Tristana, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
49.2%
Pick Rate
4.0%
Ban Rate
7.0%

Tristana vs Varus

Tristana D TierMarksmanAssassin
Patch
26.22
Games
7,906
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Tristana vs Varus (Bot): Tristana wins 48.4% of 275 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: -534). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Tristana – League of Legends champion iconTristana48.4%
No clear favoriteModerate confidence · 275 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
51.6%VarusVarus – League of Legends champion icon

Current data slightly favors Varus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tristana wins 48.4% of 275 games (95% range 42.5–54.3%).

Tristana Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Tristana performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Tristana – League of Legends champion icon
Tristana
48.4%
VS
Varus
51.6%
Varus – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Tristana vs Varus?

No clear favoriteModerate confidence

Tristana wins 48.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.5% and 54.3% (95% range).

Expected
50.3%
From both champions' overall Bot win rates
Matchup effect
−1.9 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
275 games
Lane: Bot · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
−10.4 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 26 – Nov 13

The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (275 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (105 games).

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Varus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tristana wins 48.4% of 275 games (95% range 42.5–54.3%).
  • Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 50.3% for Tristana; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Varus usually wins the lane: 534 gold ahead of Tristana at 15 minutes on average (103 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Tristana players pick Slightly Magical Footwear far more often against Varus: 1.1% of their other Bot games, 4.8% here.
How we calculate this

Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.

A game only counts when Tristana and Varus played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.

The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.

Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.

"What changes" compares Tristana's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).

Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.

Tristana vs Varus Laning Stats

TristanaVarus

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−534
Varus ahead
95% range −889 to −178
XP difference
−322
Varus ahead
95% range −509 to −135
CS difference
−9.4
Varus ahead
95% range −14.3 to −4.5
3.00
Kills before 15 min
3.95
3.21
Deaths before 15 min
2.84
0.15
Solo kills before 15 min
0.31
10.5%
First blood
13.3%

Whole-game averages

6.5
CS / min
6.9
749
DMG / min
935
13,760
Gold / game
14,483
176
Heal / min
141
392
DMG Mitigated / min
410
0.2
CC / min
0.9

Tristana vs Varus Win Rate by Game Length

Tristana's win rate against Varus by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.

Too few games
Under 20 min
11 games
Too few games
20–25 min
12 games
41.4%
25–30 min
29 games
44.1%
30–35 min
34 games
Too few games
35+ min
19 games
Tristana vs Varus95% rangeTristana usual (Bot)

No game length stands out: Tristana's results against Varus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Tristana vs Varus Power Spikes

Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.

  1. Lane (15 min)VarusTristana gold at 15: −534
  2. First itemEvenTristana: 11.4 min · Varus: 11.4 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesVarusTristana wins 31.7% of 41 games
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenTristana wins 49.1% of 53 games

What Tristana Changes Against Varus

Choices Tristana players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.

Best Tristana Build vs Varus

Usual Tristana build (Bot)

70.0% win rate · 273 games

Against Varus

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 16 of 76 Tristana games against Varus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Tristana's standard build instead.

  • Tristana usually completes Yun Tal Wildarrows first, at 11.4 min (median of 71 games).
  • Varus usually completes Statikk Shiv first, at 11.4 min (median of 62 games).
  • Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.

Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.

Best Tristana Runes vs Varus

Usual Tristana runes (Bot)

Lethal Tempo – League of Legends runeLethal Tempo
Precision
Triumph – League of Legends runeLegend: Bloodline – League of Legends runeCut Down – League of Legends rune
Inspiration
Cash Back – League of Legends runeTriple Tonic – League of Legends rune
Attack Speed (offense) – League of Legends runeAdaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth (defense) – League of Legends rune

54.2% win rate · 714 games

Against Varus

Lethal Tempo – League of Legends runeLethal Tempo
Precision
Triumph – League of Legends runeLegend: Alacrity – League of Legends runeCoup de Grace – League of Legends rune
Domination
Taste of Blood – League of Legends runeTreasure Hunter – League of Legends rune
Attack Speed (offense) – League of Legends runeAdaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

34.8% win rate · 23 games

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Tristana matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. The table below shows Tristana's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Tristana build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Other Tristana Matchups

Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.

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Tristana vs Varus FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Tristana vs Varus?

Current data slightly favors Varus, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Tristana wins 48.4% of 275 games (95% range 42.5–54.3%).

What is Tristana's win rate against Varus?

Tristana wins 48.4% of 275 Bot games against Varus on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 42.5–54.3%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 50.3% would be expected.

Does Tristana counter Varus?

Not clearly. Tristana wins 48.4% of 275 games against Varus, and the 95% range (42.5–54.3%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Tristana or Varus?

Varus usually wins the lane: 534 gold ahead of Tristana at 15 minutes on average (103 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Tristana outscale Varus?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Varus strongest against Tristana?

Varus is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), 20–30 min games.

What should Tristana build against Varus?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Tristana's usual Bot core: Navori Flickerblade, Bloodthirster, Lord Dominik's Regards. The biggest change against Varus: Slightly Magical Footwear (1.1% usually, 4.8% here).

What runes should Tristana use against Varus?

Lethal Tempo with Precision and Domination — 34.8% over 23 games against Varus. The biggest change against Varus: Flash + Heal (2.6% usually, 5.7% here).