MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Tristana vs Heimerdinger
How often does Tristana beat Heimerdinger in ADC?
Tristana into Heimerdinger in ADC: 56% observed win rate across 43 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 135 gold.
Tristana at 15:00
- Gold: +135
- CS: -8
- XP: -480
Typical gap to Heimerdinger, from 43 games that reached 15:00.
Does Tristana counter Heimerdinger?
No counter here: Tristana sits at 56% over 43 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 Heimerdinger: the Tristana game plan
Someone usually dies here around 6:06 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:43. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Tristana's ADC build, with receipts
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.