Talk:Trundle/@comment-5425981-20120819175113/@comment-173.17.13.86-20120820232823

Something I've learned about being melee vs ad ranged top lane is rushing Randuins (at least Warden's Mail) turns the match up in favor of the melee champ if they have a gap closer, haste, or slow. Removing the ranged champions ability to kite, and giving you a chance to get in to melee range allows you to dictate the flow of the lane causing your opponent to play off of you rather than you play off of them. Trundle does well against ad ranged champions top after Warden's is purchased because of w haste and e slow, after that you pretty much win all trades using q.

If you can build wit's end early on a champion, and not suffer for it, it balances the lane melee vs ap ranged most match ups. I think that's why Irelia does really well against ap champions; that and her gap closer.