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Trundle ARAM Guide

Fighter, Tank Mana Melee 2010 Freljord Troll Top, Jungle
ARAM Builds:

Trundle is a melee fighter usually played Top/Jungle on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Trundle in ARAM: Trundle excels as a disruptive frontline tank in ARAM, using his pillar to control space and his ultimate to steal durability from enemy tanks, enabling him to soak damage and shred priority targets.

Trundle ARAM Abilities

Passive

Trundle heals for a portion of an enemy's max Health when it dies near him.

Targeting: Passive
Q

Trundle bites an enemy, slowing them and stealing their Attack Damage.

Targeting: Auto
W

Trundle claims a zone, gaining attack speed, move speed, and increased healing while inside.

Targeting: Location
E

Trundle summons an impassable ice pillar that slows nearby enemies.

Targeting: Location
R

Trundle steals a portion of his target's Health, Armor, and Magic Resistance, doubling the amount over 4 seconds.

Targeting: Unit

Trundle ARAM Playstyle & Tips

Trundle excels as a disruptive frontline tank in ARAM, using his pillar to control space and his ultimate to steal durability from enemy tanks, enabling him to soak damage and shred priority targets.

Tips

Use your pillar to block enemy escape routes or disrupt their positioning in tight ARAM corridors.

Focus on stealing enemy tank stats with your ultimate to become unkillable in teamfights.

Build tanky items like Heartsteel and Spirit Visage to maximize sustain and durability.

Prioritize hitting minions with your Q to heal and poke enemies safely.

Save your W for chasing down low-health enemies or peeling for your carries.

Combos

Pillar (E) to trap, then Q for slow and auto-attack damage.

Ultimate (R) on enemy tank, then W to chase and Q for sustained damage.

Flash + Pillar (E) to catch out-of-position enemies for your team.

Trundle ARAM Build Patch 16.13

Runes

Primary — Resolve

Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying
Font of Life Font of Life
Conditioning Conditioning
Overgrowth Overgrowth

Secondary — Precision

Legend: Haste Legend: Haste
Triumph Triumph

Summoners

ExhaustFlash

Skill Order

Max your skills in this order

1st
Chomp
Q
2nd
Frozen Domain
W
3rd
Pillar of Ice
E

Starter Items

  1. 1. Giant's Belt Giant's Belt
  2. 2. Ruby Crystal Ruby Crystal
  3. 3. Health Potion Health Potion
  4. 4. Health Potion Health Potion

Core Items

  1. 1. Sundered Sky Sundered Sky
  2. 2. Mercury's Treads Mercury's Treads
  3. 3. Trinity Force Trinity Force
4th Item
1/2
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra
Buy / avoid tips (5)

Buy when:

  • you need waveclear on a tank
  • your champion stacks bonus health
  • enemy team has many melee champions

Avoid when:

  • you are a ranged champion
  • your team needs single target burst

Options

5th Item
1/3
Iceborn Gauntlet
Iceborn Gauntlet
Buy / avoid tips (5)

Buy when:

  • enemy team is full AD
  • your champion is melee and kites well
  • team needs aoe slow for peel

Avoid when:

  • enemy team has heavy magic damage
  • your champion relies on attack speed

Options

6th Item
1/3
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Buy / avoid tips (5)

Buy when:

  • enemy team has multiple health stackers
  • you need self-peel against melee divers
  • your champion relies on attack speed and on-hit

Avoid when:

  • enemy team is mostly squishy and mobile
  • you need burst damage over sustained dps

Options

Trundle ARAM FAQ

What is the best build for Trundle in ARAM?

In ARAM, Trundle typically builds core items like Sundered Sky, Mercury's Treads, Trinity Force and Grasp of the Undying runes (Resolve primary, Precision secondary).

What runes should I use for Trundle in ARAM?

Take Grasp of the Undying in the Resolve tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Trundle in ARAM.

How do you play Trundle in ARAM?

Trundle excels as a disruptive frontline tank in ARAM, using his pillar to control space and his ultimate to steal durability from enemy tanks, enabling him to soak damage and shred priority targets.

What is Trundle's best combo in ARAM?

Pillar (E) to trap, then Q for slow and auto-attack damage.

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