Shen vs Trundle JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Overview

Use to impact river fights and skirmishes, leveraging side-lane pressure into map plays.
Prioritize early river vision and Scuttle control to limit Trundle's strong early invade and objective control.
Track Trundle's pathing near river camps to anticipate and counter his dueling attempts.

Path to secure early Scuttle vision and camps near river to track Trundle's movements.
Use counter-ganks around river and mid-lane when Trundle commits to ganks.
Delay invading until after Trundle's first dueling item spike or when you have lane priority for safe contesting.

Respect early river fights where Trundle uses and to trap and outduel you.
Avoid low-health clears or forced smite fights near Trundle due to his dueling and sustain.
After using , your top wave and tower are vulnerable; coordinate to minimize enemy pressure.

Start with a full clear to safely reach level 3 before contesting river or Scuttle.
Avoid early invades unless nearby lanes have priority to support counter-ganks.
Contest first Scuttle only if your lanes can move first to prevent Trundle's extended fights inside .

Level 6 unlocks global shield, enabling impactful cross-map plays; prepare waves before using it.
First tank item improves durability, allowing confident taunt engages and short trades.
Respect Trundle's level 6 stat steal; avoid extended fights during its uptime.

Use to convert side-lane pressure into dragon and Rift Herald control.
Deny Trundle free farm and camps by counter-jungling when lanes have priority and is down.
Leverage taunt and attack block to win short trades and protect allies in teamfights.

Tactical tip

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