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Easy Matchup, he will jump on you, just scrapshield and give him 2 harpoons to the face and a full rotation of your Flamespiiter. I usually start boots to dodge his early poke.
Ahri
Her high mobility can be annoying post 6, but early she is easy. Start boots and Scrap shield. W her initial Q and dodge the tru damage when it returns. Stand outside minion wave and Harpoon her twice. If she lands her charm she still takes your Flamspitter Damage.
Akali
You destroy her early. Start Amplifying tome and Scrapshield. Scrapshield her poke, run up to her and Q-E her. If she tries to hide in her cloak just Q her as you do AoE anyway.
Anivia
Anivia is an annoying lane, start boots and scrapshield to counter her long attack range poke and to dodge her Q with boots when she throws it. Just ult her egg, mmm i love fried eggs.
Annie
Really annoying to lane against. Start Ruby Crystal and Q. When she has her stun down you win pretty much. Just be careful as her lv 6 is scary and she sets up ganks really easily.
Azir
Start Ruby and W. All Azir does is poke, so just W every time his soldiers attack you, stand to the side of the minion wave and double harpoon him and give him a taste of your flamespitter. Once he uses his soldier dash you have a short opportunity to harass him.
Brand
Annoying lane, start Boots and W. Dodge his AoE to make him burn mana and shove the wave. Stand to side of minion wave and double harpoon him while dodging his stun. He's really immobile so a well placed equalizer and all in will usually win the lane or burn (no pun intended) his summs.
Cho'Gath
Beat Cho early and this lane is easy. Start Boots and Q. Dodge his rupture and just harass him out of lane early with your empowered Q. Try to stand to the side of waves so you don't take his E passive damage. At a certain point he becomes really hard to kill so yo want to shove and try to make some plays.
Darius
Will be a really frustrating lane for beginner Rumbles. Lane is fairly simple. Dodge his pull and you win the trade. Start Cloth 5 and E, rush seekers, if you fall behind rush Zhonyas before you get your core items. Try to bait out his pull, if you can do that you win the trade.
Diana
Tricky lane, start boots and Q. Dodge her crescents and give her a few ticks of your Q and you win. Lv 6 becomes scary, usually i ult under myself and towards my tower so she cant chase me.
Dr. Mundo
Its an easy lane and you can punish easily, but he becomes nearly un-killable once he has visage. Start Amplifying Tome and Q. Try to poke him out early with your empowered Q. Then stand infront of his your minions when he trys to farm with his cleavers and Scrapsheild them. Probably want to go Liandries, Rylais, Void.
Fiora
High mobility, but simple matchup. Start Cloth 5 and Q. When she tries to lunge to you just W to block the damage, double harpoon her and chase her down with your Q. Once you get Seekers it become hard for her to kill you.
Fizz
People say this matchup is easy but i always have a hard time. Start Ruby Crystal and Q. His all ins are really scary. I like to wait for him to waste his hop, double harpoon him and chase him down. If he ults you, just ult under yourself and watch him fry. Once he wastes his hop it is easy to gank him.
Galio
This lane is a pain in the ass. Start Ruby Crystal and W. He will try to poke you down early, try to Scrapshield the damage. Bait out his healing with a tick of flamespiiter, once its down just wait for your next Q to come up and burn him.
Gangplank
EZ lane. Start boots and W. Scrapshield his early Q damage. Once you get all your spells its pretty much over, just chase him and burn down, bait out his orange with one harpoon, then shoot the other. Don't stand in barrel area obviously.
Garen
Easy matchup. Start boots and W. He will try to silence you, just run away with scrapshield and once his Q is down just double harpoon him and flamespitter. Once his gets Black Cleaver he gets annoying, just care for his ult.
Gnar
Fairly simple but hard if he gets ahead. Start Cloth and E. MAX E. Gnar will try to poke you down with his Q and proc his 3 stacks. Once he runs at you with you trying to get his 3 stacks just double harpoon him and burn him. Try not to fight him in Mega Gnar unless he burns his Cooldowns.
Hecarim
Start Cloth 5 and W. He will try to hit you with his Helicopter spin, just get out of the way of it and burn him with your Q. Dodge his spin and you win. Rylais is a good pick against him in lane.
Irelia
Skill Matchup. Start boots and Q. Early she usually loses trades. You need to win this lane early or she becomes a nightmare. Your power spikes are 4-5-6, hers are 7-8-9 and triforce completion. Hit her with your E in teamfights to make her useless.
Jarvan IV
Can be a hard Lane for beginner Rumbles. Start Cloth and W. Dodge or W his Q damage and you win the trade. He is strong early so wait until 4-5 before you trade. If he ults you well you just ult on top of yourself, he's stuck in there with you too.
Jax
Easy early. Start boots and Q and just burn him down early. Once his gets ult he just scales so you want to try to beat him early. Late/Mid you will want to make plays and just let him take your tower because thats just what Jax does. Try to make your teamfighting have a greater impact than his splitpushing.
