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

Zilean vs Trundle

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

based on 2,625 Zilean vs Trundle matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
3.45
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Trundle as Zilean resulted from an examination of 2625 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Zilean is forced to battle against Trundle in only 6.0% of his rounds.

Zilean vs Trundle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zilean does a poor job of beating Trundle. On average, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Zilean versus Trundle games, Zilean’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Trundle.

Best Zilean vs Trundle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Glowing MoteIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongMorellonomiconImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceShadowflameCosmic DriveSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Trundle as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Trundle

Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.

Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.

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.

Zilean vs Trundle Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Trundle with Zilean in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Zilean against Trundle counter statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Trundle’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Trundle. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Zilean usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Trundle. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zilean and Trundle

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Trundle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Trundle

Who is Better, Zilean or Trundle?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zilean usually loses when taking on Trundle, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a bad counter to Trundle.

While Zilean does have a lower win rate compared to Trundle, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Trundle.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Trundle matchups, Trundle is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Zilean is a somewhat poor counter to Trundle. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zilean against Trundle.

Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Trundle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Trundle as Zilean, 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 Trundle as Zilean 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 learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to counter Trundle during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean typically accumulates less CS relative to Trundle. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Zilean versus Trundle build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Morellonomicon, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Trundle than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 48.1% battling Trundle with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Trundle as Zilean, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Zilean vs Trundle fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Zilean x Trundle tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every game finished with both champions.