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Aphelios vs Rumble

How to Beat Rumble as Aphelios in LoLAphelios is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rumble as Aphelios

based on 1,572 Aphelios vs Rumble matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Rumble as Aphelios resulted from an evaluation of 1572 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Aphelios is forced to battle against Rumble in only 1.8% of his matches.

Aphelios vs Rumble Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a below average job of countering Rumble. On average, he wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champs battle one another in. In Aphelios versus Rumble matches, Aphelios’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Rumble.

Best Aphelios vs Rumble Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirster

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneThe CollectorKraken SlayerStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Rumble as Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Aphelios against Rumble

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Advice to Win Against Rumble

Rumble deals almost entirely magic damage. Build some Magic Resistance to reduce his damage.

Watch Rumble's Heat bar carefully. If you see him Overheat, go in for the kill while his skills are disabled.

Rumble's ultimate can deal a lot of damage if you stay inside the area of effect. When you see the missiles falling, move out of the way as quickly as possible.

Aphelios vs Rumble Counter Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Rumble Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.8
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
6
< Assists >
7.1
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
180
< Minions Killed >
149
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.38
20,118
< Physical Damage >
951
1,387
< Magic Damage >
22,691
459
< True Damage >
1,076
21,965
< Damage Dealt >
24,720
19,408
< Damage Taken >
25,314
12,088
< Gold Earned >
11,713
2.36
< Towers >
1.64
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,438
< Total Healing >
3,962
12,731
< Experience >
14,553
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
8
138
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Rumble with Aphelios in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several valuable Aphelios against Rumble counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Aphelios’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rumble’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Aphelios may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rumble..

Aphelios usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Rumble. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aphelios and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aphelios
Rumble

Who is Better, Aphelios or Rumble?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aphelios usually loses when facing off against Rumble, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Aphelios makes a poor counter to Rumble.

While Aphelios does have a lower win rate compared to Rumble, when on opposite teams, Aphelios also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Aphelios into Rumbleas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Aphelios has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rumble. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aphelios vs Rumble matchups, Rumble is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Aphelios is a somewhat poor counter to Rumble. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aphelios against Rumble.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aphelios

Aphelios Loses Against

BraumBraum44.1% winrateIvernIvern44.5% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.1% winrateAniviaAnivia45.6% winrate

Aphelios Wins Against

YuumiYuumi54.8% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.5% winrateZeriZeri54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios vs Rumble Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rumble as Aphelios, we analyzed 1,572 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Rumble as Aphelios comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aphelios to counter Rumble during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aphelios most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Rumble. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Aphelios versus Rumble build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Bloodthirster. When Aphelios bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Rumble than with most other common builds. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average winrate of 48.1% battling Rumble with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Rumble as Aphelios, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Aphelios vs Rumble fights, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.

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