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Tristana

The Yordle Gunner

While many other yordles channel their energy into discovery, invention, or just plain mischief-making, Tristana was always inspired by the adventures of great warriors. She had heard much about Runeterra, its factions, and its wars, and believed her kind could become worthy of legend too.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Draw a Bead
Q
Rapid Fire
W
Rocket Jump
E
Explosive Charge
R
Buster Shot

Tristana

Overview

On patch 16.21, Tristana is rated C tier in the bot lane, winning 48.5% of 8,640 ranked games with a 8.9% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Lethal Tempo with Exhaust and Flash and builds Infinity Edge, Navori Flickerblade, Yun Tal Wildarrows, and Berserker's Greaves.

Tristana struggles most against Veigar (34.7%), Ziggs (36.5%), and Corki (36.8%) and does best against Syndra (57.1%), Vayne (54.7%), and Malzahar (54.5%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 8,640 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

48.5%

Win rate

8.9%

Pick rate

8.6K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Tristana

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.
Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Playing against Tristana

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.
Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

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Matchups

All Tristana matchups

Strong against

Syndra57.1%21
Vayne54.7%245
Malzahar54.5%22
Varus54.4%125
Yunara54.1%183

Weak against

Veigar34.7%75
Ziggs36.5%52
Corki36.8%38
Kog'Maw37.6%93
Nilah38.0%50

Abilities

P
Draw a Bead
Increases Tristana's Attack Range as she levels.
Q
Rapid Fire
Tristana fires her weapon rapidly, increasing her Attack Speed for a short time.
Cooldown: 20/19/18/17/16Cost: 15/20/25/30/35Range: 20
W
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.
Cooldown: 22/20/18/16/14Cost: 30/35/40/45/50Range: 900
E
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.
Cooldown: 16/15.5/15/14.5/14Cost: 50/55/60/65/70Range: 550
R
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.
Cooldown: 100Cost: 100Range: 550