User blog comment:Deshiba/Solo Queue: Skewed perceptions./@comment-8506165-20130730171434/@comment-8506165-20130802073130

I've played Trundle as a tank when the need arises and it's surprisingly good - with his free AD from Q and free AS from W he still ends up with a nice enough chunk of damage despite only building defensively. It just doesn't really compare to bruiser Trundle in terms of maximising the champ because he benefits more from those same things as a bruiser. Best Trundle game I ever had was where I went bruisy with a toplane Shen pulling main tank duty.

Unfortunately the current meta just favours picking bruisers and playing them straight tank, which is fine early game but they're not gonna compare late, which is where your tanks are meant to be most useful for their teamfight presence and peeling ability. Which is why you get Xin being played tank and usually sucking from mid-game.