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

Rumble vs Karma

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

based on 1,744 Rumble vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Karma as Rumble resulted from an analysis of 1744 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Rumble is forced to battle against Karma in only 2.6% of his matches.

Rumble vs Karma Matchup Summary

Rumble has done a ok job of beating Karma. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs face one another in. In Rumble against Karma matches, Rumble’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Karma.

Best Rumble vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeHextech RocketbeltRiftmakerMorellonomicon

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
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
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 Karma as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Karma

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 Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Rumble vs Karma Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
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6.8
< Kills >
2.9
6.2
< Deaths >
5.7
6.6
< Assists >
12.4
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.6
150
< Minions Killed >
65
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.52
961
< Physical Damage >
930
22,542
< Magic Damage >
13,632
1,040
< True Damage >
721
24,544
< Damage Dealt >
15,284
25,481
< Damage Taken >
19,214
11,726
< Gold Earned >
9,275
1.6
< Towers >
1.97
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,961
< Total Healing >
2,786
14,568
< Experience >
11,532
19
< Vision Score >
53
9
< Wards Placed >
23
284
< Time Dealing CC >
228

How to Counter Karma with Rumble in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some critical Rumble vs. Karma counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between these two champions. For instance, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Karma’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karma. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Rumble usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Karma. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rumble and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Karma

Who is Better, Rumble or Karma?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rumble usually fairs equally well when playing against Karma, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Rumble makes an ok counter for Karma.

While Rumble does have a lower win rate than Karma, when on opposite teams, Rumble also has a much 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 Karmaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Karma matchups, Karma is the better champion with a similar 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 somewhat poor counter to Karma. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rumble against Karma.

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Rumble, we analyzed 1,744 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 Karma 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 Karma during both the early game 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 listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble typically picks up more CS as Karma. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rumble versus Karma build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Karma than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rumble boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when countering Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Karma as Rumble, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Rumble vs Karma counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.

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