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the Barbarian King

Tryndamere Top build & stats

FighterAssassin B 614 games · patch 16.16
Win rate
50.8%
Pick rate
2.7%
Ban rate
2.6%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
400 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
57.5% 40 games

Build in this order

Yun Tal Wildarrows 1
Yun Tal Wildarrows
3,000 gold
Lord Dominik's Regards 2
Lord Dominik's Regards
3,300 gold
Endless Hunger 3
Endless Hunger
3,100 gold
9,400 gold
90.9% WR 11 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
73.3% 15 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
70.6% WR
34 games · 6% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
65.2% 23 games

Max order

Bloodlust Q Spinning Slash E Mocking Shout W
52.9% 51 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Tryndamere

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Tryndamere wins 50.8% of games as Top on patch 16.16 (614 games).
  • Most common core: Ravenous Hydra → Yun Tal Wildarrows → Infinity Edge — 75% win rate over 12 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 56% of games with a 52% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Sett (80% over 10 games). Hardest: Kled (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Tryndamere is an early-game champion: 56% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 43% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Ravenous Hydra 1
Ravenous Hydra
Yun Tal Wildarrows 2
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Infinity Edge 3
Infinity Edge
83.3% WR
6 games · 1% pick
Yun Tal Wildarrows 1
Yun Tal Wildarrows
Navori Flickerblade 2
Navori Flickerblade
Endless Hunger 3
Endless Hunger
66.7% WR
3 games · 0% pick

Starting items

Doran's Bow
Doran's Bow
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
57.5% WR
40 games · 7% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
33.3% WR
9 games · 1% pick
Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
25.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
53.3% WR
227 games · 37% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
70.0% WR
20 games · 3% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
52.9% WR
17 games · 3% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
69.2% 4% (26)
64.7% 8% (51)
64.0% 8% (50)
59.1% 14% (88)
59.1% 4% (22)
59.1% 4% (22)
58.3% 20% (120)
55.4% 14% (83)
55.2% 32% (194)
54.8% 7% (42)
50.0% 3% (20)
37.0% 9% (54)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
70.6% WR
34 games · 6% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Domination Domination + Precision Precision
68.8% WR
32 games · 5% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter Last Stand Legend: Alacrity
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
34.8% WR
23 games · 4% pick
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Demolish Second Wind

Keystones

  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 60.5%25% pick
  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 49.1%17% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 44.4%6% pick
  • Fleet Footwork Fleet Footwork Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS. 50.0%1% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 57.6%33% pick
  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 38.6%7% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 65.2%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Bloodlust Q Spinning Slash E Mocking Shout W 52.9%51 games

Most common first three levels: E → Q → Q (55%), E → Q → W (17%).

  • PBattle Fury

    Tryndamere gains Fury for each attack, critical strike, and killing blow he makes. Fury passively increases his Critical Strike Chance and can be consumed with his Bloodlust spell.

  • QBloodlust

    Tryndamere thrives on the thrills of combat, increasing his Attack Damage as he is more and more wounded. He can cast Bloodlust to consume his Fury and heal himself.

  • WMocking Shout

    Tryndamere lets out an insulting cry, decreasing surrounding champions' Attack Damage. Enemies with their backs turned to Tryndamere also have their Move Speed reduced.

  • ESpinning Slash

    Tryndamere slices toward a target unit, dealing damage to enemies in his path.

  • RUndying Rage

    Tryndamere's lust for battle becomes so strong that he is unable to die, no matter how wounded he becomes.