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Playing Against Tristana
BotPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Hyper-aggressive lane bully who specializes in burst trades and all-ins. She uses to dive onto targets, stacks for massive damage, and scales into a long-range siege monster via .
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Her auto-attack range looks longer as the game progresses | She outranges almost everyone late game. You cannot reliably poke her once she hits level 13-16 without getting hit back. | |
| Her cannon glows red/orange and she fires rapidly | Massive attack speed steroid. Do not take extended trades while this is active; wait out the 7-second duration. | |
| She leaps through the air and slams down | Her only escape and primary gap closer. It resets on kills, assists, or when she fully stacks on a champion. Interrupt it with CC during the startup. | |
| A bomb attached to a target that turns redder with each hit | Her main damage source. After 4 hits, it explodes for 100% bonus damage and resets . If you have the bomb, stay away from your support. | |
| Fires a massive cannonball that knocks you back | Used as an execute or to peel you away. If you are targeted by , the explosion radius is doubled, potentially hitting your whole team. |
Respect
- !Level 2/3 All-in→She will onto you the moment she hits level 2 or 3 to ignite and stack . This usually results in a flash or a kill.
- !Resets→If she gets a kill or detonates a full , she can jump again immediately. One mistake leads to a double kill.
- !Passive Splash Damage→The passive on makes minions explode when they die. Standing near low-HP minions results in free poke for her.
- !Tower Diving→She can stack on a tower to deal massive AoE damage and then out safely after it explodes or she gets a kill.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (16-14s)→She loses over 50% of her trading power. This is your primary window to force a heavy trade or all-in.
- +Aggressive usage→If she jumps in and fails to get a kill or 4 stacks on , she is a sitting duck. Focus her immediately before her cooldowns return.
- +Early Game Wave Management→She cannot stop herself from pushing due to the passive. Freeze the wave near your tower to force her into a dangerous overextended position.
- +is inactive→Without her attack speed buff, she cannot stack quickly. Fight her when her cannon isn't glowing.
Laning Tips
- •Stay away from your own low-health minions to avoid free damage from the passive explosion.
- •If she puts on you, walk away immediately. Do not let her get the 4th auto-attack off.
- •Pick champions with 'displace' CC (like Thresh E or Alistar Q) to cancel her mid-air.
- •She naturally pushes the lane; ask your jungler for a gank as she will likely be under your turret.
- •Exhaust her the moment she uses to jump in; it ruins her burst and prevents the reset.
- •Watch her mana; she needs enough for the + combo. If she's below 100 mana, she can't all-in you.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Do not group if someone has on them; the explosion radius is large and hurts everyone.
- ⚠Save a hard CC or displacement for her to prevent her from jumping out after a kill.
- ⚠Late game, she can 3-shot squishies using and . Don't facecheck bushes near her.
- ⚠Her can be used to knock your frontline into your backline, or to peel your assassin off her.
- ⚠Positioning is key—if she gets one reset, she can hop through your entire backline like a Khazix.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached