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

Rumble vs Kennen

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

based on 797 Rumble vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.27
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Kennen as Rumble came out of an evaluation of 797 ranked matches where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Rumble has to counter Kennen in only 1.2% of his rounds.

Rumble vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Rumble does a good job of beating Kennen. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.9% of games the champions battle each other in. In Rumble against Kennen games, Rumble’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Rumble vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRiftmakerHextech Rocketbelt

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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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Kennen

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 Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Rumble vs Kennen Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
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7.3
< Kills >
6.3
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
7.2
< Assists >
6.3
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.46
148
< Minions Killed >
164
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.4
853
< Physical Damage >
1,900
22,389
< Magic Damage >
20,621
1,017
< True Damage >
571
24,260
< Damage Dealt >
23,093
26,236
< Damage Taken >
22,726
11,912
< Gold Earned >
11,557
1.65
< Towers >
1.98
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,069
< Total Healing >
2,928
14,776
< Experience >
14,683
20
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
9
279
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Kennen with Rumble in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several influential Rumble vs. Kennen matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kennen..

Rumble usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Kennen. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rumble and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Kennen

Who is Better, Rumble or Kennen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rumble usually wins when trying to fight Kennen, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Rumble makes a good counter for Kennen.

While Rumble does have a higher winrate compared to Kennen, when facing one another, Rumble also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rumble into Kennenas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rumble has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kennen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Kennen matchups, Rumble is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Rumble is an above average counter for Kennen. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rumble against Kennen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rumble

Rumble Loses Against

Kog'MawKog'Maw44.8% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger45.3% winrateZyraZyra45.6% winrateIvernIvern45.7% winrate

Rumble Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai55.4% winrateZeriZeri54.6% winrateSivirSivir54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Rumble, we analyzed 797 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 Kennen 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rumble to counter Kennen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kennen. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Rumble versus Kennen build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Kennen than with most other common builds. In fact, Rumble boasted an average win rate of 52.9% battling Kennen with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Kennen 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 players chose for Rumble vs Kennen clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.9% winrate overall.

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