Tristana is a ranged marksman usually played Bot on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Tristana in ARAM: Play as a hyper-carry ADC, focusing on stacking Explosive Charge for burst damage and using Rocket Jump resets to clean up fights.
Tristana ARAM Abilities
Tristana's attack range permanently increases as she gains levels.
Tristana gains increased Attack Speed for a short duration.
Tristana leaps to a target location, damaging and slowing nearby enemies upon landing.
Tristana places a bomb on an enemy that explodes after a short delay, damaging nearby foes.
Fires a cannonball that knocks back an enemy, doubling the bomb's detonation radius if active.
Tristana ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Play as a hyper-carry ADC, focusing on stacking Explosive Charge for burst damage and using Rocket Jump resets to clean up fights. Stay safe early, then dominate teamfights with high attack speed and crit.
Tips
Use Rocket Jump (W) aggressively to reset on kills or assists for maximum mobility.
Stack Explosive Charge (E) on towers to push quickly and secure early plates.
Save Buster Shot (R) to peel for yourself or knock enemies into your team.
Build attack speed and crit items like Kraken Slayer and Infinity Edge for high DPS.
Position behind your frontline and use your range advantage to poke safely.
Combos
E > auto-attack 4 times > W to reset and finish off low HP targets.
W > E > auto-attack > R to knock back and secure a kill.
R > W to cancel enemy dashes and reposition for a follow-up engage.
Tristana ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Domination
Hail of Blades
Taste of Blood
Grisly Mementos
Treasure HunterSecondary — Precision
Legend: Alacrity
TriumphSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Noonquiver
Core Items
- 1.
Yun Tal Wildarrows - 2.
Navori Flickerblade - 3.
Berserker's Greaves
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your champion scales with crit
- enemy team has no armor stackers
- you already have enough attack speed
Avoid when:
- enemy has thornmail or randuin's
- you need survivability or utility
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has multiple tanks or bruisers
- you are a physical damage carry
- enemy team stacks armor items
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly squishy
- you need grievous wounds instead
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has heavy point-and-click cc
- you need both cleanse and damage
- enemy team relies on a single cc threat
Avoid when:
- your champion lacks ad scaling
- enemy cc is short or easily dodged
Options
Tristana ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Tristana in ARAM?
In ARAM, Tristana typically builds core items like Yun Tal Wildarrows, Navori Flickerblade, Berserker's Greaves and Hail of Blades runes (Domination primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Tristana in ARAM?
Take Hail of Blades in the Domination tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Tristana in ARAM.
How do you play Tristana in ARAM?
Play as a hyper-carry ADC, focusing on stacking Explosive Charge for burst damage and using Rocket Jump resets to clean up fights. Stay safe early, then dominate teamfights with high attack speed and crit.
What is Tristana's best combo in ARAM?
E > auto-attack 4 times > W to reset and finish off low HP targets.
