana to play with Kassadin on the same team. This has only taken place in approx. 1.0% of rounds with Tristana.

Tristana Kassadin Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Kassadin. Normally, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to do better as Tristana when fighting on the same team as Kassadin by learning how to better synergize your tactics with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tristana vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsPhantom DancerRapid FirecannonNavori Quickblades

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
>
Last skill for Tristana to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Bloodline
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Tristana and Kassadin

Tips for Playing as Tristana with Kassadin

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 Kassadin Will Play

Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.

Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.

Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.

Tristana Kassadin Synergy Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
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7.1
< Kills >
7.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
5.7
< Assists >
5.6
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.55
16,575
< Physical Damage >
17,185
2,152
< Magic Damage >
2,274
390
< True Damage >
469
19,118
< Damage Dealt >
19,928
21,505
< Damage Taken >
21,670
12,419
< Gold Earned >
12,480
2.53
< Towers >
2.73
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,056
< Total Healing >
6,022
12,506
< Experience >
12,882
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
60
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Play with Kassadin as Tristana in LoL

The Tristana Kassadin synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Kassadin, 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 large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kassadin. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Kassadin helps Tristana perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Tristana is an ally to Kassadin, she sees a little decrease in her complete damage output. This change may indicate that Kassadin does not help cover for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Tristana is played together with Kassadin on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays without Kassadin. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Kassadin.

Moreover, when Tristana plays with Kassadin on the same team, she typically receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Kassadin does a decent job of covering Tristana during teamfights.

Synergies between Tristana and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tristana
Kassadin

Is Tristana better when played alongside Kassadin?

There is no top champion pairing for Tristana that will no matter what be her top synergy. However, overall, Kassadin is a very typical ally for Tristana. By locking into the same team as Tristana, he increases their win rate by 0.1% to 49.0%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Tristana and Kassadin that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Kassadin has a much greater difficulty compared to Tristana. That means you must be careful when finding Kassadin teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much higher level of skill to do well with you.

Working alongside, Tristana players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Together, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Tristana and Kassadin together, you may not be providing your side enough support. We recommend you have other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Kassadin teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana Kassadin Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tristana and Kassadin, we analyzed 1,254 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 Kassadin 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 Tristana in order to pair well with Kassadin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to get in your Tristana and Kassadin synergy build consist of Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana included at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting alongside Kassadin than with many other typical builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average win rate of 49.0% helping carry Kassadin with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Bloodline, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Tristana and Kassadin pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.

If you want to get Tristana and Kassadin synergy tips and builds for a a distinct division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and tips and suggestions given are calculated using every game finished with both champions.