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

Rumble vs Swain

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

based on 2,358 Rumble vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Swain as Rumble came out of an evaluation of 2358 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Rumble has to counter Swain in only 3.5% of his rounds.

Rumble vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rumble does a dismal job of beating Swain. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Rumble against Swain matches, Rumble’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Swain.

Best Rumble vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMorellonomiconShadowflameZhonya'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
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Last skill for Rumble to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometNimbus CloakAbsolute FocusScorch
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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 Swain as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Rumble vs Swain Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Swain Image
7.2
< Kills >
5.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
7.2
< Assists >
10.7
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.26
147
< Minions Killed >
102
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,030
< Physical Damage >
1,383
25,050
< Magic Damage >
19,487
1,134
< True Damage >
849
27,214
< Damage Dealt >
21,720
26,208
< Damage Taken >
31,937
11,819
< Gold Earned >
10,545
1.54
< Towers >
1.82
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,985
< Total Healing >
9,205
14,615
< Experience >
12,571
19
< Vision Score >
33
9
< Wards Placed >
15
282
< Time Dealing CC >
359

How to Counter Swain with Rumble in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some strategic Rumble vs. Swain matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Swain..

Rumble often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Swain. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rumble and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Swain

Who is Better, Rumble or Swain?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rumble usually loses when trying to fight Swain, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Rumble makes a poor counter for Swain.

While Rumble does have a lower win rate than Swain, when facing one another, Rumble also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Rumble into Swainas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Rumble is a garbage counter for Swain. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rumble against Swain.

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 Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Rumble, we analyzed 2,358 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 Swain 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 truly master Rumble to counter Swain during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Swain. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Rumble versus Swain build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Swain than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rumble boasted an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Swain with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Swain as Rumble, you should use the Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Rumble vs Swain battles, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Swain as Rumble are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.