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Rumble vs Sylas

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How to Beat Sylas as Rumble

based on 2,248 Rumble vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Sylas as Rumble resulted from an examination of 2248 ranked matches where both champions faced off against each other. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Rumble has to counter Sylas in only 3.4% of his matches.

Rumble vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rumble does a dismal job of countering Sylas. On average, he wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Rumble against Sylas games, Rumble’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Sylas.

Best Rumble vs Sylas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeMorellonomiconHextech 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

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryNimbus CloakTranscendence
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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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Rumble vs Sylas Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Sylas Image
7
< Kills >
8.4
6.7
< Deaths >
7.4
7.2
< Assists >
6.9
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
145
< Minions Killed >
127
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,015
< Physical Damage >
576
23,175
< Magic Damage >
22,154
1,099
< True Damage >
750
25,291
< Damage Dealt >
23,480
25,450
< Damage Taken >
30,883
11,704
< Gold Earned >
11,780
1.48
< Towers >
1.55
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,743
< Total Healing >
7,687
14,403
< Experience >
13,908
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
9
277
< Time Dealing CC >
289

How to Counter Sylas with Rumble in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some strategic Rumble against Sylas counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sylas’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sylas..

Rumble normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Sylas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rumble and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Sylas

Who is Better, Rumble or Sylas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rumble usually loses when playing against Sylas, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Rumble makes a poor counter for Sylas.

While Rumble does have a lower win rate compared to Sylas, when they face off with one another, Rumble also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Rumble into Sylasas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Rumble also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sylas. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Rumble, we analyzed 2,248 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 Sylas 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 in order to counter Sylas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble on average accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Sylas. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Rumble versus Sylas 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 versus Sylas than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rumble boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Sylas with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Sylas as Rumble, Rumble players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Rumble vs Sylas matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.

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