How to win lane as Tryndamere against Maokai · 52.51% win rate (577 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Out-crit him — dodge his root, R his combo.
Track: Maokai's W — Twisted Advance (14–10s cooldown). His lock-on root. E-spin out of it.
Read from Tryndamere's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Maokai.
This is Tryndamere's own plan; across 577 pooled games the lane is leaning Tryndamere.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Tryndamere | Level 1 favours you — your Q reset trade beats Maokai's weak early damage. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Level 2 is his: Twisted Advance is untargetable on the way in and roots on arrival. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 is his: Bramble Smash knocks you off him every 7 seconds at rank 1. |
| Levels 4-5 | Maokai | Level 4 favours Maokai — his W root into sapling poke, often with jungle, wins the all-in. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is even: Undying Rage answers his root all-in, but Nature's Grasp cuts your exit. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is even: Sap Magic heals the chip back unless you buy anti-heal. |
| Two+ items | Tryndamere | Late you outscale a peel/engage tank who cannot solo-kill you in a sidelane. |
Level 1 favours you — Maokai's early damage is low and your Q Bloodlust reset trades beat his before saplings ramp. Shove and deny him free brush control.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Tryndamere's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Tryndamere vs Maokai 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 — a 52.51% win rate edge over 577 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Tryndamere has a small statistical edge (52.51% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Tryndamere has a slight edge (52.51% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Tryndamere takes Lethal Tempo on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Maokai.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Stridebreaker (stick through the kite) first, then Infinity Edge, with Mercury's Treads.
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