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How to Win Zed vs Trundle Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Trundle

How to Beat Trundle as Zed in LoLZed is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Trundle as Zed

based on 8,109 Zed vs Trundle matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Trundle as Zed came out of an evaluation of 8109 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Zed has to counter Trundle in only 5.9% of his games.

Zed vs Trundle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a awful job of countering Trundle. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.4% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Zed vs Trundle games, Zed’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Trundle.

Best Zed vs Trundle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Axiom ArcEclipseEdge of NightThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
>
Second ability for Zed to level upe
>
Last skill for Zed to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
InspirationTriple TonicFuture's Market
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Trundle as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Trundle

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed vs Trundle Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Trundle Image
8.7
< Kills >
5.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
5.4
< Assists >
5.3
1.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
157
< Minions Killed >
147
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.5
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.85
21,784
< Physical Damage >
15,975
1,233
< Magic Damage >
2,399
1,188
< True Damage >
542
24,205
< Damage Dealt >
18,916
22,147
< Damage Taken >
36,159
12,282
< Gold Earned >
12,505
1.56
< Towers >
3.5
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
3,677
< Total Healing >
16,606
14,645
< Experience >
14,745
17
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
148
< Time Dealing CC >
336

How to Counter Trundle with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some significant Zed against Trundle matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Trundle’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Trundle. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Zed normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Trundle. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Trundle

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Trundle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Trundle

Who is Better, Zed or Trundle?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when facing off against Trundle, with a 46.4% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a poor counter to Trundle.

While Zed does have a lower winrate than Trundle, when facing one another, Zed also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zed into Trundleas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zed also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Trundle. This 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 Zed vs Trundle matchups, Trundle is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Zed is a terribly counter for Trundle. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Trundle.

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Trundle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Trundle as Zed, we analyzed 8,109 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 Trundle as Zed 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Zed most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Trundle. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Zed versus Trundle build include Guardian Angel, Serylda's Grudge, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Zed combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Trundle than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 46.4% battling Trundle with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Trundle as Zed, Zed players should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Triple Tonic, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Zed vs Trundle LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.4% winrate overall.

If you need to get Zed versus Trundle tips and counter stats for a a specific rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies given are computed using all matches finished with these champions.