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How to Win Tristana vs Nilah Counter MatchupTristana is in the b tier of champions

Tristana vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Tristana in LoLTristana is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Tristana

based on 2,153 Tristana vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our data, Tristana engaged Nilah in 2153 rounds. Having so many matchups for Tristana versus Nilah provides us faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a recommended build to obliterate Nilah. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Tristana fights Nilah in only 1.7% of her games.

Tristana vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Tristana has done a pathetic job of beating Nilah. Normally, she wins a lowly 46.5% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Tristana versus Nilah matches, Tristana’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Nilah.

Best Tristana vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Tristana Items

~22 Mins
Phantom DancerKraken SlayerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsRapid FirecannonInfinity Edge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Tristana to level upe
>
Second ability for Tristana to level upq
>
Last skill for Tristana to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Tristana's passive ability p
Tristana's q ability q
Tristana's w ability w
Tristana's e ability e
Tristana's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Tristana

Tips for Playing as Tristana against Nilah

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

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.

Tristana vs Nilah Counter Stats

Tristana Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Nilah Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.5
6
< Assists >
6.2
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
165
< Minions Killed >
167
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.55
17,108
< Physical Damage >
18,120
2,245
< Magic Damage >
165
470
< True Damage >
409
19,824
< Damage Dealt >
18,695
20,761
< Damage Taken >
23,513
12,186
< Gold Earned >
12,439
2.74
< Towers >
2.66
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,777
< Total Healing >
8,501
12,694
< Experience >
13,040
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
63
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Nilah with Tristana in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several vital Tristana versus Nilah counter statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. Tristana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Tristana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Nilah..

Tristana often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Tristana and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Tristana
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Tristana
Nilah

Who is Better, Tristana or Nilah?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Tristana usually loses when trying to fight Nilah, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Tristana makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Tristana does have a lower win rate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Tristana also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Tristana into Nilah.

Moreover, Tristana has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Tristana vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Tristana is a terribly counter for Nilah. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Tristana against Nilah.

Additional Information for Tristana Players

How We Calculated Our Tristana vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Tristana, we analyzed 2,153 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nilah as Tristana comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Tristana to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Tristana most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Tristana versus Nilah build include Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Tristana included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Nilah than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Tristana had an average winrate of 46.5% battling Nilah with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Nilah as Tristana, Tristana players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Tristana vs Nilah fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.5% winrate overall.

If you need to view Tristana x Nilah tips and counter stats for a a particular skill level, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using all matches run with these champs.