Varus vs Rumble
How to Beat Rumble as Varus
based on 2,760 Varus vs Rumble matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Rumble Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Rumble Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Rumble as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Rumble
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
Advice to Win Against Rumble
Rumble deals almost entirely magic damage. Build some Magic Resistance to reduce his damage.
Watch Rumble's Heat bar carefully. If you see him Overheat, go in for the kill while his skills are disabled.
Rumble's ultimate can deal a lot of damage if you stay inside the area of effect. When you see the missiles falling, move out of the way as quickly as possible.
Varus vs Rumble Counter Stats
How to Counter Rumble with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show several valuable Varus vs. Rumble matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rumble’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rumble..
Varus usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Rumble. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Rumble
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Who is Better, Varus or Rumble?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when taking on Rumble, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes an ok counter for Rumble.
While Varus does have a lower winrate compared to Rumble, when facing one another, Varus also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Varus into Rumble.
Furthermore, Varus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rumble. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Rumble matchups, Rumble is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Rumble. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Rumble.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
Additional Information for Varus Players
How We Calculated Our Varus vs Rumble Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Rumble during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Rumble. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Varus versus Rumble build include Muramana, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Rumble than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 49.2% battling Rumble with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Rumble as Varus, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Varus vs Rumble counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.
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