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How to Win Trundle vs Zilean Counter MatchupTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Trundle in LoLTrundle is in the s tier of champions
FighterTank
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How to Beat Zilean as Trundle

based on 2,625 Trundle vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
1.57
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zilean as Trundle came out of an analysis of 2625 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Trundle is forced to battle against Zilean in only 1.1% of his games.

Trundle vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Trundle does a decent job of countering Zilean. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Trundle against Zilean matches, Trundle’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Zilean.

Best Trundle vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraBlade of The Ruined KingHullbreaker

Optional Items

Spirit VisageTitanic HydraTrinity ForceThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Trundle to level upq
>
Second ability for Trundle to level upw
>
Last skill for Trundle to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Trundle's passive ability p
Trundle's q ability q
Trundle's w ability w
Trundle's e ability e
Trundle's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Trundle

Tips for Playing as Trundle against Zilean

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

Advice to Win Against Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Trundle vs Zilean Counter Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Zilean Image
5
< Kills >
2.5
6.3
< Deaths >
4.4
4.9
< Assists >
12.7
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
0.53
148
< Minions Killed >
60
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.81
< Inhibitors >
0.51
15,714
< Physical Damage >
1,044
2,383
< Magic Damage >
10,485
529
< True Damage >
738
18,626
< Damage Dealt >
12,267
35,920
< Damage Taken >
17,395
12,310
< Gold Earned >
8,924
3.42
< Towers >
1.95
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,502
< Total Healing >
6,538
14,568
< Experience >
12,081
18
< Vision Score >
50
8
< Wards Placed >
22
334
< Time Dealing CC >
183

How to Counter Zilean with Trundle in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some vital Trundle against Zilean counter statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between this set of champions. Trundle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Trundle may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Zilean..

Trundle often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zilean. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Trundle and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Trundle
Zilean

Who is Better, Trundle or Zilean?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Trundle usually wins when trying to fight Zilean, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Trundle makes a good counter to Zilean.

While Trundle does have a higher winrate than Zilean, when on opposite teams, Trundle also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Trundle into Zilean.

Moreover, Trundle also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Trundle vs Zilean matchups, Trundle is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Trundle is a decent counter for Zilean. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Trundle against Zilean.

Other Champion Matchups Against Trundle

Trundle Loses Against

TeemoTeemo48.3% winrateLilliaLillia48.5% winrateBraumBraum48.9% winrateLeonaLeona49.3% winrate

Trundle Wins Against

YuumiYuumi60.3% winrateSejuaniSejuani58.9% winrateNidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateOlafOlaf57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Trundle, we analyzed 2,625 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zilean as Trundle comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Trundle Build Zilean Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Trundle in order to counter Zilean during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Trundle on average accumulates more CS as Zilean. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Trundle versus Zilean build include Ravenous Hydra, Blade of The Ruined King, and Hullbreaker. When Trundle used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs. Zilean than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Trundle had an average winrate of 51.9% battling Zilean with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Zilean as Trundle, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Trundle vs Zilean LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.9% win rate overall.

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