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How to Win Rumble vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupRumble is in the s tier of champions

Rumble vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Rumble in LoLRumble is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Rumble

based on 372 Rumble vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
55.4 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Rumble resulted from an evaluation of 372 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Rumble fights Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his matches.

Rumble vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Rumble does a great job of countering Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a whopping 55.4% of matches the champs face each other in. In Rumble against Rek'Sai matches, Rumble’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Rumble vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameHextech 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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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Rumble vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
55.4 %
VS
Win Rate
44.6 %
Rek'Sai Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.8
7.1
< Assists >
7.5
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
153
< Minions Killed >
34
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.4
958
< Physical Damage >
14,080
23,384
< Magic Damage >
84
1,164
< True Damage >
3,678
25,507
< Damage Dealt >
17,843
25,330
< Damage Taken >
37,425
12,034
< Gold Earned >
12,096
1.66
< Towers >
1.3
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
3,867
< Total Healing >
17,447
14,916
< Experience >
13,593
20
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
6
283
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Rumble in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some important Rumble vs. Rek'Sai matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Rumble typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rumble and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Rumble or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rumble usually wins when playing against Rek'Sai, with a 55.4% win rate. Thus, Rumble makes a fantastic counter to Rek'Sai.

While Rumble does have a much higher win rate compared to Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Rumble also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Rumble into Rek'Saias his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rumble also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Rek'Sai 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 a great counter to Rek'Sai. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rumble against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Rumble, we analyzed 372 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 Rek'Sai 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Rumble in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble on average picks up much more CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Rumble versus Rek'Sai build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rumble boasted an average win rate of 55.4% when playing against Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Rek'Sai as Rumble, you should take 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 Rek'Sai LoL games, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 55.4% win rate overall.

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