How to Play Trundle Top: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: Q > W > E
First item: Ravenous Hydra12.9 min
Gold vs lane at 15: +61
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 63.4%
Win rate 1k gold behind: 33.1%

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Trundle Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

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When Trundle Top gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Trundle wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Trundle's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Trundle hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Trundle can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Trundle can start or win.
12.9 min
First item at 12.9 min
Ravenous Hydra is done — Trundle's first real damage or durability spike.
20.8 min
Two items at 20.8 min
Ravenous Hydra + Trinity Force: the window to group and take objectives.
26.3 min
Three-item core at 26.3 min
Ravenous Hydra + Trinity Force + Hullbreaker completes Trundle's core build.
30 min
Strongest in games of about 30 minutes
Trundle wins 49.9% of games that end around this point.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Trundle Top Laning Plan

Trundle plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Trundle Top is 61 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 51% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 63% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 33%. Trundle averages 1.42 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Trundle win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead63.4%
Ahead57.4%
Behind37.9%
1,000+ gold behind33.1%

Lane matchups that decide the plan

Respect these lanes

Jax−886 gold at 15

Teemo−564 gold at 15

Press these lanes

Dr. Mundo+1,049 gold at 15

Ornn+753 gold at 15

Yone+730 gold at 15

Trundle Mid and Late Game

What Trundle does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Side-lane pressure pays: Trundle rates 98/100 for damage to buildings. Push a side wave while the team holds mid.
Trundle heals a lot (percentile 94): extended fights and sieges favor Trundle.
Play around dragons, Grubs and Baron — Trundle rates 89/100 for objective control.
Trundle wins 2.4 points more in short games than long ones: group, take objectives and end before the enemy scales.

These expert Trundle tips are generated by MetaBot's advanced analysis of thousands of Trundle games. Learn the best strategies, ability combos, and gameplay tactics to master Trundle and climb the ranked ladder. Follow these tips to maximize your Trundle performance.

Trundle has less crowd control than most champions. This can make locking down kills or ganking for other players more difficult.
Trundle has a high rate of healing compared to other champions. They may be good at exchanging hit trades in lane or before teamfights since they can recover through self-healing.
Trundle has a much higher early late game win rate than their late game win rate. Take advantage of this by playing aggressive early on and trying to snowball through kills.
Trundle has more base armor than most champions, which makes them excellent in the early game against attack damage type enemies.
Trundle has more base attack damage than most champions, so they should be trading autos aggressively in lane.

Playing Trundle

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.
Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.
Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

Playing Against Trundle

Trundle is very powerful at location-based combat. Try to draw him off of his Frozen Domain.
Make sure to get out of his Pillar of Ice as quickly as possible, as it significantly slows you down.

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How to Play Trundle FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Trundle power spike?

Trundle's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 12.9 min.

Can Trundle come back from behind?

Trundle wins 38% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 791 games), against 57% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Trundle games, but it is not decisive.

What is Trundle's first item?

Most Trundle players finish Ravenous Hydra first, at a median of 12.9 minutes.

Which lanes are hardest for Trundle?

By gold at 15 minutes, Trundle falls furthest behind against Jax, Teemo. Play those lanes safe and scale.

How do you play Trundle Top?

From this patch's ranked data, Trundle wins by playing to these strengths: pressure side lanes; take long fights and sieges; fight around objectives.

Trundle How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes