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

Rumble vs Irelia

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

based on 1,942 Rumble vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our data, Rumble fought Irelia in 1942 games. Using so many games with Rumble vs Irelia provides us faith in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a pro build to crush your rival. This pairing is somewhat rare. Rumble encounters Irelia in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Rumble vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rumble does a below average job of beating Irelia. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Rumble against Irelia games, Rumble’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Irelia.

Best Rumble vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRiftmakerHextech RocketbeltVoid Staff

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 Irelia as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Rumble vs Irelia Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Irelia Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.4
6.5
< Deaths >
7.5
7.3
< Assists >
5
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
149
< Minions Killed >
209
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,055
< Physical Damage >
15,667
22,880
< Magic Damage >
6,447
1,223
< True Damage >
689
25,160
< Damage Dealt >
22,804
25,460
< Damage Taken >
32,004
11,837
< Gold Earned >
13,122
1.55
< Towers >
2.29
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,815
< Total Healing >
10,559
14,618
< Experience >
15,305
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
277
< Time Dealing CC >
112

How to Counter Irelia with Rumble in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some influential Rumble versus Irelia matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Irelia..

Rumble normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Irelia. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rumble and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Irelia

Who is Better, Rumble or Irelia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rumble usually fairs equally well when playing against Irelia, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Rumble makes an ok counter for Irelia.

While Rumble does have a lower win rate compared to Irelia, when on opposite teams, Rumble also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rumble into Ireliaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Rumble is a somewhat poor counter for Irelia. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rumble against Irelia.

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Rumble, we analyzed 1,942 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 Irelia 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 in order to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Irelia. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Rumble versus Irelia build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Irelia than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rumble boasted an average win rate of 49.3% battling Irelia with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Irelia 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 builds players chose for Rumble vs Irelia clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.3% winrate overall.

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