Rumble Build Guide by Hodgeybeatz
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| Health | 2770 |
| Health Regen | 19.6 |
| Mana | 0 |
| Mana Regen | 0 |
| Armor | 141.69 |
| Magic Resist | 134.56 |
| Dodge | 0 |
| Tenacity | 35 |
| Movement Speed | 415 |
| Gold Bonus | 0 |
| Attack Damage | 113.26 |
| Attack Speed | 0.847 |
| Crit Chance | 0%S |
| Crit Damage | 0% |
| Ability Power | 684.85 |
| Life Steal | 0% |
| Spell Vamp | 32 |
| Armor Penetration | 0 |
| Magic Penetration | 7.83 |
| Cooldown Reduction | 0% |
Recommended Runes
Ability Sequence





Mastery Tree Is Outdated
WARNING: These masteries are still using the old tree and have not been updated to the new tree by the guide author. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.
Masteries
Introduction
Hello everybody! Welcome to my second guide here on MOBAFIRE. This guide features
Rumble, Da Mechanized Menace! I'll attempt to make this guide as in-depth as possible while still maintaining its reading value.
Some backstory about me. (the boring stuff) I've been playing LoL for 8 months, and recently bought
Rumble around 2 months ago. The reason why
Rumble intrigued me is because you barely ever see him played and his kit looked very interesting. Right after buying him, I began experimenting with builds and what works best. After playing 60+ games, I loved him and he is currently my main as of right now!
So without further ado, I present you
Rumble, the Mechanized Monstrosity!
Standard Build vs. Haunting Guise
As you can see, I put two different build options. The first build, my standard build, is the build I use 80% of the time. The other build, Haunting Guise, is what I'll purchase if I'm snowballing and dominating my lane EARLY GAME.
When to purchase a
Haunting Guise and the benefits/cons of it
- When to buy: You have a easy lane and you're farming without any issues. Pretty much if you're snowballing.
- Benefits: Your early game is absolutely ridiculous. You get more tanky and gain AP along with the bonus of having +20 magic Pen. Don't be afraid of trading blows with someone, because you'll win most of the time.
- Cons: You must sell your
Haunting Guise late game because it's pretty much useless. It falls off HARD late game.
Pros/Cons
The Pro's!
- You have great damage output ALL game.
- You can't be beat early game, unless you face a
Darius...boy do I hate
Darius. - You don't use mana so you can stay in lane a lot longer.
Electro-Harpoon is a ridiculous slow when combined with Rylais Crystal Scepter.- You can escape/catch up to just about anyone thanks to
Scrap Shield. - Your Ultimate,
The Equalizer, is a candidate to be one of the best Ulti's in the game...look at the ability section to find out more. - You're able to fight/trade with scary bruisers and come out on top. For example:
Olaf,
Garen,
Nasus, Etc. - When you're overheated, your basic attacks are mini-nukes that can deal Ton's of Damageâ„¢ early game.
Flamespitter will literally incinerate your opponent if they stand in it the full duration. Not to mention it's an AOE spell that can burn multiple enemies at once.- When timed right,
Scrap Shield allows you to dodge/absorb skill shots fairly easily. - This may not help you in-game, but IMO
Rumble has an awesome character model.
The Crucial Con's
- You can easily be focused down. You may be fairly durable, but remember...you're not a tank!
- No hard CC.
Electro-Harpoon is only a single target slow. - If you miss your Ulti, chances are you'll most likely lose the fight.
- If you get zoned out in lane by a tough opponent like
Jax, you won't be much of a threat late game. YOU MUST GET FARMED. - If you manage to overheat at the wrong time, chances are you'll die because of it.
- Since you are melee, farming can be hard without pushing the lane. The only way to farm if you are being zoned out is to use
Flamespitter which pushes a lane hard. Pushed lane=getting ganked and getting ganked=you dying and you dying=one sad Yordle :(
Masteries
As
Offensive Tree
Defensive Tree
Veteran's Scar: More health...yay! But for real, all the health you can get helps you!
Runes
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Greater Mark of Magic Penetration 9 |
Greater Seal of Armor 9 |
Greater Glyph of Magic Resist 9 |
Greater Quintessence of Ability Power 3 |
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Summoner Spells
The Best Summoners Spells to chose
: Good ole'
Ignite. Pretty much everyone other than supports will use
Ignite nowadays and for good reason. It can pick off low HP targets and synergizes with your
Flamespitter and
The Equalizer. Not to mention it shuts down a
Dr. Mundo or anyone with lifesteal. A must take in my opinion.
: What can I say,
Flash is amazing on any champion. It can be used offensively and defensively. You can
Flash in to secure a kill or you can escape ganks 90% of the time if you
Flash. Another must take on
Rumble.
Other Viable Picks
Not the Best to Chose
I consider every other summoner spell not viable on
Skill Sequence
Start off by putting one point into
Ability Explanation

Tips and Tricks
- Make sure not to constantly spam this ability on minions. You'll just end up pushing the wave out allowing you to get ganked more easily.
- You can completely zone out an enemy from last-hitting by using
Flamespitter. An amazing zoning tool. - Spell Vamp DOES work with
Flamespitter so you have a little more sustain and 1v1 capability's once you purchase a Hextech. - Once you get a
Rylai's Crystal Scepter, you can slow your enemy heavily allowing you to get flamespitter off for the full duration. - Use
Scrap Shield and activate
Flamespitter for early game harass and zoning.

