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How to Win Rumble vs Karthus Counter MatchupRumble is in the s tier of champions

Rumble vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Rumble in LoLRumble is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Karthus as Rumble

based on 876 Rumble vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. Within our database, Rumble faced Karthus in 876 games. Having so many games with Rumble vs Karthus gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable stats and a pro build to shatter your opponent. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Rumble fights Karthus in only 1.3% of his games.

Rumble vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rumble has done a poor job of beating Karthus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of matches the champions face each other in. In Rumble versus Karthus rounds, Rumble’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Karthus.

Best Rumble vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassRiftmakerLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Hextech RocketbeltStormsurgeShadowflame

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 Countering Karthus as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Rumble vs Karthus Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Karthus Image
7.6
< Kills >
7.3
6.7
< Deaths >
7.7
7.1
< Assists >
9.5
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
157
< Minions Killed >
90
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.89
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.3
968
< Physical Damage >
248
23,746
< Magic Damage >
29,349
1,070
< True Damage >
1,918
25,785
< Damage Dealt >
31,516
27,975
< Damage Taken >
30,044
12,328
< Gold Earned >
13,067
1.56
< Towers >
1.1
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
4,436
< Total Healing >
9,388
15,349
< Experience >
15,150
19
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
7
289
< Time Dealing CC >
220

How to Counter Karthus with Rumble in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some strategic Rumble versus Karthus matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Karthus..

Rumble usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Karthus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rumble and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Karthus

Who is Better, Rumble or Karthus?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rumble usually loses when facing off against Karthus, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Rumble makes a bad counter to Karthus.

While Rumble does have a lower winrate than Karthus, when facing one another, Rumble also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Rumble into Karthusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rumble also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Karthus matchups, Karthus is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Rumble is a somewhat poor counter to Karthus. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rumble against Karthus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rumble

Rumble Loses Against

Kog'MawKog'Maw44.8% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger45.3% winrateZyraZyra45.6% winrateIvernIvern45.7% winrate

Rumble Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai55.4% winrateZeriZeri54.6% winrateSivirSivir54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 53.1% 620 GamesFioraFiora+ 54.3% 731 GamesCamilleCamille+ 54.4% 482 GamesKledKled+ 56.1% 426 Games

Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Rumble, we analyzed 876 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 Karthus 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.

Other Useful Resources

Rumble Build Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rumble in order to counter Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble on average gets more CS relative to Karthus. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Rumble versus Karthus build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Riftmaker, and Liandry's Torment. When Rumble combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Karthus than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rumble had an average win rate of 48.5% when countering Karthus with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Karthus as Rumble, Rumble players should use 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 chose for Rumble vs Karthus counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.5% winrate overall.

If you need to get Rumble versus Karthus tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all matches with data with these champs.