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How to Win Rumble vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupRumble is in the s tier of champions

Rumble vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Rumble in LoLRumble is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Rumble

based on 2,821 Rumble vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our dataset, Rumble did battle with Kai'Sa in 2821 matches. Using so many matchups for Rumble versus Kai'Sa gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a supported build to obliterate your foe. This particular champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Rumble fights Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his games.

Rumble vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Rumble has done a good job of countering Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.5% of matches the champs face one another in. In Rumble versus Kai'Sa games, Rumble’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Rumble vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeSorcerer's Shoes

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameRiftmakerHextech RocketbeltZhonya's Hourglass

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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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Rumble vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Kai'Sa Image
7
< Kills >
7.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.5
7.2
< Assists >
6.2
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
150
< Minions Killed >
181
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.46
974
< Physical Damage >
12,116
22,744
< Magic Damage >
8,171
1,060
< True Damage >
421
24,779
< Damage Dealt >
20,708
25,335
< Damage Taken >
20,460
11,788
< Gold Earned >
12,677
1.68
< Towers >
2.15
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
3,767
< Total Healing >
4,372
14,608
< Experience >
12,905
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
280
< Time Dealing CC >
46

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Rumble in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some strategic Rumble against Kai'Sa counter statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between the two. As an example, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Rumble usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rumble and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Rumble or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rumble usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Rumble makes a good counter to Kai'Sa.

While Rumble does have a higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Rumble also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rumble into Kai'Saas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rumble also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Kai'Sa matchups, Rumble is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Rumble is an above average counter to Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rumble against Kai'Sa.

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Rumble, we analyzed 2,821 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 Kai'Sa 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 truly master Rumble in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Rumble versus Kai'Sa build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Kai'Sa than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Rumble boasted an average winrate of 52.5% when countering Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Kai'Sa as Rumble, Rumble players should equip the Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Rumble vs Kai'Sa clashes, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.5% winrate overall.

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