MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Tristana vs Kai'Sa
How often does Tristana beat Kai'Sa in ADC?
Tristana into Kai'Sa in ADC: 51% observed win rate across 5,992 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 253 gold.
Tristana at 15:00
- Gold: +253
- CS: -4
- XP: +10
Typical gap to Kai'Sa, from 5,963 games that reached 15:00.
Does Tristana counter Kai'Sa?
No counter here: Tristana sits at 51% over 5,992 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 Kai'Sa: the Tristana game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Tristana at 61% across 3,418 games. Flip the lead and Tristana falls to 38% across 2,571.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 3,418 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 38% | 2,571 |
| First blood | 58% | 3,476 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 2,881 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 2,496 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 1,328 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 73% | 500 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:00 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:35. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Tristana's ADC build, with receipts
Into Kai'Sa specifically, Tristana finishes The Collector first most often: 52.0% over 981 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is The Collector, Infinity Edge, Navori Flickerblade: 59.4% across 313 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.