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

Rumble vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Rumble in LoLRumble is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Rumble

based on 1,356 Rumble vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Gwen as Rumble resulted from an evaluation of 1356 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Rumble fights Gwen in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Rumble vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rumble has done a poor job of countering Gwen. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champs fight each other in. In Rumble against Gwen matches, Rumble’s side is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Rumble vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHextech Alternator

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

RiftmakerHextech RocketbeltShadowflameMorellonomicon

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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Q
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E
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W
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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 Gwen as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Rumble vs Gwen Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
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7.2
< Kills >
6
6.2
< Deaths >
6.5
6.9
< Assists >
4.7
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
153
< Minions Killed >
155
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.55
1,007
< Physical Damage >
2,730
22,689
< Magic Damage >
14,524
1,030
< True Damage >
3,334
24,727
< Damage Dealt >
20,588
24,723
< Damage Taken >
30,435
11,795
< Gold Earned >
11,964
1.66
< Towers >
2.59
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
3,563
< Total Healing >
7,464
14,553
< Experience >
14,842
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
267
< Time Dealing CC >
145

How to Counter Gwen with Rumble in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several valuable Rumble versus Gwen counter statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen..

Rumble normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rumble and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Gwen

Who is Better, Rumble or Gwen?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rumble usually fairs equally well when taking on Gwen, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Rumble makes an ok counter to Gwen.

While Rumble does have a lower win rate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Rumble also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Rumble into Gwenas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Rumble has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Rumble is a somewhat poor counter to Gwen. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rumble against Gwen.

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Rumble, we analyzed 1,356 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 Gwen 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

If you would like to truly master Rumble to counter Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Gwen. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Rumble versus Gwen build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Gwen than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rumble boasted an average winrate of 49.2% battling Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Gwen as Rumble, you should use the Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Rumble vs Gwen matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gwen as Rumble are given for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.