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Trundle
Patch 16.2.1
TopDifficulty
Very Easy
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Win lane through superior sustain and 1v1 pressure. Once ahead, stay in the side lanes and take towers. Force the enemy team to send their tank to stop you, then use to kill them or force them home, then take the Nexus.
Playstyle
You are a premier 1v1 duelist and tower-destroyer. Your goal is to stat-check the enemy top laner using , force them out of lane, and then use to take every plate before 14 minutes. In mid-to-late game, you live in the side lanes, forcing the enemy to send multiple people to stop your split push.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Elite 1v1 potential due to AD stealing on
- +Highest turret taking speed in the game with and resets
- + makes any tank a squishy target for your team
- +Incredible sustain in lane thanks to
Weaknesses
- -Very susceptible to kiting if is down
- -Zero inherent waveclear until you buy items
- - is your only crowd control and it's on a long cooldown
- -Weak in 5v5 teamfights if the enemy has heavy peel
Abilities
is your hidden power. You heal whenever something dies near you. If you're low in lane, don't leave—just stay near the minions as they die to top your health back up. This makes you almost impossible to poke out.
is an auto-attack reset. Use it immediately after a basic attack. It steals AD, meaning you get stronger while the enemy gets weaker. Always lead with this in trades to win the math game.
is your 'fight me' zone. It gives movement speed, attack speed, and boosts all healing (including and ). If the enemy walks off the ice, stop chasing unless they're one-shot.
is more than a slow. Use it to displace enemies mid-dash (like stopping a Shen dash) or to pin someone against a wall. The center of the pillar is impassable, so aim it slightly behind enemies to knock them toward you.
is your ultimate 'No' button for tanks. It steals health and resists. Wait for a tank to use their defensive buffs (like Aftershock) before using to steal even more stats.
Teamfight Role
Anti-Tank / Frontline Disruptor
In teamfights, find the tankiest person on the enemy team and use on them. This makes you a super-tank and makes them squishy enough for your ADC to kill. Use to peel for your carries or to catch an out-of-position mage.
If the enemy has a Fed assassin diving your backline, hold and specifically to slow them and reduce their AD to protect your carry.
Combos
Standard Trade
Auto → → walk away
Your bread and butter. The reset maximizes DPS and the AD steal ensures their retaliation deal significantly less damage to you.
The All-In
→ (behind them) → Auto → → → Auto
Drop for the speed boost, use to prevent their escape, and pop early in the fight to ensure you have the stolen stats for the entire duration of the duel.
The Pillar Pin
(between enemy and terrain) → → Run them down
If an enemy is walking near a wall, aim to wedge them between the pillar and the wall. This can often trap them completely for 1-2 seconds.
Max Sustain Heal
→
If you are low and need to survive a burst, always drop before using . The healing from is amplified by the passive bonus on your .
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | makes you one of the strongest level 1 champions in Top lane. You can win almost any direct 1v1. |
| Level 3 | With access to and , you can finally stick to targets and force them to take long trades they will lose. |
| Level 6 | allows you to dive towers or win 1v2 scenarios when getting ganked by the enemy jungler. |
| Level 9 | Maxed out provides massive AD theft and very high uptime on your damage buff. |
Tips & Tricks
- • works on towers. Use it every time it is off cooldown when hitting buildings for maximum speed.
- • grants a small area of vision. Use it to check bushes safely without face-checking.
- •You can cancel enemy Teleports or Recalls with displacement.
- •Standing on increases healing from all sources, including your Life Steal items and Health Pots.
- • healing range is quite large; you don't have to get the last hit to get the heal, just be near the dying unit.
- •Use to block narrow paths in the jungle to easily secure objectives or trap enemies.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using on a squishy target→You gain very little Armor and Magic Resist, making you easy to kill in a teamfight.
- ✕Using to waveclear safely→You are now vulnerable to a gank or all-in for 15+ seconds with no movement speed to escape.
- ✕Poor placement→You can accidentally knock an enemy away from your team or block your own pathing, allowing them to escape.
- ✕Fighting outside of your →You lose a massive amount of Attack Speed and Sustain, turning a winning trade into a losing one.
- ✕Forgetting to auto-attack before using →Significant loss in total burst damage during short trades.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached