Talk:Tristana/@comment-200.127.27.119-20120223034807/@comment-76.185.44.4-20120224015930

So to prove trist's early game is bad you compared the max rank of two unrelated abilties. Lvl 9 is not early game so your comparision is trash. It also only compares two abilities in isolation. Trist's early game is strong because she can achieve lvl 2 faster than other range carries (passive on E), and then capitalize on the temporary lvl advantage with 2 damage spells (E + W) that are each very strong at rank 1. She also has a second inflection point at lvl 6 when she gets her ult. Paired with an agressive support like alistar it is very easy to win lane if you take advantage of these temporary power advantages. If you ignore them though, yeah you're gonna suck. That's on you.