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

Rumble vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 911 Rumble vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
45.3 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our dataset, Rumble did battle with Heimerdinger in 911 rounds. Using so many games with Rumble vs Heimerdinger gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to smash Heimerdinger. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Rumble has to counter Heimerdinger in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Rumble vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rumble has done a pathetic job of beating Heimerdinger. On average, he wins a lowly 45.3% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Rumble against Heimerdinger rounds, Rumble’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Rumble vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

RiftmakerShadowflameZhonya's HourglassMorellonomicon

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 Heimerdinger as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Rumble vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
45.3 %
VS
Win Rate
54.7 %
Heimerdinger Image
6.7
< Kills >
4.8
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
6.7
< Assists >
7.2
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
152
< Minions Killed >
130
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.54
886
< Physical Damage >
759
22,195
< Magic Damage >
23,250
1,008
< True Damage >
677
24,090
< Damage Dealt >
24,687
26,730
< Damage Taken >
20,529
11,697
< Gold Earned >
10,958
1.48
< Towers >
2.05
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,983
< Total Healing >
2,117
14,854
< Experience >
13,537
19
< Vision Score >
31
9
< Wards Placed >
14
317
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Rumble in LoL

The stats shown here show some critical Rumble versus Heimerdinger matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Heimerdinger..

Rumble often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rumble and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Rumble or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rumble usually loses when taking on Heimerdinger, with a 45.3% win rate. Therefore, Rumble makes a bad counter for Heimerdinger.

While Rumble does have a much lower winrate compared to Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Rumble also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Rumble into Heimerdingeras his relative depth means that 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 utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Rumble is a trash counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rumble against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Rumble, we analyzed 911 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 Heimerdinger 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rumble to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Rumble versus Heimerdinger build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Heimerdinger than with most other common item sets. In fact, Rumble had an average win rate of 45.3% when countering Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Heimerdinger as Rumble, Rumble players should use 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 builds that we analyzed for Rumble vs Heimerdinger clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Rumble are shown for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.