Tryndamere - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.1%
Pick Rate
2.6%

Tryndamerevs Zac

SFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
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Tryndamere vs Zac is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Zac wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Tryndamere based on 8 games. Zac wins the early laning phase while Tryndamere scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Tryndamere build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Tryndamere vs Zac matchup.

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Tryndamere Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Tryndamere performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Tryndamere - 37.5% win rate in this matchup
Tryndamere
37.5% WR
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Zac vs Tryndamere matchup - 62.5% win rate
Zac
62.5% WR

Who Wins the Tryndamere vs Zac Matchup?

Zac wins the Tryndamere vs Zac matchup
Winner
Zac
Matches: 8
37.5%
Win Rate
62.5%
2.2
CS / min
1.4
726
DMG / min
782
12,814
Gold / game
13,164
545
Heal / min
1,968
1,308
DMG Mitigated / min
1,809
0.5
CC / min
1.7
0.0%
Early Game WR
100.0%
60.0%
Late Game WR
40.0%

Tryndamere vs Zac Matchup Summary

The Tryndamere vs Zac matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Zac wins with a 62.5% win rate compared to Tryndamere's 37.5%, giving Zac a 25.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Zac controls the early laning stage, but Tryndamere outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Zac needs to press advantages before Tryndamere reaches their power spikes, while Tryndamere should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Zac leads by 1.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zac has a strong advantage in this matchup. Tryndamere players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Zac overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Tryndamere vs Zac Laning Phase Breakdown

Zac wins the laning phase against Tryndamere in League of Legends

Zac is favored during the laning phase against Tryndamere, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Zac holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
2.2Tryndamere
1.4Zac
Tryndamere significantly out-farms Zac by 0.8 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 12 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Tryndamere a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Zac players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
726Tryndamere
782Zac
Zac deals 56 more champion damage per minute than Tryndamere. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Tryndamere choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Zac's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,814Tryndamere
13,164Zac
Zac earns 350 more gold per game than Tryndamere, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Zac slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.5Tryndamere
1.7Zac
Zac brings significantly more crowd control than Tryndamere, with 1.2 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Zac far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Tryndamere should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,853Tryndamere
3,777Zac
Zac vastly out-sustains Tryndamere, healing and mitigating 1,924 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Zac can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Tryndamere is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Tryndamere, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Tryndamere Build Against Zac

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Zac, providing the mobility and stats Tryndamere needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Tryndamere against Zac are Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King and Phantom Dancer. This combination gives Tryndamere an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Zac. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Tryndamere vs Zac matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Zac
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Tryndamere early game win rateTryndamere0.0%
Zac early game win rateZac100.0%
Late Game
Tryndamere
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Tryndamere late game win rateTryndamere60.0%
Zac late game win rateZac40.0%

Zac dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Tryndamere. This lopsided early game means Zac can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Tryndamere is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Zac. Extended games heavily favor Tryndamere, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Zac must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Tryndamere reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Tryndamere survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Tryndamere Runes Against Zac

Precision rune tree - Tryndamere primary runes vs ZacPrecision
Conqueror - best Tryndamere rune vs ZacTriumph - best Tryndamere rune vs ZacLegend: Alacrity - best Tryndamere rune vs ZacLast Stand - best Tryndamere rune vs Zac
Inspiration rune tree - Tryndamere secondary runes vs ZacInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Tryndamere rune vs ZacMagical Footwear - best Tryndamere rune vs Zac
100.0% WR

