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How to Synergize Trundle with Maokai on the Same TeamTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle with Maokai

How to Win With Trundle and Maokai Paired TogetherTrundle is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Trundle and Maokai

based on 8,251 Trundle with Maokai pairs
Win Rate
55.5 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Trundle has gone into battle with Maokai in 8251 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the publishers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Trundle synergize with Maokai. It is relatively rare for Trundle to play with Maokai on the same side. This has only taken place in approximately 3.5% of rounds with Trundle.

Trundle Maokai Synergy Summary

Trundle does a great job of playing alongside Maokai. Typically, he wins a whopping 55.5% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Trundle when fighting on the same team as Maokai by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Trundle vs Maokai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceHullbreakerRavenous HydraExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Trundle to level upq
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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 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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Trundle and Maokai

Tips for Playing as Trundle with Maokai

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 Understand How Maokai Will Play

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.

Trundle Maokai Synergy Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
55.5 %
VS
Win Rate
44.5 %
Maokai Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
5.5
< Assists >
5.5
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
147
< Minions Killed >
143
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.5
0.87
< Inhibitors >
0.82
16,386
< Physical Damage >
15,758
2,360
< Magic Damage >
2,360
534
< True Damage >
546
19,280
< Damage Dealt >
18,664
36,028
< Damage Taken >
36,023
12,532
< Gold Earned >
12,372
3.56
< Towers >
3.4
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.12
16,682
< Total Healing >
16,624
14,642
< Experience >
14,565
18
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
339
< Time Dealing CC >
339

How to Play with Maokai as Trundle in LoL

The Trundle Maokai synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Maokai, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Trundle sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Maokai. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Maokai helps Trundle perform not as well in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Trundle is paired with Maokai, he gets a little increase in his full damage dealt. This could signal that Maokai provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Trundle is played with Maokai on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Maokai.

Moreover, when Trundle plays with Maokai on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Maokai does a poor job of covering Trundle in team fights.

Synergies between Trundle and Maokai

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Maokai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Trundle
Maokai

Is Trundle better when played alongside Maokai?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Trundle that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, Maokai is a pretty good ally for Trundle. By locking into the same team as Trundle, he improves their win rate by 2.8% to 55.5%. This demonstrates that there is pretty good synergy between Trundle and Maokai that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Maokai has a lower difficulty than Trundle. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Maokai allies to play with, as they will require a lower level of skill to cooperate well with you.

When playing together, Trundle players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Although, by bringing Trundle and Maokai together, you may not be providing your other teammates much AP. Plan to pick other champs on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Maokai ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle Maokai Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Trundle and Maokai, we analyzed 8,251 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Trundle with Maokai comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Trundle in order to work well with Maokai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to use in your Trundle and Maokai synergy build include Spirit Visage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Trundle incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Maokai than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Trundle boasted an average winrate of 55.5% helping carry Maokai with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Trundle and Maokai pairings, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 55.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Maokai with Trundle are displayed for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu above.