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

Rumble with Poppy

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

based on 866 Rumble with Poppy pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the stats from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Rumble has fought alongside Poppy in 866 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Rumble play with Poppy. It is very rare for Rumble to play with Poppy as allies. This has only occurred in approx. 1.3% of rounds with Rumble.

Rumble Poppy Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Rumble does a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Poppy. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.0% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Rumble when playing alongside Poppy by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Rumble vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya'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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Guide to Synergizing Rumble and Poppy

Tips for Playing as Rumble with Poppy

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 Poppy Will Play

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.

Rumble Poppy Synergy Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
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7.6
< Kills >
7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.4
7.1
< Assists >
7
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
151
< Minions Killed >
150
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,056
< Physical Damage >
975
24,125
< Magic Damage >
23,237
1,115
< True Damage >
1,076
26,297
< Damage Dealt >
25,289
26,054
< Damage Taken >
25,754
12,011
< Gold Earned >
11,815
1.68
< Towers >
1.59
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,843
< Total Healing >
3,879
14,630
< Experience >
14,660
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
281
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Play with Poppy as Rumble in LoL

The Rumble Poppy synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Poppy, 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 Poppy. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Poppy helps Rumble perform worse in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Rumble is paired with Poppy, he observes a little increase in his complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Poppy helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Rumble is played together with Poppy on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Poppy. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Poppy.

Moreover, when Rumble plays with Poppy on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Poppy does a poor job of protecting Rumble in team fights.

Synergies between Rumble and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Rumble
Poppy

Is Rumble better when played alongside Poppy?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Rumble that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, Poppy is a very typical companion for Rumble. By being on the same side as Rumble, she lowers their win rate by -0.3% to 49.0%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Rumble and Poppy that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Poppy has a much lower diffuclty than Rumble. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Poppy comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these champions will be able to tank for the rest of their team.

In contrast, by pairing Rumble and Poppy together, you probably will not be giving your other allies a great deal of anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Poppy ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble Poppy Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Rumble and Poppy, 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 Rumble with Poppy 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rumble to synergize with Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to have in your Rumble and Poppy synergy build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Poppy than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rumble boasted an average winrate of 49.0% helping carry Poppy with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for this team composition, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Poppy with Rumble are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.