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Rumble vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Rumble in LoLRumble is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Rumble

based on 1,061 Rumble vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Nilah as Rumble came out of an evaluation of 1061 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Rumble encounters Nilah in only 1.6% of his games.

Rumble vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rumble has done a poor job of countering Nilah. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.1% of the time the champs face one another in. In Rumble against Nilah games, Rumble’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Nilah.

Best Rumble vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
ShadowflameStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltRiftmakerZhonya's Hourglass

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
>
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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Guide to Countering Nilah as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Nilah

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.

Rumble vs Nilah Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Nilah Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.7
6.9
< Assists >
6.1
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
149
< Minions Killed >
170
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.54
983
< Physical Damage >
17,297
22,447
< Magic Damage >
174
1,050
< True Damage >
364
24,480
< Damage Dealt >
17,836
24,424
< Damage Taken >
23,914
11,486
< Gold Earned >
12,562
1.55
< Towers >
2.61
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,618
< Total Healing >
8,335
14,390
< Experience >
13,162
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
277
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Nilah with Rumble in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some critical Rumble versus Nilah matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nilah..

Rumble often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rumble and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Nilah

Who is Better, Rumble or Nilah?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rumble usually loses when trying to fight Nilah, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Rumble makes a poor counter to Nilah.

While Rumble does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when they face off with one another, Rumble also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rumble into Nilahas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rumble also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar 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 Nilah. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rumble against Nilah.

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

SingedSinged+ 53.1% 620 GamesFioraFiora+ 54.3% 731 GamesCamilleCamille+ 54.4% 482 GamesKledKled+ 56.1% 426 Games

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Rumble, we analyzed 1,061 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 Nilah 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

To truly master Rumble to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Rumble versus Nilah build include Shadowflame, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Nilah than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rumble boasted an average winrate of 48.1% when playing against Nilah with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Nilah 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 players used for Rumble vs Nilah counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.1% win rate overall.

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