Tryndamere

AbstracT Theory·Aug 24, 2015·5 votes·1,147 views

You cant run, you cant fight he cant die. A champion with such an easy kit and ult to use shouldnt be possible. About to die? press r. Unless you have 5 people to peel and kite him back he completely shits on you. How the fuck do i deal with that??

EDIT: Im not trying to bitch too much here, i really could use tips. Maybe a trynd main can give some intel. If im melee i cant really kite so well, so what else could i do?

10 Comments

yay nibbersAug 25, 20152 votes

Play a lot of Tryndamere myself. Here's a few things that should help you deal with Tryndamere:

Hard and even some soft CC: Things like stuns and roots really annoy him at the very least. If he can't move he can't hit you or spin at you. He can ult while under any form of CC but I'll get into that. Slows also help because it makes it a bit harder for him to get to you without using his spin. Side Note: It's best to save hard CC if possible for when he uses his ult to waste as much of the immortality as possible.
Ignite: This one is pretty simple. Ignite not only reduces his Q healing but can also guarantee a kill. It outlasts his ult if used at any point after its activation so as long as you can get him to 1 HP during his ult an Ignite can do the trick. Saving it for as close to the end of his ult works the best because he'll likely save his Q for then and you'll want to burn through that heal
Armor: Pretty obvious. More armor on you means less physical damage from him. Rushing a Randuin's/Frozen Heart or even just a Warden's Mail severely hinders his dueling potential against you earlygame because it slows his attack speed as well. If you're playing a tank top, building both will shut him down if he tries to fight you.
Range: A Tyndamere that isn't fed and/or doesn't have full build is easily kited by ranged champs. As well, he just can't lane well against ranged tops, especially Teemo and Quinn who both have blinds which help them even more against him.

As for some counter picks, Teemo is absolutely one of his biggest counters. I get mega salty whenever I have to play Tryndamere into Teemo. Other counters are pretty much any beefy champion with hard CC. Renekton, Ryze, Jax, and Malphite come to mind. Renekton is just a bigger lane bully than Tryndamere, Ryze has his crazy snare shenanigans, Jax's kit almost completely counters Tryndamere's, and Malphite gets extra armor and has an attackspeed slow to go with Warden's Mail. Other good choices include Nasus, Garen, and Darius. Keep in mind however that a particularly good Tryndamere can play around these champions, though Darius in particular is an especially good choice as his bleed along with Ignite will often kill careless Tryndamere through his ult.

General tips for laning against Tryndamere:

Bully him off your minions if you can so he can't build up rage, and try to get your jungler to gank if he does manage to get some rage to try and force him to use it if you can't yourself.
Try not to Flash away if he hasn't spun at you yet because he will follow you with it if he feels he can do more damage or kill you.
Build a Warden's Mail early as I mentioned earlier even if you aren't playing a tank, it helps.
Do not try to fight him level 1, you will regret it.
This applies to most champs, but definitely keep your distance or even hug your tower if he manages get a couple kills on you early. Giving him more kills is the last thing you want to do.
His Mocking Shout actually lowers your AD, up to 80 AD reduction at rank five. Many will max this second and some extra cheesy players may max it first. This gives him considerable trading power and should not be ignored if you're an AD focused champion like Riven.

Edit: Something important to note is Tryndamere will usually try to split push as much as possible since his teamfighting is so bad. Even a behind Tryndamere can turn things around for their team if they split push at the right time. Assuming you're beefy enough, just showing up to stop his pushes helps though it may not be entirely ideal at times as your team might need you for fights. Basically, you deal with him as you would other split pushers, so there's not much to write about that here.

It's rather late here, but this is everything I could think of off the top of my head. I'll edit in more if I think of anything.

I really think Tryndamere isn't a particularly hard champion to play against if you know how. He honestly isn't terribly strong in lane, though he is coming back with tanks falling out of favor and does best against squishy toppers. As well his team fighting is awful and feels like a less reliable Master Yi.

Sorry for the really long post, but I hope this helps!

Prospector PeteAug 24, 20151 votes

Tryndamere can be really frustrating to play against as he has no counterplay. Sure, you can cc him, but he can still ult through cc.

AbstracT TheoryAug 24, 20151 votes

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Tryndamere can be really frustrating to play against as he has no counterplay. Sure, you can cc him, but he can still ult through cc.

thats somethign i really dont understand, no champions can use r expect for trynd while stunned (and maybe kayle not sure atm) if riot wants counterplay then using r while stunned is retarded and shouldnt be possible.

Prospector PeteAug 24, 20151 votes

Only 3 champions can ult while stunned: Alistar Olaf Tryndamere

BattleOxeAug 24, 20151 votes

Alistar can!

LimitaneiAug 24, 20151 votes

It's usually best not to 1v1 Tryndamere.

If Tryndamere uses his ult:

Step 1- Wait 2 to 3 seconds and then use your cc against him. Stun, slow, cripple, anything you have. Step 2- Throw all your damaging skills at him. (Heavy damage abilities, DoT, anything) Step 3- ??? Step 4- Profit

Julij2Aug 24, 20151 votes

Yeah it's really stupid he can use ult while being CCed.... Only recently found out when I tried to fight him as WW. I ulted him so he couldn't ult. Didn't work so well....

Sir Jack LeeAug 25, 20151 votes

Early game you just have to kill him as many times as you can before he hits lvl six and deny him farm. If you can, try to pick a ranged champ ( ), freeze lane in the middle, and just trade with him if he tries to get some farm and just stomp him. That will force him to just farm and try to split push ensuring that he won't be as effective.

CaythelesAug 25, 20151 votes

Lets not forget the stupid damage he does after he buys 1 item :D and the Mile long Spin plus slow. He was fine how he was, people still used him. now he is just a pick for ez wins.

Wînter FoxAug 25, 20151 votes

The worst part is even if you somehow manage to punish him early, get kills off him, and win lane hard - he's going to come back no matter what. He's going to be split pushing constantly like the backdoor whore he is and there's nothing you can do to stop him.