

Samira vs Tristana
As an ADC on patch 26.21, Tristana is among Samira's worst matchups in LazyElo players' lobbies: at least 8 games in the matchup, a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
Samira wins 48.4% of its 341 ADC games on patch 26.21 (tier B), and Tristana is one of the opponents it does worst against: this is a counter by the site's rule. Tristana itself wins 51.2% of 574 games there (tier A). The games are those of LazyElo players and the players they met, at their own elo, not Emerald and above.
The per-champion pages: Samira counters and Tristana counters.
- Samira ADC games
- 341
- Tristana ADC games
- 574
- Min. games per matchup
- 8
- Patch
- 26.21
Samira vs Tristana at a glance
ADCmeasured
| Champion | Tier | Win rate | Games | Pick rate | In this matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 48.4% | 341 | 3.1% | Loses to Tristana: among its worst matchups here | |
| A | 51.2% | 574 | 5.2% | Beats Samira: Samira has it among its worst matchups |
Tiers and win rates are each champion's own ADC numbers on patch 26.21, from the ADC tier list. “Loses to” means at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%.
How Samira plays this matchup
Riot lists Samira as marksman and assassin, on mana, and rates it 8 for attack, 5 for defense, 3 for magic and 6 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
As an ADC on patch 26.21, Samira is tier B with a 48.4% win rate over 341 games (3.1% of ADC picks). Against Tristana it does worse than that: Tristana is one of the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup and a win rate below 50% after it is pulled toward 50%. Playing Samira here means playing for the lane you get: give up the early trades its kit does not win, keep the CS and wait for your item spike or your jungler.
Samira's other worst ADC matchups on this patch: Samira vs Miss Fortune, Samira vs Ezreal. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
How Tristana plays this matchup
Riot lists Tristana as marksman and assassin, on mana, and rates it 9 for attack, 3 for defense, 5 for magic and 4 for difficulty on its own ten-point scale (Data Dragon). Those ratings describe the kit, not the matchup; what the games say is below.
As an ADC on patch 26.21, Tristana is tier A with a 51.2% win rate over 574 games (5.2% of ADC picks). Against Samira it does better than that: Samira has Tristana among the opponents it loses to most, with at least 8 games in the matchup. The lane is on Tristana's side on average; your own record in it decides whether it is on yours.
Tristana's other worst ADC matchups on this patch: Tristana vs Miss Fortune, Tristana vs Draven, Tristana vs Yunara. Whether a matchup is a counter follows from six things, range and sustain first: what decides a counter.
What each side builds
Samira
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Samira ends ADC games with most often.
The Collector97.1%48.8%
Infinity Edge83.2%49.1%
Lord Dominik's Regards50.0%56.5%
Immortal Shieldbow37.6%57.0%
Bloodthirster28.5%50.5%
Hubris12.1%53.7%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Conqueror + Domination83.2%51.2%
Conqueror + Resolve12.5%31.6%
Builds rest on 340 Samira games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Samira's ADC build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Tristana
Most built items
Games · Win rateThe finished items Tristana ends ADC games with most often.
Infinity Edge78.7%56.3%
Yun Tal Wildarrows70.7%54.1%
Navori Flickerblade68.1%54.7%
Lord Dominik's Regards34.0%56.8%
The Collector27.7%46.2%
Bloodthirster17.6%61.6%
Runes
Games · Win rateThe keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

Lethal Tempo + Inspiration57.6%49.0%
Lethal Tempo + Domination28.0%52.9%
Press the Attack + Domination10.2%52.9%
Builds rest on 564 Tristana games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it. This is Tristana's ADC build over every opponent, not a build for this matchup.
Other matchups
Samira's other matchups
Samira vs Miss Fortuneloses, adc
Samira vs Ezrealloses, adc
Samira vs Lucianwins, adc
Samira vs Vaynewins, adc
Samira counters, every lane.
Tristana's other matchups
Tristana vs Miss Fortuneloses, adc
Tristana vs Yunaraloses, adc
Tristana vs Dravenloses, adc
Tristana vs Smolderwins, adc
Tristana vs Xayahwins, adc
Tristana counters, every lane.
Your record in Samira vs Tristana
Your plan, asked first
Once LazyElo can tell that Samira or Tristana is your lane opponent, a card in champ select asks for your plan against them, and only then shows the notes you wrote earlier.Your record in it
Games, wins and losses, when you last played the matchup and your average KDA in it, plus your CS and gold difference at 10 minutes from the games with a timeline.How others did
How other players in your stored games did in the same matchup, with the number of games.
Matchups is part of Plus; the free plan shows the best 3 picks from your pool. The feature: your own notes for this matchup.
Questions and answers
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Related
- All matchupsEvery measured pair, per lane and per champion.
- All countersEvery champion's hardest matchups per lane.
- Samira countersWho Samira struggles against and beats, per lane.
- Tristana countersWho Tristana struggles against and beats, per lane.
- ADC tier listThe full lane ranking.
- What decides a counterThe six things behind a matchup, and when not to counter pick.