Tristana

Tristana Build

48.87%WR
Tristana D tier

The patch 26.1 Tristana build uses Berserker's Greaves, Navori Flickerblade, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, Yun Tal Wildarrows, Farsight Alteration. This Tristana build has a 6% pick rate and a 65.52% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Tristana build choices below.

  • Tristana passive ability - Draw a Bead - League of Legends
    Draw a Bead

    Draw a Bead

    Increases Tristana's Attack Range as she levels.

  • Tristana Q ability - Rapid Fire - League of Legends
    Rapid Fire

    Rapid Fire

    Tristana fires her weapon rapidly, increasing her Attack Speed for a short time.

    Cost:
    • 30/
    • 35/
    • 40/
    • 45/
    • 50
    Cooldown:
    • 20/
    • 19/
    • 18/
    • 17/
    • 16
    Range:
    • 20
  • Tristana W ability - Rocket Jump - League of Legends
    Rocket Jump

    Rocket Jump

    Tristana fires at the ground to propel her to a distant location, dealing damage and slowing surrounding units for a brief period where she lands.

    Cost:
    • 30/
    • 35/
    • 40/
    • 45/
    • 50
    Cooldown:
    • 22/
    • 20/
    • 18/
    • 16/
    • 14
    Range:
    • 900
  • Tristana E ability - Explosive Charge - League of Legends
    Explosive Charge

    Explosive Charge

    When Tristana kills a unit, her cannonballs burst into shrapnel, dealing damage to surrounding enemies. Can be activated to place a bomb on a target enemy that explodes after a short duration dealing damage to surrounding units.

    Cost:
    • 50/
    • 55/
    • 60/
    • 65/
    • 70
    Cooldown:
    • 16/
    • 16/
    • 15/
    • 15/
    • 14
    Range:
    • 550
  • Tristana R ultimate ability - Buster Shot - League of Legends
    Buster Shot

    Buster Shot

    Tristana loads a massive cannonball into her weapon and fires it at an enemy unit. This deals Magic Damage and knocks the target back. If the target is carrying the Explosive Charge bomb, the bomb detonation radius is doubled.

    Cost:
    • 100
    Cooldown:
    • 100
    Range:
    • 550
Classes:
  • Marksman,
  • Assassin
Patch:26.1
Sample Size:687,817 ranked games
Lane:All Lanes
Tier:All Tiers
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These are Tristana's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. The Collector (48.0% WR, -0.9% WR diff, 39.3% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit Chance, 50 AD. Navori Flickerblade (53.8% WR, +4.9% WR diff, 59.4% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit Chance, 0.4% AS, 0.04% Speed. Lord Dominik's Regards (56.4% WR, +7.5% WR diff, 28.9% pick rate) provides 0.25% Crit Chance, 35 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Tristana build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

Top situational items for Tristana include Bloodthirster, Infinity Edge. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

The best boots for Tristana are Berserker's Greaves. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

The recommended trinket for Tristana is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Tristana build.

  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:45
  • Total attack speed Attack Speed:65%
  • Total critical strike chance Crit Chance:100%
  • Total attack damage Attack Damage:240
  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:4%
  • Total lifesteal LifeSteal:15%

When facing Tristana's top counters like Sivir, Xayah, Jinx, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Bloodthirster or Infinity Edge based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Tristana performance.

This Tristana critical strike-focused AD carry build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 59.0% win rate across 39 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 240 total attack damage from items, rapid attack speed for consistent DPS, high critical strike chance for burst potential. This Tristana build excels when your team has frontline champions to protect you during teamfights. Pair with engage supports or tanks who can create space for Tristana to deal damage safely. The sustain from this build helps Tristana outlast opponents in extended trades, making it ideal against poke-heavy compositions. However, be aware that this build lacks defensive stats making Tristana vulnerable to burst damage and low health pool requiring careful positioning. With a total gold cost of 16,950, this Tristana build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your The Collector, Navori Flickerblade, Lord Dominik's Regards power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Tristana build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Champions that use similar core items to Tristana. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current tristana build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

Tristana Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Tristana build?

The best Tristana build in this patch includes The Collector, Navori Flickerblade, and Lord Dominik's Regards. This build has a 58.97% win rate and is picked 4.04% of the time.

What are Tristana's core items?

Tristana's core items are The Collector, Navori Flickerblade, and Lord Dominik's Regards. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Tristana's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.

What are the best boots for Tristana?

Berserker's Greaves are the best boots for Tristana. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Tristana's playstyle. They are included in 4.0% of Tristana builds.

What is the best trinket for Tristana?

Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Tristana. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Tristana maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.

Are there alternative Tristana builds?

Yes, alternative Tristana builds include options like Navori Flickerblade, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Infinity Edge. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.

Where does MetaBot source build data for Tristana?

MetaBot sources its build data for Tristana directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.

How does MetaBot determine what the best Tristana builds are?

MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Tristana. From there, we aggregate the Tristana builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.