Tristana Jungle Now Viable?

Leena Guttal·1/29/2015, 5:55:49 PM·1 votes·854 views

So by now everyone should know about Tristana's new update to her E - Explosive Shot. Now, upon activation, it launches an explosive charge on enemies that detonates after 4 seconds or if the target is attacked 4 times/hit by Rocket Jump. A stack of Explosive Shot is applied on the enemy for each attack, increasing the damage by 25% for each stack.

That makes me think, is Tristana jungle better now? I'm not saying that Tristana jungle should replace her main role as an ADC, but it could be a fun build to play. I mean, think of the GANKS! A 900 range jump, combined with a scaling knockback, that I feel would make her a very scary ganker that can easily bank some kills for her team.

Some perks to Tristana jungle is the fact that she's ranged (yeah ranged junglers were nerfed in 5.1 but I feel like she'll do fine), and strong AoE damage to help her with her clear.

For runes, go 9 AS Marks, 9 Armor Seals, 9 MR Glyphs, and 3 AD Quints.

For her build, I would suggest taking a Stalker's Blade item 3706 with the Warrior Enchantment. Alternatively, if you're looking to be power farming until you hit 6, you can go for a Ranger's Trailblazer item 3713 and try building your Infinity Edge item 3031 first and then swapping your Trailblazer for a Stalker's Blade and enchanting it.

For the rest of her build, I would go with a somewhat standard ADC build. Infinity Edge after Stalker's Blade (or before your Trailblazer), Berserker Greaves item 3006 ,Statikk Shiv item 3087 , Blade of the Ruined King item 3153 / BloodThirster item 3072 , and Last Whisper item 3035 / Youmoo's Ghostblade item 3142 / Black Cleaver item 3071

If you want to have some fun, I'd really suggest trying Tristana jungle. Please comment your thoughts below! I'll be playing her tonight and checking out how good she is! Thanks for reading~

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