How to win lane as Maokai against Tryndamere · 47.49% win rate (577 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Anti-heal his crits — W-root him, out-last his R.
Track: Tryndamere's R — Undying Rage (120–80s cooldown). Unkillable 5s. Out-last it.
Read from Maokai's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Tryndamere.
This is Maokai's own plan; across 577 pooled games the lane is leaning Tryndamere.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Tryndamere | Tryndamere can mock-duel your single ability at level 1 and start banking Fury — you have no combo yet, so concede the opener. |
| Level 2 | Maokai | Your W root plus Q knockback lands before crit comes online and Sap Magic heals the spin — you out-trade him here. |
| Level 3 | Maokai | With E added you root, knock back, and slow him while Passive heals the autos; he can't beat a repeated W-Q trade pre-crit. |
| Levels 4-5 | Maokai | Your sustain and root cooldowns let you repeat favorable trades and set the perfect gank on an immobile Trynd. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | His Undying Rage refunds Fury and survives at 1 HP for 5s, so your all-in and jungler stop converting — it's even now. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your Sunfire Aegis line keeps you durable and lane-stable, but his crit and E resets start letting him spin-kite your Q to a draw. |
| Two+ items | Tryndamere | Crit-stacked Tryndamere out-DPSes your flat tank damage and kites your Q with E/W — play for teamfight CC, not the duel. |
Level 1 he can mock-fight you, but you concede it anyway with one ability — don't trade into his Fury build-up early. The lane turns at 2-3: walk up, W (Twisted Advance) roots him in place, Q (Bramble Smash) knocks him back out of spin range, and your Sap Magic proc heals the autos he lands. He can't out-sustain a rooted-and-poked trade before crit, so repeat that W-Q on cooldown and deny his Fury from ever capping.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Maokai's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Maokai vs Tryndamere 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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Tryndamere, slightly — Maokai wins 47.49% of 577 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Tryndamere has a small statistical edge (52.51% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Tryndamere has the slight edge (Maokai wins 47.49%), though it stays close.
Maokai takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Tryndamere.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Heartsteel (the HP engine) first, then Thornmail / Spirit Visage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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