Tryndamere counters (Top)

Common role: Top

The best counter to Tryndamere in Top is Malphite: 56.8% win rate over 2,126 ranked games on patch 26.21.

A crit auto-attacker who can't die for 5 seconds thanks to his ultimate.

What makes Tryndamere dangerous

Tryndamere builds Fury to crit constantly, heals with his W and E, and his ultimate (Undying Rage) makes him immortal for a few seconds — so you can't simply burst him. He's a split-pusher who spins through walls with his E to escape ganks.

How to counter Tryndamere

• 1Never all-in him at low health — his ultimate makes him immortal. Wait out the ~5 second window, then finish him after it ends.
• 2CC and slows beat him: he has to walk to you (his only dash is his E). Root, stun, or kite him and his damage never lands.
• 3Punish him early before he has Fury and lifesteal. He's a weak level-1-3 laner; trade when his E is on cooldown.
• 4As a split-pusher, don't chase him 1v1 — answer with your own map pressure and collapse with numbers when he's caught out.

What are Tryndamere's weaknesses?

• ✓No hard CC and only one dash for mobility.
• ✓Immortality ends — outlast his ultimate and he dies.
• ✓Kiteable by slows, roots and ranged damage.
• ✓Weak early before Fury and lifesteal ramp up.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Tryndamere's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Battle Fury

  Tryndamere gains Fury for each attack, critical strike, and killing blow he makes. Fury passively increases his Critical Strike Chance and can be consumed with his Bloodlust spell.

• Q
  Bloodlust

  Tryndamere thrives on the thrills of combat, increasing his Attack Damage as he is more and more wounded. He can cast Bloodlust to consume his Fury and heal himself.

• W
  Mocking Shout

  Tryndamere lets out an insulting cry, decreasing surrounding champions' Attack Damage. Enemies with their backs turned to Tryndamere also have their Move Speed reduced.

• E
  Spinning Slash

  Tryndamere slices toward a target unit, dealing damage to enemies in his path.

  Strong: a spin through walls to escape ganks and gap-close. Weak: his only mobility — after it he walks, so slows and CC pin him down.

• R
  Undying Rage

  Tryndamere's lust for battle becomes so strong that he is unable to die, no matter how wounded he becomes.

  Strong: Undying Rage makes him immortal for ~5 seconds — you can't burst him. Weak: it ends — outlast it, then finish him, and it does nothing vs CC.

Itemization

Tryndamere is an AD crit auto-attacker: armor and attack-speed slows (Randuin's Omen, Frozen Heart) gut his damage, and Grievous Wounds cuts his lifesteal. A well-timed stun or Exhaust wastes his entire ultimate.

This guide covers Tryndamere's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.