Tristana

The Yordle Gunner

Marksman / Assassin · Mana · Ranged

About

Tristana, the Yordle Gunner, is a marksman and assassin champion who uses Mana as a resource and attacks at range. Their kit focuses on physical damage.

On the official scale, difficulty is 4 out of 10: a champion of medium difficulty.

Compared with other champions, Tristana starts with average HP (640), average armor (30) and average move speed (325). Attack range is 550 units.

Tristana has 18 skins besides the default look.

Difficulty

Attack9

Defense3

Magic5

Difficulty4

Abilities

Passive · 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: 20/19/18/17/16s · Cost: 15/20/25/30/35
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: 22/20/18/16/14s · Cost: 30/35/40/45/50
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: 16/15.5/15/14.5/14s · Cost: 50/55/60/65/70
R (Ultimate) · 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: 100s · Cost: 100

Tips for playing 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.

Tips for 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.

Base stats

HP: 640 (+102 per level)
Mana: 300 (+32 per level)
Armor: 30 (+4 per level)
Magic resist: 33 (+1.1 per level)
Attack damage: 60
Attack speed: 0.656 (+1.5 per level)
Move speed: 325
Range: 550

Lore

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. Setting foot in the world for the first time, she took up her trusty cannon Boomer, and now leaps into battle with steadfast courage and optimism.