Poppy vs Trundle TOP Matchup Guide

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Overview

Use terrain to threaten wall stuns and hold to deny Trundle's limited mobility engages.
Manage trades to avoid extended fights where Trundle's drains your resistances and health.
Focus on anti-dash play and front-line disruption to counter Trundle's splitpush and stat-steal strategy.

Trade short bursts using your passive shield and slow, then back off before Trundle forces long duels.
Hold until Trundle commits a dash or closes distance, then activate to deny his mobility.
Use only when you can pin Trundle against terrain for a stun and favorable trades.

Respect Trundle's zone for increased healing and attack speed by avoiding prolonged trades.
Be cautious when Trundle places pillar near walls to trap or slow you.
Avoid fighting when your is on cooldown, losing your primary anti-dash tool.

Keep fights near walls early to maximize stun threat and punish Trundle's low mobility.
Avoid extended trades before level 6 when can negate Trundle's stat drain.
Hold to stop Trundle's pillar engages and punish his reposition attempts.

Level 6: Use to knock Trundle away or isolate him before fights to deny his stat drain.
First tank item: Increased durability lets you sustain through damage and extended trades.
Respect Trundle's level 6 spike by avoiding long fights and kiting out its duration.

Deny Trundle extended fights by using to block mobility and to stun near walls.
Use strategically to disengage or isolate Trundle before he applies his stat drain.
Control terrain positioning to maximize your crowd control and peel, disrupting Trundle's splitpush and frontline presence.

Tactical tip

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