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Trundle combos

the Troll King

4 Trundle combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is W › Q › AA › E. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Trundle combos

Written guide · based on the official ability texts

The trade

Q AA AA

When: An enemy is within range.

Frozen Domain raises speeds and healing, Chomp deals damage, slows and drains their attack damage, Pillar of Ice blocks the path.

The duel

Q AA AA

When: A carry is isolated.

Subjugate instantly steals a percentage of the target's health, armor and magic resistance, then the amount doubles over 4 seconds.

The trap

When: An enemy is chasing you.

Pillar of Ice blocks the path and slows nearby enemies.

The attrition duel

Q AA AA

When: A melee carry is within range.

Frozen Domain raises your speeds and healing, Chomp drains their attack damage, Subjugate steals part of their health, armor and magic resistance, doubled over 4 seconds.

Role in team fights

Trundle picks a target, neutralizes them with Chomp and Subjugate, and uses Pillar of Ice to block a path or split the enemies. He fights better inside his Frozen Domain, where his speeds and healing increase.

Common mistakes

Using Subjugate on a carry who is too weak: it steals a percentage of the stats.
Fighting outside your Frozen Domain.
Forgetting to drain the damage with Chomp.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Chomp	3.5	20 Mana	300
W · Frozen Domain	18/17/16/15/14	40 Mana	750
E · Pillar of Ice	21/19.5/18/16.5/15	75 Mana	1000
R · Subjugate	120/100/80	100 Mana	650

Official ability descriptions

PassiveKing's Tribute

When an enemy unit dies near Trundle, he heals for a percent of its maximum Health.

QChomp

Trundle bites his opponent, dealing damage, briefly slowing and sapping some of their Attack Damage.

WFrozen Domain

Trundle turns target location into his domain, gaining Attack Speed, Move Speed, and increased healing from all sources while on it.

EPillar of Ice

Trundle creates an ice pillar at target location, becoming impassable terrain and slowing all nearby enemy units.

RSubjugate

Trundle immediately steals a percent of his target's Health, Armor and Magic Resistance. Over the next 4 seconds the amount of Health, Armor, and Magic Resistance stolen is doubled.

Skill order

Max order: Q > W > E38.5% · 26 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W		●						●		●		●	●
E			●											●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 35 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Trundle

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.
Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.
Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

How to play around Trundle's combos

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is Trundle's main combo?

The trade: W › Q › AA › E. An enemy is within range. Frozen Domain raises speeds and healing, Chomp deals damage, slows and drains their attack damage, Pillar of Ice blocks the path.

Which ability should I max first on Trundle?

The most-played max order is Q > W > E (26 games, 38.5% win rate).

What is the cooldown of Trundle's ultimate?

Subjugate has a 120/100/80 second cooldown depending on its rank.

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