MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Tristana vs Aphelios
How often does Tristana beat Aphelios in ADC?
Tristana into Aphelios in ADC: 50% observed win rate across 2,283 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Tristana ahead by 231 gold.
Tristana at 15:00
- Gold: +231
- CS: -4
- XP: +88
Typical gap to Aphelios, from 2,273 games that reached 15:00.
Does Tristana counter Aphelios?
No counter here: Tristana sits at 50% over 2,283 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Aphelios: the Tristana game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Tristana at 61% across 1,270 games. Flip the lead and Tristana falls to 36% across 1,012.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 1,270 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 36% | 1,012 |
| First blood | 54% | 1,391 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 1,203 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 902 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 591 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 64% | 240 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:52 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Tristana's ADC build, with receipts
Into Aphelios specifically, Tristana finishes The Collector first most often: 50.1% over 477 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Navori Flickerblade: 58.2% across 146 games.
The most-finished Tristana core is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Navori Flickerblade: 56.7% across 4,379 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually The Collector (13,389 games).
Skill plan: Tristana players max E first and take E at level 1.