Tristana Counter – 3 Best Options + Tips

A Tristana counter pick can be tricky due to her escape abilities and long auto-attack range. The best way to counter Tristana is to have a support that specializes in interrupts. For example, Lux’s or Morgana’s Bind.

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Who Can Counter Tristana?

The strongest Tristana counter would be Caitlyn. Caitlyn is easy to play and has a Win Rate of 52.6% which is good. Other League of Legends champions that are often picked vs Tristana are:

  • Draven
  • Twitch
  • Kog’Maw
  • Miss Fortune
  • Xayah (for disenngage)

Which Support Is Best Against Tristana?

The main supports that counter Tristana are Morgana, Lux, and Thresh. These Champions have interruptions. A good option is Thresh who has two interrupts. Morgana + Zhonya’s Hourglass is also a good counter. But, if you really want to counter Tristana, then Bliztcrank is the best support counter. Land your pulls and knock-ups to stop Tristana from escaping with her jumps and knockback.

Things To Consider When Playing Against Tristana

  • Avoid standing near low health creeps to not take additional damage from Tristana’s Explosive shots.
  • You can interrupt Tristana’s jump with knock-ups and displacements (e.g. Blitz’s Powerfist or Rocket Grab).
  • To deny Tristana farm, push the lane to her tower. Tristana has trouble with farming under the turret, because of Explosive Shot’s passive effect.
  • Try to bait her to use her Rapid fire and then back off. It has a long cooldown so wasting it will give you an advantage.
  • Avoid fighting Tristana after she places her Explosive Shot on you. Each successive auto will cause you to take more damage.

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