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How to Win Zilean vs Rumble Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Rumble

How to Beat Rumble as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Rumble as Zilean

based on 745 Zilean vs Rumble matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
3.22
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Rumble as Zilean came out of an evaluation of 745 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Zilean encounters Rumble in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Zilean vs Rumble Matchup Summary

Zilean does a good job of beating Rumble. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.9% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Zilean against Rumble games, Zilean’s team is 0.2% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Rumble.

Best Zilean vs Rumble Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeGlowing Mote

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongSolstice SleighImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveSeraph's EmbraceZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zilean to level upq
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Second ability for Zilean to level upe
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Last skill for Zilean to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rumble as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Rumble

Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.

Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.

Advice to Win Against Rumble

Rumble deals almost entirely magic damage. Build some Magic Resistance to reduce his damage.

Watch Rumble's Heat bar carefully. If you see him Overheat, go in for the kill while his skills are disabled.

Rumble's ultimate can deal a lot of damage if you stay inside the area of effect. When you see the missiles falling, move out of the way as quickly as possible.

Zilean vs Rumble Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Rumble Image
2.5
< Kills >
6.5
4.9
< Deaths >
6.1
13.3
< Assists >
6.7
0.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
59
< Minions Killed >
153
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.4
960
< Physical Damage >
957
9,797
< Magic Damage >
23,280
666
< True Damage >
1,030
11,423
< Damage Dealt >
25,267
18,893
< Damage Taken >
25,421
9,041
< Gold Earned >
11,696
1.85
< Towers >
1.55
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
7,388
< Total Healing >
4,005
12,151
< Experience >
14,699
53
< Vision Score >
19
23
< Wards Placed >
9
174
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Rumble with Zilean in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several strategic Zilean versus Rumble matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rumble’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rumble. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Zilean typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Rumble. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zilean and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Rumble

Who is Better, Zilean or Rumble?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when trying to fight Rumble, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a good counter for Rumble.

While Zilean does have a higher winrate compared to Rumble, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Rumble.

Furthermore, Zilean also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rumble. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Rumble matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zilean is an above average counter to Rumble. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Rumble.

Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Rumble Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rumble as Zilean, we analyzed 745 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 Rumble as Zilean 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 Zilean in order to counter Rumble during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean on average picks up less CS compared to Rumble. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Zilean versus Rumble build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Rumble than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 52.9% battling Rumble with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Rumble as Zilean, Zilean players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Zilean vs Rumble clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.9% winrate overall.

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