How to win lane as Akali against Trundle · 54.49% win rate over 318 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Trundle | Trundle's Chomp (Q) steals your AD and heals him while you only have Q out — no Shroud, no sustain to answer his level-1 base-stat bully. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Shroud isn't up yet and your kit is still filling in — only trade when his Chomp is on cooldown, otherwise just farm at Q range. |
| Level 3 | Akali | Full basics online: your Assassin's Mark empowered autos and Q out-trade him, and Shroud blanks his Chomp-into-Contaminate chase. |
| Levels 4-5 | Akali | You out-trade a pre-item Trundle — bait his Pillar and Contaminate zone, then reset the trade in Shroud so his sustain never catches up. |
| Level 6 | Akali | R is the kill: E-flip in, cast-one through, cast-two from the side to execute on missing HP before Subjugate heals and steals your resists. |
| First item | Akali | Lich Bane gives you the burst to all-in through his health bar — force every fight while his Subjugate is on cooldown. |
| Two+ items | Trundle | A 2-item Trundle's Subjugate steals your resists and percent-HP heals through your combo — his drain-tank sustain out-lasts your burst, so close before late game. |
Trundle owns the first two levels: his Chomp (Q) bites a chunk of your AD off and heals him, and with only your Q out and no Shroud yet you cannot answer his base-stat bully. Do not walk up to auto — last-hit at the edge of your Q kunai range, eat a little Chomp poke, and bank energy. Watch his Pillar of Ice (E): he drops it to wall off your future E-dash and slow you, so keep that terrain in mind before you commit. Get to level 3 near full HP and the lane tips your way.
The full Akali vs Trundle report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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