MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Trundle vs Shen
How often does Trundle beat Shen in Top?
Trundle into Shen in Top: 49% observed win rate across 477 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Trundle ahead by 746 gold.
Trundle at 15:00
- Gold: +746
- CS: +21
- XP: +63
Typical gap to Shen, from 474 games that reached 15:00.
Does Trundle counter Shen?
No counter here: Trundle sits at 49% over 477 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Shen: the Trundle game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Trundle at 55% across 295 games. Flip the lead and Trundle falls to 39% across 181.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 55% | 295 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 181 |
| First blood | 54% | 214 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 145 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 349 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 75 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:20 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:45. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Trundle's Top build, with receipts
Into Shen specifically, Trundle finishes Ravenous Hydra first most often: 52.4% over 126 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Trundle core is Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, Hullbreaker: 56.1% across 792 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Ravenous Hydra (4,440 games).
Skill plan: Trundle players max Q first and take Q at level 1.