Tips and Tricks
- An obvious tip, use it to escape.
Scrap Shield is an excellent escaping tool whether you are being ganked, or running away from your lane opponent. - A brutal way to harass your opponent early game is to
Scrap Shield and activate
Flamespitter. - Make sure to lead in with
Scrap Shield of you plan to kill someone. It makes it a whole lot easier when your moving faster. - Constantly activate
Scrap Shield when getting back into lane to get there quicker.

Tips and Tricks
- It is pretty hilarious to harpoon someone when you have
Rylai's Crystal Scepter. It applies such a huge slow. Harpoon synergizes very well with Rylai's. - You can harass your enemy without putting yourself in danger at all by shooting both harpoons at long range.
- Harpoon someone while your
Flamespitter is up to keep them in it. - You can kite people around pretty easily if they are chasing you by shooting them with the harpoons.

- If the enemy team is caught in a tight place, drop the bombs on them! Tight places are the best place to Ult.
- When going for a kill in your lane, don't immediately Ult. I like to use it mid fight or when they try to escape.
- You can pick off low HP enemy's from an INSANELY long range.
- Don't be afraid to initiate fights. You can drop the bombs and deal pretty heavy damage to an entire team without you getting hurt at all. Just make sure to hit as many enemy's as possible.
- If you get ganked and can't escape, place the ult directly behind you to slow the enemy very heavily.
C-C-C-COMBO'S!
Basic Harass:
Your basic harass combo in lane. Activate
Risky Way off Harassing:
A risky way of putting out a lot of damage. This combo will chunk your enemy pretty hard early game. The combo is this,
GOING IN FOR THE KILL!:
This is your kill sequence in lane....and it's awesome. People won't usually expect to get destroyed so hard to a
Teamfighting:
Only use this combo in teamfights. You don't always have to initiate the fight with your ulti, instead wait for you tank to go in and then place it. Make sure to hit as many enemies as possible though! Wait to Drop Da Bombs! Pretty much just go for the squishy target and annihilate them.
ESCAPING
Escaping an average gank:
The most basic escaping combo. Activate
Escaping a Brutal Gank:
So lets say an extremely fed
Starting Items
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Remember, the order of this build varies. For example, if the enemy team has a lot of AD, it may be wise to purchase a
Situational Items
So as most of you probably know, my build or anyone's build for that matter is not set in stone. Just because I put that as the build doesn't mean you should buy those items in that specific order 100% of the time. Read the item list below for further information :D
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Like I said, picking items for
Lane Phase/Teamfights
When played right,
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1. Farm
2. Harass
3. Not dying
Mid-game, Rumble's strongest time of the game. He has the ability to harass, farm, and kill very easily. (if played right) Once mid game comes around, I'll start to harass way more often. I try to peel down the enemy to were I can either kill him, or force him to go back and lose EXP. Just remember, FARM...all the farm you can get will benefit you!! You're able to gank other lanes too. I'll usually push to the enemy tower and gank mid-lane for an easy kill or assist. Oh yeah...I almost forgot....WARD YOUR LANE!
So assuming you got a hefty amount of farm and snagged in a few kills, you should be set for late game. Make sure to always stay with your team, because late game usually marks the time for team fights. You want to be in every team-fight no..matter...WHAT! When you're in a teamfight, chances are you'll win. You bring huge damage and huge slows which is enough to take out 1-2 people alone. Remember to focus the biggest threat on the enemy team, because you can drop them in a few seconds.
Rumble's favorite Allies
This section will show who
Rumble synergizes best with. The first being...
Just about the same reason as
Slicing Maelstorm+
I've recently found
Match-Ups
Darius
A very hard lane! Difficulty: 9/10
Darius is one of
Rumble's biggest counters. He is able to go toe to toe with you and end up completely destroying you. If you get pulled in by him, chances are you'll get chunked to half HP. Your best bet is to call for a ton of ganks and farm VERY...VERY passively.
Moderate lane. Shouldn't have problems. Difficulty: 6/10
Easy to Medium Lane. Difficulty: 5/10
Easy to moderate lane. Difficulty: 5.5/10
Very easy lane. Difficulty: 2/10
You counter
Easy Lane. Difficulty: 4/10
Medium-hard Lane. Difficulty 7/10.
Hard lane, a counter-pick to Rumble. Difficulty: 8/10
If you see that
Counter pick to Rumble..HARD LANE. Difficulty: 9/10
I hate
Moderate. Difficulty: 6.5/10
Start cloth armor against this annoying French girl. Then purchase Ninja Tabi and Doran's Shield. She isn't all to hard to beat, but she does deal a lot of damage. If she dashes too you, punish her. Either drop your ult if you believe you can kill her or activate
Medium-Hard lane. Difficulty: 7/10
An even match-up imo. If you see him start to charge up
Easy to medium lane. Difficulty: 6/10
Easy Lane. Difficulty: 4/10
I've faced multiple
Medium-Hard lane. Difficulty: 7.5/10
Super annoying lane. She'll zone you out pretty hard early game because all she does is spam her Q ability,
More match-ups to be added soon!!
Videos of the Menace
Another great informative video featuring an awesome guy named Ciderhelm!
This video has actual game-play in high-elo. It's also commentated by a super nice guy: Pawnce!
Another high Elo video. Roughly 2200 ELO. Oh, did I mention it's Dyrus, a pro gamer, playing him? (Warning: Contains Swearing!)
Closing Statements
Thank you for reading my
Rumble guide! I encourage you to comment on what I could have done better, or any suggestion you can think of. Also, if you down-vote my guide, PLEASE comment why so I can fix the problem ASAP.
Once again, thank you for reading my guide, I hope it helped you!
Change Log
10/2/12: Changed mastery page and how the mastery page section looked.
10/2/12: Added champions who go good with Rumble.
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