Malphite vs Trundle
How to Beat Trundle as Malphite
based on 9,864 Malphite vs Trundle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Trundle Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Trundle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Trundle as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Trundle
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Advice to Win 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.
Malphite vs Trundle Counter Stats
How to Counter Trundle with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some strategic Malphite versus Trundle counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Trundle’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Trundle..
Malphite usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Trundle. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Trundle
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Who is Better, Malphite or Trundle?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malphite usually loses when facing off against Trundle, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes a bad counter to Trundle.
While Malphite does have a lower winrate compared to Trundle, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Trundle.
Furthermore, Malphite has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Trundle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Trundle matchups, Trundle is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a somewhat poor counter to Trundle. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Trundle.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Trundle during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Trundle. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Malphite versus Trundle build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Malphite used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Trundle than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 48.1% when playing against Trundle with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Trundle as Malphite, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Malphite vs Trundle counterpicks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.
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