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Tryndamere vs Malphite

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Prioritize building Fury and controlling the wave to enable extended trades and side-lane pressure against Malphite's low early agency.
Exploit Malphite's low lane pressure by forcing fights when Fury and (R) are available to deny his scaling and armor stacking.
This is a splitpush versus teamfight matchup; focus on side-lane duels and avoid grouped fights where Malphite's engage excels.

Trading pattern

Trade when Fury is stacked and (E) attack speed slow or (Q) slow are on cooldown to maximize damage and healing.
Use (E) to engage only if you can chase or reset the fight; avoid using it forward if Malphite can disengage or punish.
Extend trades with (R) to survive Malphite's burst and turn low-health skirmishes into kills or tower pressure.

Danger windows

Be cautious when (R) is available and he has flash or fog of war angles for engage.
Avoid all-ins when your (R) or (E) are down, as you become vulnerable to his poke and engage.
Watch for ganks or collapses when you use (E) forward without an escape route.

Early game

Use early waves to build Fury safely without overextending into Malphite's poke and slows.
Avoid committing all-ins before level 6 when Malphite's engage (R) is unavailable and his poke is limited.
Pressure Malphite's wave control to prevent him from safely stacking armor and preparing for teamfights.

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) aggressively to force all-ins and dives as Malphite's engage becomes a threat but can be baited.
After reaching two core items, increase splitpush pressure to force Malphite to respond and create map pressure.
Respect Malphite's level 6 (R) engage and armor spike; avoid extended trades when his armor and cooldowns are up.

Win conditions

Build Fury and use (E) plus (R) to force extended side-lane fights that Malphite cannot safely contest.
Deny Malphite safe scaling by pressuring the wave and punishing cooldowns before he stacks armor.
Reach your two-item spike to maximize splitpush threat, forcing Malphite to answer and creating opportunities for your team.