Fae Tristana Elise

Patience defines Fae Tristana Elise: the board holds level 7 and rolls steadily until Tristana caps out at three stars. Patch 18.1 numbers put it at Tier D: 5.79 average over 2,459 lobbies.

Set against the full field it lands at #49 of 53 and, as 10th of the 14 boards holding that tier, 0.31 off the Tier D median of 5.48. With only 0.1% of lobbies playing it (median 0.49%), you will rarely fight anyone for its units.

Build for Tristana before anyone else: the standard kit is Deathblade, Giant Slayer, and Guinsoo's Rageblade; finished versions of that build averaged 4.86. Elise picks up the leftovers as the board's second threat.

If you spot Elise on someone's board, it is almost certainly this comp — only 2 other tracked comps field it. The final board keeps 3 traits active, led by Vanguard (6), with Fae at 3 in support. One synergy is still switched off: Defender, at 1 unit, and a single Defender Emblem is all it takes to bring the bonus online.

Among the emblems our model scores against this roster, Defender Emblem comes out first, ahead of Juggernaut Emblem. Run the emblem-first search for Defender Emblem and this board appears at #23 of 26.

Elderwood Aphelios and Fae Rengar build around the same Tristana core as Fae Tristana Elise — two boards chasing one carry thin out the late-game shops fast.

One caveat: 2,459 games is a comparatively small sample this patch, so the averages carry more noise than the meta's high-volume comps.