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Crit Tryndamere build & runes

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Tryndamere buildsCrit Tryndamere this buildAP Tryndamere rank B

Item build path

Starting items level 1 · 475 gold to spend

Doran's Blade475 g

Cloth Armor + 5

Health Potions475 g

Early AD and crit to snowball trades.

First back first recall

Zeal +

Boots +

Wards

Core build order buy in this order · ~15,800 g full build

Berserker's Greaves900 g

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Statikk Shiv2,500 g

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Infinity Edge3,800 g

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Phantom Dancer2,800 g

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Bloodthirster3,200 g

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Guardian Angel2,600 g

Situational adapt to the game

Last Whispervs stacked armor tanks

Mercury's Treadsvs heavy CC compositions

Frozen Malletfor sticky HP and slow

Bloodthirsterfor lifesteal and raw AD

Skill order & spells

Skill orderQ > E > W > R

SpellsFlash + Ignite / Ghost

Rune page (Season 3)

9× Greater Mark of Armor Penetration+11.5 Armor Pen

9× Greater Seal of Armor+12.7 Armor

9× Greater Glyph of Magic Resist+12.1 Magic Resist

3× Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage+6.8 AD

Best duos & synergies

Zileanhaste + revive on top of Undying Rage is absurd

Kayletwo untargetable windows chained together

Masteries 21 / 9 / 0

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Standard Season 3 page — full crit. Hover any mastery for its name.

Counters & matchups

Who this pick beats and who beats it — pick your lane with the matchup in mind.

✓ Strong against

Nasusall-in and zone him off farm early

Karthusdives and kills him despite passive

Ryzeoutsustains and undying kills him

Kassadinall-in kills him before he scales

Katarinaspin dive shreds her squishy frame

✕ Struggles against

JaxCounter Strike negates your autos

Teemoblind during Undying Rage window

MalphiteAS slow + armor shuts down crit DPS

Kayleultimate negates your Undying all-in burst

Singedfling and slow stop you sticking to him

Quick tip: Split-push relentlessly; ult at the last moment and E out — never fight without fury.

Key combo

Spinning Slash (E) engage → Mocking Shout (W) slow → autos with Bloodlust (Q) → Undying Rage (R) to survive and all-in

Power spike & playstyle

Spikes with early crit (BF/IE) and 6 with the Undying Rage immortality window; a snowball split-pushing duelist—build fury and force 1v1s.

Other builds

Tryndamere’s other builds

% is versus Crit Tryndamere · how the letters are measuredEvery build →

AP Tryndamere →Same role, different buildTop Lane · AP burst · 15,875 g

Damage rankBout-damages 8 of 16 top lane builds

Combo+autos1,601-26%

Burst918+292%

Auto DPS228-64%

Eff. HP4,215-10%

Sorcerer's Shoes

Lich Bane

Rabadon's Deathcap

Nashor's Tooth

Zhonya's Hourglass

Void Staff

Skill E > W > Q > RMasteries 21/9/0Summoners Flash + GhostStart Boots of Speed + 4 Health PotionsRunes Magic Penetration marks · Flat Armor seals · Flat Ability Power glyphs · Flat Ability Power quints

Spinning Slash carries a full AP ratio and Lich Bane procs on the spin, so one E into an auto is a real burst combo under Undying Rage safety.

As a split-push threat — Lich Bane plus spin shoves waves and takes towers far faster than the crit build does.

In teamfights. Crit Tryndamere is a sustained-damage champion; this build spends its whole kit in two seconds and then has an ultimate and nothing else.

Not modelled in this number: Frenzy (10% AS for 2s after a crit — not static).

Show the damage math

Ability	How it is calculated	Raw	After resists
E Spinning Slash rank 5?	one figure from the 3.13.1 tooltip	793	493 −38% after armour
W Mocking Shout?no damage found	no direct damage in this model
AA Auto-attack	167.2 per hit × 1.36 attacks/sec	167 / 253	228 dps

Level 18AD 125AP 585Target 1,900 hp · 75 ar · 50 mrAfter pen 64 ar · 18 mr

Combo 918 + 3.0 s autos 683 = 1,601, 48% of target HP.

Only the EW rotation is counted.

Guide

How to play Tryndamere in League Classic

Tryndamere plays two games: the split-push game, which you always play, and the teamfight game, which you avoid until items arrive. Build fury in jungle camps and waves, E away from ganks, and force the enemy to answer your side lane every 40 seconds. Ult at the last possible moment — baiting an execute attempt and surviving on 1 HP for five seconds is where Trynd kills are made. Statikk Shiv into IE is the spike; after that, anyone alone on the map is yours.

FAQ

Tryndamere in League Classic

What is the best Tryndamere build in League Classic?

The standard build is Crit Tryndamere: Berserker's Greaves, Statikk Shiv, Infinity Edge, Phantom Dancer, Bloodthirster, Guardian Angel. Skill order Q > E > W > R, summoner spells Flash + Ignite / Ghost. Tryndamere also has 1 measured off-meta build: AP Tryndamere.

What runes and masteries does Tryndamere use in League Classic?

Marks: Armor Penetration. Seals: Flat Armor. Glyphs: Magic Resist. Quintessences: Flat AD. Masteries: 21/9/0 — full crit.

Is Tryndamere good in League Classic?

Tryndamere is rated B-tier top lane in the launch consensus (score 44/100 across 4 published rankings). Strong into Nasus, Karthus, Ryze, Kassadin, Katarina; struggles against Jax, Teemo, Malphite, Kayle, Singed.

What does Tryndamere start with and build first in League Classic?

Open with Doran's Blade or Cloth Armor + 5 Health Potions. Early AD and crit to snowball trades. First back: Zeal + Boots + Wards. Then build in order: Berserker's Greaves → Statikk Shiv → Infinity Edge → Phantom Dancer → Bloodthirster → Guardian Angel.

Editorial build based on documented Season 3 (2013) meta. Counters and duos are historical projections rather than live win-rate matchup data. (Tier ranking above does mix in live data where sources publish it — see the tier list for details.)

Top Lane tier list ← Consensus tier list