The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Tryndamere the best tools to compete against Zac in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Tryndamere matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Tryndamere's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Tryndamere build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Tryndamere matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
53.68%1907.395213,35953.0%54.2%
39.72%1417.064311,97632.2%45.1%
54.69%1286.784112,94855.2%54.3%
59.35%1236.683812,18263.8%55.4%
47.93%1216.772813,63144.7%49.4%
53.70%1087.01,04013,38364.0%44.8%
44.76%1056.675511,68135.2%54.9%
54.90%1027.096113,48663.2%50.0%
53.13%967.180813,07152.4%53.7%
50.59%857.21,17412,81150.0%51.1%
51.19%846.886612,43156.3%48.1%
53.01%837.184812,28865.8%42.2%
59.04%837.085812,92160.5%57.8%
55.41%746.586312,68761.8%50.0%
41.10%737.186012,38147.1%35.9%
42.86%707.294812,62537.1%48.6%
49.25%676.987313,89448.1%50.0%
56.45%627.082712,15160.0%51.9%
54.39%577.079212,81860.0%50.0%
56.36%556.992713,30367.9%44.4%
47.17%536.385811,56634.6%59.3%
50.94%537.298412,34751.7%50.0%
43.14%516.687412,81539.1%46.4%
66.00%504.090715,16376.5%60.6%
54.00%507.072312,25658.3%50.0%
45.83%484.180313,08031.6%55.2%
45.83%486.790512,43150.0%40.9%
62.50%487.286412,85761.9%63.0%
58.70%466.694012,22152.2%65.2%
46.67%457.385013,62047.1%46.4%
54.76%427.41,00314,31060.9%47.4%
50.00%387.786513,36053.3%47.8%
62.16%375.493213,31066.7%59.1%
56.76%376.785312,24650.0%63.2%
43.24%376.386512,75458.8%30.0%
40.54%377.182512,75533.3%47.4%
52.78%367.287814,06166.7%42.9%
58.33%366.372011,87864.3%54.5%
42.86%356.885912,82746.7%40.0%
52.94%346.594811,22554.5%50.0%
61.76%346.889814,49078.6%50.0%
64.71%346.069212,43181.3%50.0%
41.38%297.276212,65533.3%47.1%
51.72%293.082913,57050.0%53.3%
46.15%262.373313,30630.0%56.3%
69.23%264.281513,27069.2%69.2%
68.00%257.178711,83853.9%83.3%
52.00%256.771311,50416.7%84.6%
52.00%254.21,06614,66071.4%44.4%
52.00%257.284012,79658.3%46.1%
54.17%246.468312,06742.9%70.0%
45.83%242.384214,57830.0%57.1%
52.38%217.084915,41116.7%66.7%
38.10%214.368910,89045.5%30.0%
33.33%216.999913,09038.5%25.0%
57.14%213.470313,34640.0%72.7%
33.33%217.373413,49437.5%30.8%
55.00%206.367512,12077.8%36.4%
73.68%192.468313,72662.5%81.8%
63.16%197.365712,27571.4%58.3%
52.63%195.388614,65942.9%58.3%
55.56%187.198914,39771.4%45.5%
44.44%186.776612,22355.6%33.3%
38.89%183.382014,69740.0%38.5%
41.18%174.971211,78833.3%50.0%
52.94%177.176511,83254.5%50.0%
56.25%165.91,05513,12557.1%55.6%
66.67%157.01,01913,71087.5%42.9%
66.67%156.394715,41980.0%60.0%
73.33%152.078512,57257.1%87.5%
50.00%147.379013,34350.0%50.0%
50.00%142.065012,56575.0%40.0%
30.77%133.475312,32220.0%37.5%
53.85%133.773514,47440.0%62.5%
50.00%126.382312,07550.0%50.0%
81.82%112.61,02312,95185.7%75.0%
80.00%103.695214,20966.7%85.7%
70.00%107.190812,47083.3%50.0%
70.00%105.698212,01240.0%100.0%
66.67%97.181714,85450.0%71.4%
33.33%95.870912,52666.7%16.7%
33.33%97.198713,78650.0%28.6%
66.67%96.880613,14250.0%80.0%
55.56%97.366411,47150.0%66.7%
37.50%82.272612,8140.0%60.0%
87.50%83.381112,787100.0%75.0%
37.50%87.31,02115,4770.0%60.0%
87.50%87.91,08814,650100.0%50.0%
62.50%83.667611,65583.3%0.0%
37.50%87.61,00212,71940.0%33.3%
25.00%87.190812,6930.0%33.3%
42.86%77.983411,89550.0%33.3%
71.43%71.484815,06633.3%100.0%
57.14%75.576611,99533.3%75.0%
42.86%75.870112,62133.3%50.0%
57.14%75.865712,84650.0%66.7%
57.14%76.585213,55250.0%60.0%
50.00%66.059114,04650.0%50.0%
66.67%66.368812,37675.0%50.0%
66.67%67.380413,994100.0%0.0%
66.67%67.094516,869100.0%60.0%
33.33%64.897115,8670.0%40.0%
60.00%56.790413,66166.7%50.0%
80.00%55.378811,787100.0%66.7%
20.00%51.083514,3290.0%50.0%
20.00%56.875116,6410.0%25.0%
100.00%52.565415,474100.0%100.0%
60.00%56.393616,7160.0%60.0%
40.00%56.81,07913,62250.0%0.0%
0.00%57.587413,9680.0%0.0%
80.00%55.296112,29066.7%100.0%
20.00%55.163910,60433.3%0.0%
0.00%54.371210,2560.0%0.0%

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Tryndamere vs Zac - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Tryndamere do against Zac in League of Legends?

Zac wins the Tryndamere vs Zac matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to Tryndamere's 37.5%, a 25.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Tryndamere do against Zac in the early game?

In the early game, Zac has the advantage against Tryndamere with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Zac players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Tryndamere do against Zac in the late game?

In the late game, Tryndamere takes over the Tryndamere vs Zac matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Tryndamere scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Tryndamere vs Zac matchup?

Zac wins the matchup against Tryndamere with a 62.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 25.0 percentage point advantage means Zac is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.

What is the best Tryndamere build against Zac?

The best Tryndamere build against Zac includes Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, Phantom Dancer with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Tryndamere runes against Zac?

The best Tryndamere runes against Zac use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Tryndamere vs Zac matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Tryndamere counter Zac?

No, Tryndamere struggles against Zac with only a 37.5% win rate. Zac has the advantage in this matchup. Tryndamere players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Zac's lead.

How do I play Tryndamere against Zac?

When playing Tryndamere against Zac, play cautiously and avoid Zac's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Zac in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.