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How to Win Gragas vs Rumble Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Rumble

How to Beat Rumble as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rumble as Gragas

based on 1,265 Gragas vs Rumble matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Rumble as Gragas resulted from an examination of 1265 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Gragas has to counter Rumble in only 1.9% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Rumble Matchup Summary

Gragas has done a ok job of countering Rumble. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Gragas vs Rumble games, Gragas’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Rumble.

Best Gragas vs Rumble Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Lich BaneZhonya's HourglassLuden's CompanionSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rumble as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Rumble

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Rumble Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Rumble Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
6.4
7.2
< Assists >
6.8
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
113
< Minions Killed >
150
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,394
< Physical Damage >
890
18,094
< Magic Damage >
23,012
595
< True Damage >
1,019
20,085
< Damage Dealt >
24,921
29,486
< Damage Taken >
25,610
11,273
< Gold Earned >
11,694
1.51
< Towers >
1.54
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
11,844
< Total Healing >
3,792
14,055
< Experience >
14,452
21
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
396
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Rumble with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several significant Gragas vs. Rumble counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rumble’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rumble..

Gragas usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Rumble. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Rumble

Who is Better, Gragas or Rumble?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when playing against Rumble, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes an ok counter for Rumble.

While Gragas does have a higher win rate compared to Rumble, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Rumble.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Rumble matchups, Gragas is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Gragas is a decent counter to Rumble. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Rumble.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Rumble Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rumble as Gragas, we analyzed 1,265 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 Gragas 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 Gragas in order to counter Rumble during both the laning 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 suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Rumble. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Gragas versus Rumble build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Rumble than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gragas had an average win rate of 50.3% when countering Rumble with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Rumble as Gragas, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Gragas vs Rumble clashes, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.

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