Trundle vs Master Yi Counter Pick

Wuju Style is the reason this jungle matchup looks closer than the stat sheet implies. Its basic attacks deal true damage, which bypasses armor entirely, so Trundle’s 113.5 armor at level 18 and the resistances he strips with Subjugate lose value against part of Master Yi’s damage. Still, Trundle’s patch 16.13.1 record sits at 57.6% across 172 games.

Control decides it. Highlander makes Yi immune to slows, blunting Chomp’s slow and the move speed boost from Frozen Domain. Pillar of Ice, however, is terrain rather than a slow, so slow immunity does nothing to it. Dropping a pillar in the middle of a chase can end the chase on the spot. Alpha Strike also leaves Yi briefly untargetable, which means Subjugate works better held until he commits than fired as an opener.

On raw stats, the Troll King comes out ahead in a straight fight: 650 base health to 640, 2,520 to 2,425 at level 18, 68 base attack damage to 65, and 37 base armor to 33. Master Yi brings the highest move speed of either side at 355, so he can choose where fights start near camps and objectives. Meditate heals him while cutting incoming damage, which drags out the duels Trundle would otherwise finish quickly. Both champions rate 5 and 4 for difficulty, so execution is not what separates them. The player who forces the fight next to a dying camp usually wins, since King’s Tribute steadily refills a health bar.