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

Rumble vs Varus

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

based on 2,760 Rumble vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Varus as Rumble came out of an analysis of 2760 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Rumble encounters Varus in only 4.1% of his matches.

Rumble vs Varus Matchup Summary

Rumble has done a average job of countering Varus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of matches the champs face one another in. In Rumble vs Varus rounds, Rumble’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Varus.

Best Rumble vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameRiftmakerVoid StaffHextech 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
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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E
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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 Varus as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Rumble vs Varus Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Varus Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
7
< Assists >
7.1
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
151
< Minions Killed >
178
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.51
973
< Physical Damage >
14,727
23,074
< Magic Damage >
6,524
1,078
< True Damage >
353
25,126
< Damage Dealt >
21,605
25,932
< Damage Taken >
20,283
11,901
< Gold Earned >
12,496
1.62
< Towers >
2.3
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,886
< Total Healing >
4,611
14,764
< Experience >
13,050
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
283
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Varus with Rumble in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Rumble versus Varus counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. As an example, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Varus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..

Rumble often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Varus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rumble and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Varus

Who is Better, Rumble or Varus?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rumble usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Varus, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Rumble makes an ok counter to Varus.

While Rumble does have a higher winrate than Varus, when on opposite teams, Rumble also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rumble into Varusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rumble has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Varus matchups, Rumble is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Rumble is a decent counter for Varus. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rumble against Varus.

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Rumble, we analyzed 2,760 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 Varus 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rumble in order to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Varus. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, 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 situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Rumble versus Varus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Varus than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rumble had an average winrate of 50.8% when countering Varus with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Varus as Rumble, you should take the Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Rumble vs Varus counter picks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

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