How to win lane as Trundle against Vladimir · 51.36% win rate over 294 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Trundle | Chomp at level 1 immediately steals his Attack Damage and heals you from nearby minion deaths — he has no escape and no answer to the first trade. |
| Level 2 | Trundle | With W and Frozen Domain both available you can run him down after any trade he tries to walk away from; his pool is not yet leveled enough to matter. |
| Level 3 | Trundle | Your full Q-W-E kit lets you Pillar his retreat, keep him inside Frozen Domain, and stack three Chomps before his Q sustain can offset the damage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | His Q sustain begins to keep pace with your Chomp trades — you win extended fights inside Frozen Domain but he resets the health bar between skirmishes. |
| Level 6 | Trundle | Subjugate drains up to 40 percent of his MR onto you mid-fight — even if he pools the second cast, the first-cast steal is already banked and you become near-unkillable. |
| First item | Even / skill | His first AP item (Riftmaker) gives him enough omnivamp that your Chomp exchanges no longer open up a kill window without a perfect Pillar setup first. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Full AP Vladimir with Rabadon's outdamages your resistance-drain healing in a single rotation and pools every engage tool you have — respect his burst and play around objectives. |
Short trades are yours every time — one Chomp steals his Attack Damage and heals you off the dying minions his Q is trying to farm. Step up as he goes for a last-hit, land Chomp, and back off before his Q poke cooldown resets. Do not burn Pillar chasing him to his tower; save it to cut off his retreat when he tries to walk away after a losing trade. His W pool is on a long cooldown at this level and he will not waste it early, so you can freely run him down inside Frozen Domain through the first three levels without fear of the dodge.
The full Trundle vs Vladimir 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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