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Tryndamere Guide

the Barbarian King

Fighter

Assassin

Tier C Top

Tryndamere, the Barbarian King, is a fighter and assassin champion of medium difficulty. Across our 404 analysed ranked games, Tryndamere is mostly played in Top (85% of its games), and more rarely in Mid (15%), with a 49.4% win rate in that role: tier C among Top champions (#34 of 51, ranked by win rate). Tryndamere's damage is mostly physical (89%): armor is the best defensive answer against this champion. 10% of that damage is true damage and therefore ignores resistances. Win rate varies with game length: 53.1% in short games (under 25 min, 98 games) versus 47.5% in medium-length games (25 to 35 min).

Averages measured over 344 Top games played with Tryndamere, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Tryndamere is a Fury fighter: every attack, critical strike and killing blow gives him some, which raises his critical strike chance. Bloodlust consumes Fury to heal him, Mocking Shout reduces the attack damage of nearby enemies, Spinning Slash dashes him, and Undying Rage stops him from dying for its duration.

The trade

E › AA AA › AA AA › Q

When: An enemy is within range.

Spinning Slash dashes you and damages enemies on your path, your attacks generate Fury, Bloodlust heals you.

Defense

W › AA AA

When: You are fighting high-attack enemies.

Mocking Shout reduces the attack damage of nearby champions; those who flee are slowed.

The survival ultimate

R › E › AA AA › Q

When: You are at low health.

Undying Rage stops you from dying whatever the wounds: keep fighting.

Laning phase

Generate Fury by attacking, then use Bloodlust to heal. Mocking Shout reduces the attack damage of nearby champions and the movement of those with their back to you.

Common mistakes

• Casting Undying Rage too early: it has a limited duration.
• Consuming your Fury with no attacks to make.
• Forgetting Mocking Shout against high-attack enemies.

Riot's official tips for playing Tryndamere

• Delaying the activation of Undying Rage is a very effective way to make an enemy champion over-commit to trying to kill you.
• Bloodlust is an excellent way to heal Tryndamere. Try not to let it fade off before you activate it.
• If the enemy is stacking Armor, try building items like Last Whisper or Youmuu's Ghostblade.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Infinity Edge, Yun Tal Wildarrows, and Ravenous Hydra (37 games, 59.5% win rate).

Infinity Edge+Yun Tal Wildarrows+Ravenous Hydra

37 games · 59.5%

Infinity Edge+Phantom Dancer+Ravenous Hydra

30 games · 46.7%

Lord Dominik's Regards+Phantom Dancer+Ravenous Hydra

23 games · 47.8%

Summoner spells

Flash + Ignite48.7% · 232 games

Flash + Ghost50.9% · 57 games

Exhaust + Flash53.6% · 28 games

Ghost + Ignite56.2% · 16 games

Most-played runes

Hail of Blades + Precision

47.4% · 213 games

Primary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact100%

Grisly Mementos70%

Ultimate Hunter55%

Secondary tree · Precision

Last Stand100%

Legend: Alacrity100%

Shards

Adaptive force60%

Adaptive force99%

Health93%

Lethal Tempo + Resolve

45.9% · 61 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph97%

Legend: Alacrity97%

Last Stand97%

Secondary tree · Resolve

Second Wind80%

Demolish57%

Shards

Attack speed98%

Adaptive force98%

Health80%

Grasp of the Undying + Precision

51.6% · 31 games

Primary tree · Resolve

Demolish100%

Second Wind90%

Revitalize77%

Secondary tree · Precision

Last Stand100%

Legend: Alacrity100%

Shards

Attack speed100%

Adaptive force97%

Health77%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Tryndamere's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team61.7% · 94 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Ravenous Hydra 58.9% ▲

Infinity Edge 61.9% ▲

Yun Tal Wildarrows 69.7% ▲

Phantom Dancer 58.6% ▲

Lord Dominik's Regards 69.2% ▲

Mortal Reminder 76.5%

The item that stands out most is Lord Dominik's Regards: 69.2% win rate, +18 points versus its usual win rate.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team41.8% · 91 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Ravenous Hydra 45.8%

Infinity Edge 46.4% ▼

Lord Dominik's Regards 34.6% ▼

Phantom Dancer 26.1%

Yun Tal Wildarrows 55.0%

Navori Flickerblade 47.1%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Balanced enemy team46.5% · 159 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Ravenous Hydra 44.6% ▼

Infinity Edge 50.0% ▼

Lord Dominik's Regards 50.0%

Yun Tal Wildarrows 55.0% ▼

Phantom Dancer 47.1%

Navori Flickerblade 42.4% ▼

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Counters and matchups

How to play against Tryndamere

• Try harassing Tryndamere early so he can't kill minions and heal with Bloodlust.
• Remember, Tryndamere can only slow you if you are facing away from him.
• Most of Tryndamere's damage is physical. If he's getting too strong, consider buying a Thornmail.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Tryndamere's matchups.

Abilities

PassiveBattle 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.

QBloodlust

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.

WMocking 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.

ESpinning Slash

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

RUndying Rage

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

Frequently asked questions

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