Talk:Tristana/@comment-4881935-20120826015759/@comment-4743916-20120826121420

The reason why her skills are ability power is because back then ability power was intented for damage scaling items from ability power to only affect abilities, as the name suggests. However, as the game progressed they began adding attack damage ratios that no longer followed this straight forward model and Tristana happened to be one of the older champions that didn't get her scalings switched over since there is no balance issue that is urgent enough to change.

As for her explosive shot, I think its range is small given how long her range becomes as the game progresses. It's almost too unsafe to use this move in later teamfights on key targets because she has to get in so close to use this move. Since ability moves have their range indicators start from the center of the champion while auto attack ranges extend starting from the outside of the character model, her E is barely the range of her level 1 auto attack.