MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Tristana vs Karthus
How often does Tristana beat Karthus in ADC?
Tristana into Karthus in ADC: 49% observed win rate across 167 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 behind by 152 gold.
Tristana at 15:00
- Gold: -152
- CS: -12
- XP: -423
Typical gap to Karthus, from 167 games that reached 15:00.
Does Tristana counter Karthus?
No counter here: Tristana sits at 49% over 167 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 Karthus: the Tristana game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Tristana at 65% across 78 games. Flip the lead and Tristana falls to 34% across 88.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 78 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 34% | 88 |
| First blood | 53% | 93 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 70% | 71 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 68% | 56 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:12 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:32. 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.