Yorick vs Trundle — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yorick against Trundle · 50.06% win rate (779 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Statistically even (50.06% win rate) — but the tempo isn't: Trundle pressures 5 of the 7 stage windows in the plan below. Whoever converts their windows wins.

At a glance

Anti-heal his sustain — swarm him outside his W zone.

Track: Trundle's R — Subjugate (120–80s cooldown). Steals your stats. Swarm when it’s down.

Do

  • Anti-heal his sustain
  • Build graves, then E for ghouls
  • W-cage him outside his W

Don't

  • Duel him in his W
  • Get pillar-kited
  • Fight with no ghouls

Runes & build vs Trundle

Start
Doran's Blade + Health Potion
First back
Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing
First item
Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike)
Then
Hullbreaker
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Runes
Press the Attack (Precision): Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand · Resolve: Bone Plating, Unflinching · Shards: Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Yorick's game plan

Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Trundle.

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1TrundleTrundle's Chomp (Q) steals your AD and heals every trade, owning level 1.
Level 2TrundleAt 2 his sustain and Frozen Domain (W) keep him ahead in extended pokes.
Level 3TrundleLevel 3 his full early kit out-sustains your Q Last Rites brawls.
Levels 4-5TrundleLevels 4-5 his Chomp trades and Domain speed let him dictate every fight.
Level 6TrundleAt 6 Subjugate (R) strips your HP and resistances, hard-favouring Trundle.
First itemYorickFirst item plus Maiden lets your ghoul swarm finally out-DPS his sustain.
Two+ itemsYorickWith 2+ items Yorick's split-push and grievous wounds bury his single-target healing.

How to beat Trundle as Yorick: the early game

Trundle wins levels 1-2 flat out: Chomp (Q) saps your AD and heals him, so any auto-trade leaves you weaker and him fuller. Last Rites is a melee auto-reset that heals you — use it on the wave, keep Mist Walkers between you, and never stand on Frozen Domain (W).

Hardest and easiest matchups for Yorick in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Easiest

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The full Yorick 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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Common questions

Who wins Yorick vs Trundle in top lane?

Nobody on paper — a 50.06% win rate over 779 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.

Is Yorick vs Trundle a skill matchup?

Yes — Yorick vs Trundle is a genuine skill matchup: 50.06% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.

Does Yorick counter Trundle?

No hard counter either way — the Yorick vs Trundle win rate is 50.06%, an even lane decided by execution.

What runes does Yorick take vs Trundle?

Yorick takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Trundle.

What should Yorick build vs Trundle?

Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Plated Steelcaps.

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