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How to Win Trundle vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Trundle in LoLTrundle is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Trundle

based on 9,857 Trundle vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
55.9 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Trundle came out of an examination of 9857 ranked matches where both champs faced off against one another. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Trundle has to counter Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his games.

Trundle vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Trundle has done a great job of countering Kai'Sa. Normally, he wins a whopping 55.9% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Trundle vs Kai'Sa matches, Trundle’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Trundle vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTiamat

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sundered SkyDeath's DanceWit's EndHullbreaker

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
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Last skill for Trundle to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Trundle

Tips for Playing as Trundle against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Trundle vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
55.9 %
VS
Win Rate
44.1 %
Kai'Sa Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6
5.6
< Assists >
6.1
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
142
< Minions Killed >
178
0.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.86
< Inhibitors >
0.44
15,697
< Physical Damage >
12,281
2,302
< Magic Damage >
8,015
541
< True Damage >
406
18,541
< Damage Dealt >
20,703
35,451
< Damage Taken >
19,369
12,359
< Gold Earned >
12,340
3.48
< Towers >
2.06
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
16,339
< Total Healing >
4,337
14,494
< Experience >
12,710
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
336
< Time Dealing CC >
44

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Trundle in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several valuable Trundle against Kai'Sa matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. For instance, Trundle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Trundle may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Trundle normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Trundle and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Trundle
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Trundle or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Trundle usually wins when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 55.9% win rate. Therefore, Trundle makes a fantastic counter for Kai'Sa.

While Trundle does have a much higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when facing one another, Trundle also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Trundle into Kai'Sa.

Furthermore, Trundle also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Trundle vs Kai'Sa matchups, Trundle is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Trundle is a great counter to Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Trundle against Kai'Sa.

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

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 56.4% 33042 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.5% 6582 GamesSingedSinged+ 56.9% 2077 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.8% 11133 Games

Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Trundle, we analyzed 9,857 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 Kai'Sa 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Trundle in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Trundle typically gets a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Trundle versus Kai'Sa build consist of Spirit Visage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Trundle included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Kai'Sa than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Trundle had an average win rate of 55.9% when countering Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Kai'Sa as Trundle, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Trundle vs Kai'Sa counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 55.9% win rate overall.

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