Talk:Tristana/Strategy/@comment-25601589-20141030213256/@comment-5843104-20180423042220

I main Tristana (over 500k mastery points), and I build an Infinity Edge first most games. People say "oh, but you're not getting AS, as much Crit chance... etc." They're right, but that's not how I play her to overwhelming success. You're giving your E a heavy steroid, your crits will quarter health an enemy adc, and your Fleet Footwork will heal you for more. And Tristana isn't a huge "Kiting" champion. Yes, you CAN kite on her, but it's not like Sivir, or Miss Fortune, or Ashe, or Vayne who get built in kite from their kits. Tristana is a HYPER carry because of her W's positioning. Movement speed buffs are nice, but being able to jump a wall, or dodge a blitz hook, and get resets from takedowns is what makes her a hyper carry: you just W into a better position after the reset. And you can reset her W by detonating her E early with auto's and abilities, or by getting kills or assists.

Also, laning depends heavily on who and what champions you are up against. What you do: Farm, Avoid poke, and Scale. The nice thing about Tristana is... she's great at all in engages, and can go from 'a little behind' to totally fed if played correctly. She can dominate lane against bad opponents, or weak champions, but she's built to be a late game team fighter. I fought the sticky bandit (Taric Leona) botlane with Tristana and stomped because of superior play and building Last Whisper into Blade of the Ruined King. Find the build that works for you, but I rush IE when I can.