MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Trundle vs Smolder
How often does Trundle beat Smolder in Top?
Trundle into Smolder in Top: 48% observed win rate across 31 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Trundle ahead by 480 gold.
Beating Smolder: the Trundle game plan
Someone usually dies here around 6:53 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Trundle's Top build, with receipts
The most-finished Trundle core is Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, Hullbreaker: 56.1% across 792 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
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.