Viktor vs Tristana Counter Pick

Draw a Bead means the range comparison changes over the course of a game. Tristana starts at 550 units against Viktor’s 525 and extends that as she levels, so an early read understates her later reach. The record still shows Viktor at 55.6% over 340 games on patch 16.13.1, a limited but consistent sample.

Rocket Jump is where it is decided. The leap is a commitment that lands her beside her target with a brief slow around the impact, and Gravity Field answers a champion standing in one place better than anything else Viktor casts, since the field stuns whoever stays too long. Explosive Charge then needs time on the target to reach full value, and time is precisely what the slow denies. At 325 move speed Tristana is the slower of the two against 335.

Her damage is physical, so Viktor’s low 23 base armor is the exposed stat and also the easily patched one. She is the healthier champion at 640 to 600 and stays ahead at level 18 with 2,374 against 2,300, yet her 28 magic resist is the softest number on either side and Viktor’s output is entirely magic. Buster Shot can knock him out of his own zone. Difficulty ratings read 9 against 4. Kits: Viktor, Tristana.