Jayce
Tricky for beginner Rumbles. His poke will hurt early so start Cloth and E. Once you get lv 4-5-6 you can start all inning him. Once you land a harpoon he is pretty much done for.
Kayle
Super annoying to lane against as she just shoves over and over. Start Ruby and Q. You will want to Q the wave a lot so minions don't die under your tower. Once her AoE Blade is off CD you will destroy her. All in her lvs 4-5 to win the lane. Once she gets 6 you probably wont kill her unless you save your ult.
Katarina
Lane is alot like akali. Start Amplifying Tome and W. Block her early poke with your W. Chase her down with your Q and E. Even her lv 6 is easy to deal with just careful with lv 6 ganks. Easy Lane.
LeBlanc
Hard lane for Rumble. Start Ruby and W. Scrapshield her early Q damage. Trick to this matchup is landing your E's after she wastes her distortion. Its better to not waste your ult on her until she wastes distortion.
Lissandra
Easy lane if you dodge her poke. Start Boots and W. Dodge her poke or nullify it with your W. Double harpoon her and chase her down with your flamespitter. Put your ult on top of her claw to put her in a tricky position.
Lulu
Start Ruby Crystal and W. Dodge her glitterlances and you win lane. Her autos do a fair amount of damage, engage on her once she wastes her glitterlance on pushing the wave. You can beat her hard lv 4-5.
Lux
Alot like the Lulu Lane. Start Boots and W. If you can dodge her snare you will destroy her. Stand near your minions and bait out her E. She wastes tons of mana early trying to harass you. Abyssal if you get behind.
Malphite
You counter him hard. Start Amplifying Tome and W. Scrapshield his Q damage and just chase him down with your harpoons and flamespitter. Try to let him push in early. Once you get 4-5 just all in him and zone him away from the wave. In teamfights, ult under whoever he ults and aim it towards the enemy team to stop them from capitalizing on it. The only way Malphite wins is if he gets better teamfight or you get ganked post lv 6.
Maokai
Start Ruby and W. Sidestep his Q poke. Your going to want to go Liandries, Rylais, and Void. If Maokai twisted advances onto one of your carries just ult under him and point it towards the enemy team so they cannot capitalize on it. You probably wont die 1v1 so just ward for ganks.
Nasus
Your his #1 counter. Start Amplifying Tome and W. Try to let Nasus push early. Try not to shove and let him free farm under turret. If you want you can just shove super hard and keep harassing him, but be sure to WARD UP.
Nautilus
Nautilus is fairly uncommon these days top lane. Start Ruby Crystal and W. Naut will try to shove early and harrass you at the same time. When he wastes his AoE just go give him a few ticks of your Q. Go tank melter build. Harpoon him when he trys to run away. Easy to gank.
Olaf
Hard lane. Lane is completely dependent on whether or not you can dodge his axes. Start Cloth and W, or Boots and Q if your confident in your axe dodging abilities. I wouldn't even pick Rumble into Olaf. Late game Olaf just counters you really hard, but if you play properly you can win the lane 4-5. In teamfights just ult the backline.
Pantheon
Hard lane Early, Easy lane later. Start Cloth and W. Scrapshield his early spear damage. Don't let him jump on you. All in him lv 6-7 once you have a stacked seekers.
Quinn
Quinn top will be a hard matchup for beginner Rumbles. Once you get ahold of this lane its really easy. Start Cloth and E. MAX E. Scrapshield her poke, try to farm safely with E and your flamespitter. Once your lv 4-5 your E's will start to hurt her BAD. If you land an E you pretty much win the trade. Play safe.
Renekton
Hard Matchup early. Play Safe early. Start Cloth and Q. Renekton will try to cheese you early so just play safe and try to hit him with your flamespitter from a max distance once he wastes his cooldowns. Rush reekers. Once you get some items he becomes really easy to win.
Rengar
Rengar will be a hard matchup for beginner Rumbles. Start Cloth and E. Poke him when he is inside the bush. Everytime he comes out to get a CS hit him with an E or Q. Try not to let him jump on you when he has full stacks. If he does just Double harpoon him and give him 2 rotations of your Q. Tell your team when he is MIA.
Ryze
Always been an annoying lane for me. Just fight him when his passive is down and dodge his Q. Start Ruby and W. Once he scales he becomes near impossible to 1v1. Just ult under him and teamfights to peel for carries.
Shen
Fairly simple matchup. Start Amplifying Tome and W. Scrapshield his early poke. If he wastes his Q on CSing just double harpoon him and give him a taste of your flamespitter. Tank Melter build is good here. You wont lose lane probably, be sure to tell your team where he is at all times.
Shyvana
Easy Lane. Start Amplifying tome and Q. Poke her out early every time she goes in for a CS. Scrapshield her poke, if she hits you with it don't let her proc. Double harpoon and burn her down.
