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How to Synergize Rumble with Kalista on the Same TeamRumble is in the s tier of champions

Rumble with Kalista

How to Win With Rumble and Kalista Paired TogetherRumble is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Rumble and Kalista

based on 608 Rumble with Kalista pairs
Win Rate
43.6 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull data from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Rumble has gone into battle with Kalista in 608 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much great data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Rumble synergize with Kalista. It is very rare for Rumble to play alongside Kalista as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 0.9% of matches with Rumble.

Rumble Kalista Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Rumble has done a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Kalista. On average, he wins a dismal 43.6% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Rumble when playing alongside Kalista by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rumble vs Kalista 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

Zhonya's HourglassRiftmaker

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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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2
Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Rumble and Kalista

Tips for Playing as Rumble with Kalista

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 Understand How Kalista Will Play

Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.

Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.

Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.

Rumble Kalista Synergy Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
43.6 %
VS
Win Rate
56.4 %
Kalista Image
6.5
< Kills >
7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
6.5
< Assists >
7
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
143
< Minions Killed >
150
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.38
925
< Physical Damage >
975
22,031
< Magic Damage >
23,237
1,062
< True Damage >
1,076
24,019
< Damage Dealt >
25,289
24,541
< Damage Taken >
25,754
11,248
< Gold Earned >
11,815
1.46
< Towers >
1.59
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,789
< Total Healing >
3,879
13,917
< Experience >
14,660
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
276
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Play with Kalista as Rumble in LoL

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

Overall, Rumble sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Kalista. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Kalista helps Rumble perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Rumble plays on the same team as Kalista, he gets a little decrease in his complete damage output. This may demonstrate that Kalista does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Rumble is played alongside Kalista on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Kalista.

Additionally, when Rumble plays with Kalista on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Kalista does a decent job of protecting Rumble during team fights.

Synergies between Rumble and Kalista

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Kalista
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rumble
Kalista

Is Rumble better when played alongside Kalista?

There is no ideal companion for Rumble that will always be his best ally. Yet, overall, Kalista is a terrible companion for Rumble. By locking into the same team as Rumble, she drops their win rate by -5.7% to 43.6%. This demonstrates that there is a terrible synergy between Rumble and Kalista that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Kalista has a much lower diffuclty than Rumble. That means Rumble players don't need to be cautious when lining up Kalista comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, Rumble players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Combined, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by pairing Rumble and Kalista together, you will not be granting your side a lot of crowd control. Make sure to include other champs on your team that offsets this gap in their kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Kalista teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble Kalista Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rumble and Kalista, we analyzed 608 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 Rumble with Kalista 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 learn all of the intricacies of Rumble in order to work well with Kalista during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to build first in your Rumble and Kalista synergy build include Hextech Rocketbelt, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Kalista than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Rumble boasted an average win rate of 43.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Kalista with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 43.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Kalista with Rumble are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.