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

Tristana with Xin Zhao

How to Win With Tristana and Xin Zhao Paired TogetherTristana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Tristana and Xin Zhao

based on 3,853 Tristana with Xin Zhao pairs
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Tristana has been on the same team as Xin Zhao in 3853 recent, competitive games. By amassing so much relevant data from the hosts of League, we are completely sure that we can provide you with high quality, insightful builds to help Tristana synergize with Xin Zhao. It is relatively rare for Tristana to play with Xin Zhao as allies. This has only taken place in approximately 3.0% of matches with Tristana.

Tristana Xin Zhao Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana does a poor job of playing alongside Xin Zhao. Usually, she wins an acceptable 48.9% of games the champs try and work together in. If you want to maximize your potential as Tristana when playing with Xin Zhao by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Tristana vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerBloodthirsterKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsRapid FirecannonInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
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E
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Tristana and Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Tristana with Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao Will Play

Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.

Tristana Xin Zhao Synergy Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Xin Zhao Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.55
16,912
< Physical Damage >
17,185
2,291
< Magic Damage >
2,274
453
< True Damage >
469
19,657
< Damage Dealt >
19,928
21,185
< Damage Taken >
21,670
12,428
< Gold Earned >
12,480
2.71
< Towers >
2.73
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,859
< Total Healing >
6,022
12,712
< Experience >
12,882
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
65
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Play with Xin Zhao as Tristana in LoL

The Tristana Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, 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 Xin Zhao. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xin Zhao helps Tristana perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Tristana is an ally to Xin Zhao, she gets a little drop in her full damage output. This change may demonstrate that Xin Zhao doesn't help protection for her to deal more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Tristana is played alongside Xin Zhao on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Xin Zhao. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Xin Zhao.

Additionally, when Tristana plays with Xin Zhao on the same team, she often takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Xin Zhao does a decent job of protecting Tristana in teamfights.

Synergies between Tristana and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Tristana
Xin Zhao

Is Tristana better when played alongside Xin Zhao?

There is no ideal companion for Tristana that will no matter what be her #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Xin Zhao is a very typical companion for Tristana. By being on the same team as Tristana, he has no effect on their win rate by 0.0% to 48.9%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Tristana and Xin Zhao that allows them to perform at the same level together than alone.

Xin Zhao has a lower difficulty than Tristana. That means Tristana players don't need to be cautious when lining up Xin Zhao allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Playing on the same side, Tristana players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by bringing Tristana and Xin Zhao together, you will not be giving your other teammates a lot of utility. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in their kit.

Regardless of your Xin Zhao ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana Xin Zhao Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Tristana and Xin Zhao, we analyzed 3,853 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 Xin Zhao 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 learn all of the intricacies of Tristana to synergize with Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Tristana and Xin Zhao synergy build consist of Phantom Dancer, Bloodthirster, and Kraken Slayer. When Tristana included at least these three great items in her build, she performed much better when fighting alongside Xin Zhao than with most other typical builds. In fact, Tristana boasted an average winrate of 48.9% helping carry Xin Zhao with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should take 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 we have analyed for Tristana and Xin Zhao pairings, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.9% winrate overall.

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