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Rumble vs Azir

How to Beat Azir as Rumble in LoLRumble is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Azir as Rumble

based on 1,155 Rumble vs Azir matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Rumble did battle with Azir 1155 times. Having so many matchups for Rumble versus Azir gives us confidence in our ability to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to obliterate your foe. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Rumble encounters Azir in only 1.7% of his matches.

Rumble vs Azir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rumble does a poor job of beating Azir. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of games the champs battle each other in. In Rumble versus Azir rounds, Rumble’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Azir.

Best Rumble vs Azir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

RiftmakerZhonya's HourglassShadowflameMorellonomicon

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometNimbus CloakAbsolute FocusScorch
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Rumble's passive ability p
Rumble's q ability q
Rumble's w ability w
Rumble's e ability e
Rumble's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Azir as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Azir

Try and keep targets in the range of your Flamespitter. It can deal a lot of damage overtime.

If you are winning a fight you can use your ultimate to wall off an escape path.

Try and pace yourself to stay in the Danger Zone to maximize your effectiveness. It is easy to overheat if you rapidly use your abilities.

Advice to Win Against Azir

Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.

Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.

Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.

Rumble vs Azir Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
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6.9
< Kills >
6.2
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
7
< Assists >
6.2
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
147
< Minions Killed >
192
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.52
885
< Physical Damage >
589
22,173
< Magic Damage >
22,389
1,032
< True Damage >
456
24,091
< Damage Dealt >
23,435
25,182
< Damage Taken >
21,321
11,647
< Gold Earned >
12,151
1.83
< Towers >
2.36
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,001
< Total Healing >
2,997
14,403
< Experience >
14,956
20
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
286
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Azir with Rumble in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several valuable Rumble vs. Azir counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Azir’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Azir..

Rumble typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Azir. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rumble and Azir

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Azir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Azir

Who is Better, Rumble or Azir?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rumble usually fairs equally well when playing against Azir, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Rumble makes an ok counter to Azir.

While Rumble does have a lower winrate than Azir, when facing one another, Rumble also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rumble into Aziras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rumble has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Rumble is a somewhat poor counter to Azir. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rumble against Azir.

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Azir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Azir as Rumble, we analyzed 1,155 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 Azir as Rumble 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rumble to counter Azir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Azir. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Rumble versus Azir build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Azir than with many other common builds. In fact, Rumble had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Azir with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Azir as Rumble, you should take the Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Rumble vs Azir battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.

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