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How to Synergize Poppy with Rumble on the Same TeamPoppy is in the b tier of champions

Poppy with Rumble

How to Win With Poppy and Rumble Paired TogetherPoppy is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Poppy and Rumble

based on 866 Poppy with Rumble pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download data from from millions of League of Legends matches straight from Riot Games each week. Poppy has fought alongside Rumble in 866 recent, competitive matches. By amassing so much great data straight from the makers of LoL, we feel confident that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Poppy play with Rumble. It is very rare for Poppy to play with Rumble on the same side. This has only occurred in approx. 1.4% of matches with Poppy.

Poppy Rumble Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Poppy does a poor job of synergizing with Rumble. On average, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Poppy when fighting on the same team as Rumble by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Poppy vs Rumble Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Poppy Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyForce of NatureDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Poppy's passive ability p
Poppy's q ability q
Poppy's w ability w
Poppy's e ability e
Poppy's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Poppy and Rumble

Tips for Playing as Poppy with Rumble

Keeper's Verdict can be released immediately to send the enemy straight up, take advantage of this in duels.

Iron Ambassador tends to land near walls, try to take advantage of this with Heroic Charge.

Advice to Understand How Rumble Will Play

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.

Poppy Rumble Synergy Stats

Poppy Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Rumble Image
5.1
< Kills >
4.9
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
9.6
< Assists >
8.6
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.12
60
< Minions Killed >
82
1
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
12,978
< Physical Damage >
13,113
2,969
< Magic Damage >
3,593
1,005
< True Damage >
907
16,953
< Damage Dealt >
17,614
30,255
< Damage Taken >
30,306
10,713
< Gold Earned >
10,571
1.56
< Towers >
1.63
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
9,012
< Total Healing >
7,914
13,243
< Experience >
13,394
27
< Vision Score >
24
10
< Wards Placed >
9
667
< Time Dealing CC >
658

How to Play with Rumble as Poppy in LoL

The Poppy Rumble synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Rumble, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Poppy sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Rumble. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Rumble helps Poppy perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Poppy is an ally to Rumble, she gets a barely noticable drop in her full damage dealt. This may indicate that Rumble does not help cover for her to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Poppy is played with Rumble on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Rumble.

Additionally, when Poppy plays with Rumble on the same side, she on average takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may indicate that Rumble does a decent job of covering Poppy during teamfights.

Synergies between Poppy and Rumble

Damage Types Compared

Poppy
Rumble
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Poppy
Rumble

Is Poppy better when played alongside Rumble?

There is no one best ally for Poppy that will 100% of the time be her #1 teammate. However, overall, Rumble is a very typical companion for Poppy. By locking into the same side as Poppy, he decreases their win rate by -0.7% to 49.0%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Poppy and Rumble that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Rumble has a much greater difficulty compared to Poppy. That means Poppy players need to be cautious when enlisting Rumble teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Poppy players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. When paired, these champs might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

In contrast, by aligning Poppy and Rumble together, you may not be giving your other allies a lot of sustained damage output. Plan to bring other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Rumble teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Poppy Players

How We Calculated Our Poppy Rumble Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Poppy and Rumble, we analyzed 866 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Poppy with Rumble comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Poppy in order to pair well with Rumble during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to have in your Poppy and Rumble synergy build include Unending Despair, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Poppy used at least these three great items in her build, she did much better as an ally of Rumble than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Poppy had an average winrate of 49.0% helping carry Rumble with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Poppy players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.

If you want to see Poppy and Rumble synergy tips and builds for a a particular player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all games with data with both champs.