I dont have time to bleed :)

tried this build, went 19/1/12 :)
use the screenshot as an example if you want

http://postimg.org/image/omd7nj7kl/full/

Kinda sad this is expired..

This is an awesome guide!!! +1 from me and favorite. Thanks to this guide I have been able to win like 80% of all my games with rumble, very good choices on items and skills. Can't wait for new full update. I hope you haven't given this guide up dude, best rumble guide out there, can't wait to see what new tips we'll get after the update. Keep it real Sinjustice :D!

Hi, I have just joined mobafire, I play Rumble regularly for like 3 months now, and I originally used this guide, and it was really useful, so +1 ^_^ I checked now after some time, and my playstyle is roughly the same as yours.
I think that, even post-nerf, he is among the best solo-top choices. Many people underestimate him, however, he's really powerful. You're pretty swift and mobile, got great dps, and even lvl 1 scrap shield saves you a lot of hp when harassing.
In my opinion, psychology is your best ally on Rumble. I think half of my early lane kills comes from letting the enemy think I am weak, do some feigned attacks and running around (I am usually very slightly behind in last hits, but that compensates in the enemy pushing and getting slain/heavily damaged, and me catching up), waiting for the right moment and then just flying out with tasers, overheating, and frying the enemy alive. Rumble's DPS is outstanding, and since he's swift, got slow, and can use Q while moving, running away from him is usually your doom. I especially love the ulti. With ghost, scrap shield and good manoeuvering, the enemy's ganks are either unsuccesful or end up with you getting a double-kill.

Rumble is not THAT hard to play, but the key to mastering him truly lies in the correct using of danger zone and overheat (to use overheat offensively, not just avoid it for the silence), and tricking your enemy to chase you so you can turn around and roast them :D

I really don't think there is a true counter to Rumble. The only one who gives me a hard time regularly is Darius, but he's well known to be OP and is usually banned... Also Yorick is quite nasty, but if you hold back a bit, he's powerless and you just wait for your jungler's gank.
Twice have I been against another Rumble on solotop, unsuccessfully. Why? Most people play Rumble as an offensive champion, whereas I play him tank-ish. So when we clashed, the other Rumbles had more AP, and higher damage. I had to fly, and you can imagine what happens when you've got a flamethrower behind you. It seems lame but when 2 Rumbles fight, there is no retreat :) if you run, you get fried.

anyway, my 2 cents :) great guide!
PS: I think Randuin's omen would be worth a mention in the update. As an AP/tank you need an armor item, and I find Randuin's slow features, slight CDR, more armor, and regen better than Sunfire cape's AoE and +100hp. Guardian's angel is good when you're focused, but you're mostly not the target no. 1. Just my view :)

Good job. well explained guide. i like it :D

I like it! +1

good guide!

can you add a section who counters rumble and is he best choice against.

I guess it's about time this build reached the top of the list. I experimented into this build in January of this year (shame I didn't see this guide before) and when they decided to make him an option as a free champ I made a guide similar to this one (with three optional 'primary' builds.) I'm glad I'm not the only one who ended up doing this exact build, kinda a proof of concept that it's the best there is. Good to know this build holds water.

GET READY TO RUMMMMMMMMMMMBLEEEEEEEEE!

As an (in my opinion) fairly experienced Rumble player, I MUCH prefer maxing Q, as it is more useful in lane for farming, pushing and dealing D.O.T to enemies even if there is minions in the way. However, I completely agree with the items and explanation of the rest. Good work.

I just want to point out like I think someone else mentioned, your skills at the top don't match what the rest of your guide says. One says the taser first, but the other says flames first.

I've been following this build for the most part and so far I've preferred Zhonya's and FoN over Sunfire/Abyssal/Guardian's as the defensive items. I haven't found Hextech Revolver to be enough sustain, so FoN seems to help boost that (plus the speed is nice). Then since that's enough MR, I figured why not change the AP/MR item (Abyssal) out for an AP/Ar item (Zhonya's). It's a little expensive, but endgame it seems a lot better to me. Just something to chew on. I've only been playing Rumble a little bit so far.