How to win lane as Olaf against Trundle · 50.81% win rate over 675 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Your Q-slow-into-auto and passive beat his level-1 — his Q bite only steals a little AD before you've committed any trade. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | Your Q plus E lands a guaranteed true-damage burst he can't match with one bite and no sustain. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | Axe-reset slows let you chain Q and E him repeatedly before his healing comes online. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | His Q-bite AD steal and W zone let him sustain and reposition — short trades even out, so commit only with W up. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Ragnarok cleanses his pillar and ignores his slow zone so you can still dive, but his own R levels the lane. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your bruiser core stays strong, but his R Subjugate and AD steal arrive at the same time — neither side owns the all-in. |
| Two+ items | Trundle | His R steals your resistances while healing and his Q drains your AD, so his drain-tank scaling out-sustains your short fights. |
Trundle is one of the few drain-tanks you don't just run over, so respect his Q bite — every time it lands it steals your attack damage and feeds him, weakening your autos and your passive ramp. Still, levels 1-3 are yours: land Q to slow, walk up, and weave E true damage between autos before he has any sustain stacked. Don't dump E when his pillar (E) is up to wall you off — bait it, then commit. Short trades favor you here because his healing isn't online yet.
The full Olaf 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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