Trundle Counters Classic 26.22

Trundle has no stun, no silence, and nothing that drags you toward him. He has a slow on Chomp, and Pillar of Ice, which slows nearby enemies and becomes impassable terrain. So the danger sits in his last few steps, and Ambush carries extra movement speed for as long as you stay hidden.

The steal is the part you plan around. Subjugate takes health, armor and magic resistance off its target at once, then doubles the amount over the next three seconds. Your Deadly Venom ticks are true damage, so the resistances he just took off you do not reduce them. The health is gone regardless.

Spray and Pray stretches your attack range while it runs, so the exchange can happen on ground he has not turned into Frozen Domain. Venom Cask arrives already loaded with venom for Expunge to collect, though Pillar of Ice can wall off the angle you wanted before you press either one.

Slicing Maelstrom can raise Kennen's armor and magic resistance while Subjugate steals health and both defenses. That armor and magic resist last only while the storm is active. Chomp saps attack damage; Kennen is usually ability-power based. You make Chomp's stolen stat matter when you answer with repeated basic attacks.

Trundle heals through King's Tribute whenever an enemy unit dies near him, with the amount tied to that unit's maximum health. During a dying wave, his health can rise while you are damaging him. Watch the unit deaths before judging the exchange, because that heal is separate from whether your last cast connected.

Pillar of Ice creates impassable terrain and slows nearby enemies. A route around it consumes part of Mark of the Storm's six-and-a-quarter-second window. Only the activated half of Electrical Surge needs an already marked target. If the mark expires during the detour, activating Electrical Surge cannot start that count again.

Power Chord is one piece that fights back during Subjugate. Your third spell arms the next attack, and that attack cuts what Trundle deals for three seconds, exactly how long Subjugate needs to reach its doubled amount. Have it armed before he opens, not after.

Keep your allies close and clear of the pillar. Song of Celerity and Aria of Perseverance both pay their standing bonuses to allied champions near you. Pillar of Ice is terrain dropped into the middle of that group. An ally who ends up too far from you loses the armor, magic resist and speed.

Watch what Trundle collects while you trade. Frozen Domain raises healing from every source while he is standing on it, and King's Tribute is one of those sources. Crescendo forces a dance on every enemy champion it reaches, and your other three songs will come back again and again before it does.