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Bard vs Rumble

How to Beat Rumble as Bard in LoLBard is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rumble as Bard

based on 2,071 Bard vs Rumble matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
3.29
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Rumble as Bard resulted from an evaluation of 2071 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Bard encounters Rumble in only 1.9% of his matches.

Bard vs Rumble Matchup Summary

Bard has done a good job of countering Rumble. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.2% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Bard versus Rumble rounds, Bard’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Rumble.

Best Bard vs Rumble Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Force of NatureKaenic RookernKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Bard to level upq
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Second ability for Bard to level upw
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Last skill for Bard to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Bard's passive ability p
Bard's q ability q
Bard's w ability w
Bard's e ability e
Bard's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rumble as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Rumble

Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!

Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.

It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.

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.

Bard vs Rumble Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Rumble Image
2.7
< Kills >
6.8
5.1
< Deaths >
6.4
14.1
< Assists >
6.7
0.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
30
< Minions Killed >
146
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.37
2,896
< Physical Damage >
947
7,812
< Magic Damage >
23,087
993
< True Damage >
1,122
11,701
< Damage Dealt >
25,157
21,490
< Damage Taken >
25,099
8,983
< Gold Earned >
11,601
1.77
< Towers >
1.53
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
6,604
< Total Healing >
3,772
11,359
< Experience >
14,251
64
< Vision Score >
19
28
< Wards Placed >
9
464
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Counter Rumble with Bard in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several critical Bard against Rumble matchup stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rumble’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rumble. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Bard often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Rumble. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Rumble

Who is Better, Bard or Rumble?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Bard usually wins when facing off against Rumble, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Bard makes a good counter to Rumble.

While Bard does have a higher winrate compared to Rumble, when facing one another, Bard also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Bard into Rumbleas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Bard also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rumble. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Bard vs Rumble matchups, Bard is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Bard is a good counter to Rumble. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Rumble.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Rumble Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rumble as Bard, we analyzed 2,071 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 Bard 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Bard in order to counter Rumble during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard most often picks up a lot less CS relative to Rumble. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Bard versus Rumble build include Frozen Heart, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Rumble than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average win rate of 52.2% when playing against Rumble with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Rumble as Bard, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Bard vs Rumble clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.2% win rate overall.

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