Champion sheet · Mid

Tristana

Patches 16.19 to 16.21 · KR

Tournament presence · pick + ban

15.7%#47 of 173 champions

Pick: 9.0%picked in 1,620 of 18,051 games
Ban: 6.7%1,151 bans over 17,105 games, against 15.1% in soloQ

Win rate as Mid46.3% between 41.0% and 51.7% over 231 gamesSoloQ 47.9%: no clear gap

Median length28.9 minsoloQ 25.7 min

Amateur: 18,068 games from amateur tournaments, last 60 days, KR. SoloQ Master+: 304,693 games on the same patches. An amateur figure in gold clearly differs from soloQ.

At a glance

Four answers, each one opens its chapter.

What changes in tournaments3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.DraftLength
How to play itLethal Tempo, then Yun Tal Wildarrows, Navori Flickerblade, and Infinity Edge: the most played build in soloQ.
In a compTeam damage first: more damage than 82% of mid laners.DamagePoke
With / againstNo opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.
In draftFallback pick: comes out late in the series, once the pool has emptied.

01 — What changes in tournaments

What changes in tournaments?

3 clear gaps between soloQ and amateur tournaments as Mid.

DraftPicked more often in amateur play
Amateur
0.6%
SoloQ
0.5%
0.6% of the role's picks in amateur play, against 0.5% in soloQ.
DraftBanned less often in amateur play
Amateur
7.5%
SoloQ
15.1%
7.5% ban rate in amateur play over 10,152 games, against 15.1% in soloQ over 112,312 games.
LengthLonger games in amateur play
Amateur
28.9 min
SoloQ
25.7 min
Median of 28.9 min in amateur play, against 25.7 min in soloQ.

02 — How to play it

How to play it?

Lethal Tempo, then Yun Tal Wildarrows, Navori Flickerblade, and Infinity Edge: the most played build in soloQ.

SoloQ build, amateur differences under each block

RunesLethal Tempo77% · 2,739

Same in amateur play

SpellsFlash + Teleport39% · 1,388

Same in amateur play

SkillsEnot collected in soloQ

Amateur: 100% · 132 games

Core (3 legendaries)14% · 181

14%of soloQ games

Yun Tal Wildarrows
Navori Flickerblade
Infinity Edge

Same in amateur play

Not collected in soloQ: starting items, 4th item, and skill order.

03 — In a comp

What does it bring to a comp?

Team damage first: more damage than 82% of mid laners.

Team damagetop18%24% · mid laners: 21%

Read on tournament games from 2026-04-15 to 2026-10-12 (44,638 games) · same reading as the draft review · compared with other mid laners

What marks it

Damage
Poke

Like other mid laners

Map pressure
Absorbs damage
Plays teamfights
Takes its kills in duels
Lets allies carry kills

What it is not

Little CC
No split-push

Damage / min by phase · at equal gold

Rank 24 in lane, 6 in mid game and 14 in late game, out of 100 mid laners.

495-33 vs 528

753-146 vs 899

1,015-163 vs 1,179

Lane · 5–14 minMid game · 15–22Late · 23–30

Tristanamid laners

Gold vs. direct opponent

At 20 min, ahead of 96% of mid laners against the direct opponent.

mid laners

3.3takedowns outside its lane before 15 min; mid laners: 3.2.

Where it stands among mid laners · every measure

0 ← less · median · more → 100

Damage in lane · rank 24 of 100 among mid laners495 · median 528
Damage in mid game · rank 6 of 100 among mid laners753 · median 899
Damage in late game · rank 14 of 100 among mid laners1,015 · median 1,179
Gold at 15 min · rank 96 of 100 among mid laners+536 · median +25
Gold at 20 min · rank 96 of 100 among mid laners+800 · median +71
Map pressure · rank 66 of 100 among mid laners3.3 · median 3.2
Absorbs damage · rank 34 of 100 among mid laners405 · median 489
Plays teamfights · rank 59 of 100 among mid laners56% · median 55%
Takes its kills in duels · rank 52 of 100 among mid laners23% · median 23%
Lets allies carry kills · rank 33 of 100 among mid lanersrank 33 of 100
Crowd control (CC) · rank 19 of 100 among mid laners0.3 · median 0.7
Team damage · rank 82 of 100 among mid laners24% · median 21%

04 — With / against

With whom, against whom?

No opponent with a clear gap to expected in amateur play: win rates remain ranges.

Best results

Ranked by the gap to expected in amateur play, at the lower bound of its interval, at most 5 per role. The other source is a reference.