AP Tristana Build

AP Tristana Build.

AP Tristana build with runes and items. AP Tristana guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Tristana build in League of Legends Patch 14.24!

Updated: 2024-11-26 ()

TLDR

Starting items
Hextech Alternator should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Tristana ability Rocket Jump should be leveled first.
W
Tristana ability Explosive Charge should be leveled second.
E
Tristana ability Rapid Fire should be leveled third.
Q
Final items
Sorcerer's Shoes should be final item in your build.
Stormsurge should be final item in your build.
Zhonya's Hourglass should be final item in your build.
Shadowflame should be final item in your build.
Void Staff should be final item in your build.
Rabadon's Deathcap should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Hail of Blades from Domination tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Ghost as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

AP Tristana Runes

Domination
Domination major tree Electrocute rune.
Domination major tree Dark Harvest rune.
Domination major tree Hail of Blades rune.
Domination major tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination major tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination major tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination major tree Zombie Ward rune.
Domination major tree Ghost Poro rune.
Domination major tree Eyeball Collection rune.
Domination major tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination major tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General
  1. You play as burst oriented Mage.
  2. You build AP items.
  3. You rush Stormsurge.
Tristana AP specific
  1. You play with Hail of Blades to quickly stack Explosive Charge (E).
  2. You can play with Nashor's Tooth if you can auto-attack enemies reliable.
  3. You can easily proc Stormsurge with your E + R.

How to play

General
  1. Playing AP Tristana build, your default rush is Stormsurge.
  2. Adapt to an enemy team. Are they full of tanks, and they rush tons of Magic Resist? You rush Void Staff as #2 or #3 item to counter MR stacking. Their team has champs with lots of healing? Rush Oblivion Orb as #2 item (upgrade to Morellonomicon as 4th or 5th item).
  3. Somebody is going after you each fight? Always getting ulted by enemy assassins? Rush Zhonya's Hourglass.

Tips and Tricks

General
  1. You can do 'insec' trick on Tristana by using R and Flash.
  2. If you managed to stac 2 or 3 stacks of Explosive Charge on the enemy, in most cases, you can safely jump on him with W and jump out with another W (donating E resets W).
Riot
  1. Her massive gun allows Tristana to fire on targets at a great distance. Utilize this to prevent your enemies from ever laying a hand on you.
  2. Use Rocket Jump after you have stacked up your Explosive Charge on an enemy to finish them off with a burst of damage.
  3. Use Rapid Fire to help stack up your Explosive Charge on enemy champions.

Skill Order

  • Tristana [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Rapid Fire
  • Tristana [object Object] ability.
    W
    Rocket Jump
  • Tristana [object Object] ability.
    E
    Explosive Charge
  • Tristana [object Object] ability.
    R
    Buster Shot

Items

Starting items
Hextech Alternator item.
Rush this
Stormsurge item.
Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
For mana problems
Rod of Ages item.
Seraph's Embrace item.
Tear of the Goddess item.
Good items
Horizon Focus item.
Stormsurge item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.
Blackfire Torch item.
Shadowflame item.
Situational items
Morellonomicon item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Against high MR
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Void Staff item.
Cryptbloom item.
Counter high HP
Liandry's Torment item.
Counter healing
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Example final build
Sorcerer's Shoes item.
Stormsurge item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Shadowflame item.
Void Staff item.
Rabadon's Deathcap item.