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How to Win Rumble vs Gnar Counter MatchupRumble is in the s tier of champions

Rumble vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Rumble in LoLRumble is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Rumble

based on 696 Rumble vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our database, Rumble engaged Gnar in 696 rounds. Including so many matchups for Rumble vs Gnar provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to wreck your enemy. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Rumble has to counter Gnar in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Rumble vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Rumble has done a decent job of beating Gnar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Rumble against Gnar games, Rumble’s team is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Rumble vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameRiftmakerZhonya's Hourglass

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 ForceArmor
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 Gnar as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Rumble vs Gnar Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
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7
< Kills >
5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
6.8
< Assists >
6
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
146
< Minions Killed >
162
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.42
893
< Physical Damage >
16,543
22,224
< Magic Damage >
2,979
1,001
< True Damage >
404
24,120
< Damage Dealt >
19,926
25,723
< Damage Taken >
29,947
11,587
< Gold Earned >
11,259
1.61
< Towers >
2.31
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,749
< Total Healing >
5,789
14,420
< Experience >
14,715
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
276
< Time Dealing CC >
406

How to Counter Gnar with Rumble in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some vital Rumble versus Gnar counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gnar..

Rumble typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Gnar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rumble and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Gnar

Who is Better, Rumble or Gnar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rumble usually wins when playing against Gnar, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Rumble makes a good counter for Gnar.

While Rumble does have a higher win rate compared to Gnar, when facing one another, Rumble also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rumble into Gnaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Rumble also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Rumble is a decent counter to Gnar. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rumble against Gnar.

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Rumble, we analyzed 696 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 Gnar 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 truly master Rumble in order to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Gnar. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Rumble versus Gnar build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Gnar than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Rumble had an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Gnar with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Gnar as Rumble, Rumble players should equip the Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Rumble vs Gnar fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Rumble are presented for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.