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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Rumble Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Rumble

How to Beat Rumble as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rumble as Kai'Sa

based on 2,821 Kai'Sa vs Rumble matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each and every week. Within our dataset, Kai'Sa faced Rumble in 2821 games. Having so many games with Kai'Sa versus Rumble gives us confidence in our ability to prepare informative statistics and a solid build to annihilate your opponent. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Kai'Sa fights Rumble in only 1.8% of her matches.

Kai'Sa vs Rumble Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a poor job of countering Rumble. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Kai'Sa versus Rumble games, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Rumble.

Best Kai'Sa vs Rumble Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

The CollectorWit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingNavori Quickblades

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Rumble as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Rumble

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Rumble Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Rumble Image
7.9
< Kills >
7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
6.2
< Assists >
7.2
1.82
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
181
< Minions Killed >
150
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
12,116
< Physical Damage >
974
8,171
< Magic Damage >
22,744
421
< True Damage >
1,060
20,708
< Damage Dealt >
24,779
20,460
< Damage Taken >
25,335
12,677
< Gold Earned >
11,788
2.15
< Towers >
1.68
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,372
< Total Healing >
3,767
12,905
< Experience >
14,608
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
46
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Rumble with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some vital Kai'Sa versus Rumble matchup statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rumble’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Rumble..

Kai'Sa often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Rumble. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Rumble

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Rumble?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when taking on Rumble, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter for Rumble.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower winrate than Rumble, when facing one another, Kai'Sa also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Rumble.

Moreover, Kai'Sa also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rumble. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Kai'Sa is a garbage counter for Rumble. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kai'Sa against Rumble.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Rumble Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rumble as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 2,821 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 Kai'Sa 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

Kai'Sa Build Rumble Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa to counter Rumble during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Rumble. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Kai'Sa versus Rumble build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Kai'Sa combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better countering Rumble than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Rumble with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Rumble as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Kai'Sa vs Rumble matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rumble as Kai'Sa are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.