How to win lane as Zac against Trundle · 57.53% win rate over 73 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Trundle | Trundle's Chomp sustain and passive healing beat your L1 pokes. |
| Level 2 | Trundle | His Q AD-shred and heal keep winning short L2 trades. |
| Level 3 | Trundle | At 3 he adds Pillar of Ice to wall off your engage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Trundle | Levels 4-5 his sustained duel and shred still outpace your W. |
| Level 6 | Trundle | Subjugate at 6 steals your tank stats and wins the all-in. |
| First item | Trundle | First item he still out-duels you 1v1 in the sidelane. |
| Two+ items | Zac | By 2+ items your teamfight R and AOE tankiness outscale his single-target kit. |
Trundle's Chomp out-sustains your early Unstable Matter pokes and his passive gives him movespeed and healing on nearby minions/champs, so he wins prolonged L1-2 trades — last-hit safe and don't W into a full wave.
The full Zac 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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