User blog comment:Peard/@comment-5681804-20121030131428

I agree with the guy ahead of me. Trundle is also my main and i play him primarily as a jungle and while he isn't the strongest holy cow i just soloed red and didn't loose hp at level 1 jungle hes still a great jungle. He doesn't need particularly anything.

Trundle is the most balanced bruiser in the game with a flat rounded 2100 hp at level 18, 100+ damage and a 40 damage buff with a basic immunity to CCs due to contaminate. Trundle serves as a unique bruiser though. he doesnt have the natural bruiser trait of damage and health evenly with abit of resists he is a full on resist bruiser. My general build is along the lines of Madreds Razor, Boots 1, Phage, Mercs, Mallet, Thornmail, Force Of Nature, Mardeds Blood Razor, then 1 last tanky item.

While this isn't a normal bruiser build this is THE trundle build and this is what he needs, with a standard 15 ad, 13 armor, 24 mr at 18 runepage and tank masteries along the lines of 3/21/6 Trundle can shine in his own right. You don't even need to get the jungle mastries on the tank page ( I don't use them) as long as you get Summoners Wrath and Butcher in offense it midigates the loss of Tough Skin and Bladed Armor, and for summoner spells just get exhaust and smite. Oh, and don't forget the passive the passive five trundle almost infinite camp clearing potential and while it starts and what seems like a poor 2% thats still about 70 health possible from clearing blue and stacks up to an amazing 6% by the endgame leading to big surprise heals in team fights.

Also to explain ganking just save exhaust to hit your gank target AFTER you force them to flash by pillaring, leaving, then coming back about a minute later. People always fall for it and the only people that can get away then are natural blinks like Ezreal and after level 6 you can just towerdive a solo Ezreal if he's missing any health. And in team fights dont expect to solo anyone easily unless they are really soft trundle has a little nuke with the bite but that isn't enough to kill off a tough champ.

What you want to do is either hit the tank with your ult to sap his resist drop contaminate then dive strait into the enemy team and eat their spells ; doing this will cause you team to be able to kill the enemy tank as a 30% reduction murders the survival of the tank and if the enemy team doesn't focus you your on a suishy target killing them in less than a second leading to complete disorder. You may die but that usually will win you team fights in a close game. Alternatively, if you have a strong tank already, use Trundles ult to hit either the enemy mage or ad after the tank initiates and start attack them and force them out of the fight, if they fight back use exhaust and they will loose for commiting and due to your natural tank even if they focus you you'll most likely live and your team will win the fight.

In summary the core things im saying is: 1, Trundle IS A BRUISER but he needs largely resist not health. 2, Don't be afraid to fake gank. 3, Trundles Passive can save your life in teamfights. 4, Your not there to solo big tough enemies in fast fights you their to give your team a target with your ult and to eat enemy spells. 5, Don't underestimate Trundle, trust me I'm not Trolling.