Singed
Annoying lane. Start Ruby Crystal and Q. You're going to want to try to flamspitter, harrass him, and shove the wave at the same time he does. Don't stand in his poison. Tank melter build is optimal. Try to run to the side of his poison and harpoon him to chase him down.
Talon
You counter him hard. Start Cloth and W. Scrapshield his early damage. Every time he goes in for CS hit him with 2 rotations of your Flamespitter and double harpoon him. You should win this lane lvs 4-5.
Teemo
Start Ruby Crystal and W. Scrapshield his early Q damage. Since you don't rely on autoattacking he is pretty useless against you. Hit him with an E and he is toast.
Trundle
Start Amplifying Tome and Q. Harass him with your Q every time he tries to CS. Simple matchup. Dont let him bite you, fight outside of his AoE attackspeed buff. Once he gets lv 6 he becomes a little tankier but should still be easy to deal with.
Riven
Rumbles biggest counter. Hard to deal with, but if you play Rumble a lot you better get good at this matchup. Start Cloth and E. Last hit safely for a bit. Once she blows all of her Q on minions you can win the trade. Don't let her all in cheese you lvs 2-3-4. If she tries to dash to you just double harpoon her and chase her down. Rush Seekers, i like to rush Zhonyas against her. Any damage you do to her sticks, so if you play this lane perfectly you can win.
Tryndamere
Win this lane early or your going to have a hard time. Start cloth and Q. If you can zone him away from his creeps so he cant charge his passive up this lane is easy. When he spins towards you, you want to harpoon and try to face him so he doesn't get your slow off on you, if you can do that you win. You probably don't want to fight him if he has his passive fully charged. I like to rush zhonyas so i dont get dove.
Twisted Fate
Easy Matchup. Start Boots and Q. I like to go Q than E. Sidestep his wildcards and chase him down with your E and Q. Once his blows one of his colored cards you will win the trade almost no matter what. Abyssal if you get behind somehow. Care for ganks as his Yellow Card can set them up easily.
Vayne
See Quinn Matchup. Max E.
Veigar
You beat him early. Go boots and Q. Harass him early with your empowered flamespitter, zone him away from creeps and don't let him stack. Avoid his stun and you win. Scrapshield his Q damage. He's super immobile so a well placed equalizer will destroy him. Bye-gar.
Vladimir
You have to beat Vlad early. Start Boots and Q. Charge up your empowered Q and just force him out of lane. Once you get your scrapshield you have to time it well to nullify his Q damage. Once he scales be becomes a monster so win early.
Volibear
Fairly uncommon but you do get Volibear top from time to time. Go cloth and E. Farm safe and stand far back. Everytime he tries to run towards you just double harpoon him and give him a few ticks of your flamespitter. If you don't get flung you will win this lane.
Wukong
A well played Wukong will be a hard matchup for you. Start cloth and E. Farm safe until lv 3-4. He will try to jump on you, when he does you want to Scrapshield the damage. He will try to clone out, when he does Flamespitter him THEN harpoon him. Most people tend to make the mistake of Harpooning his clones. Be sure to disengage as soon as you get your damage off as his cooldowns are low as well. Skill matchup.
Xerath
Pretty much like every other poke mage matchup. Start boots and Q. Dodge his poke and double harpoon him to wind the trade. Abyssal if you fall behind. A good ult will kill him or force a flash.
Xin Zhao
Another hard matchup for Rumble early. Start cloth and E. Farm safe until 3-4. He will try to dash to you, when he does double harpoon him and hit him with 2 rotations of your Q. Once you get lv 6-7 you can all in him after a good trade.
Yasuo
Start cloth and Q. He will try to trade with you early, when he does just try to get a few ticks of Q on him. Once he gets his E he will be a little harder to deal with because of his mobility. If you can land a few harpoons on him and get some good rotations of your Q you can win. His windwall doesn't block your flamspitter, only your harpoons.
Yorick
Big counter. Usually you just want to play safe and wait for a gank. Start ruby crystal and E. Focus on farming. His ghouls will be really annoying. Focus on CSing and wait for a gank. He has infinite sustain for the most part. If you can wait for him to waste his 2 ghouls then hit 2 harpoons and ult him you can win the trade, but the odds are unlikely.
Ziggs
Like every other poke mage matchup. Dodge his Q and you win. Start boots and W. Early scrapshield will nullify his early passive poke and his Q. Once you get lv 4-5, dodge his Bomb, land 2 harpoons, and try to hit him with a rotation of your Q. Once his blows his escape and his AoE slow he is open for about 15s so take advantage of that time.
Zed
Start Cloth and W, or Boots and Q if you are confident you can dodge his shurikens. If you can bait out his shadow and double shurken combo you will destroy him. Rush seekers and Zhonyas. When he ults you just drop the equalizer on both of his shadows so he cant go back to them.
Rumble is one of the most impactful top/mid laners in the game if he is played to his strengths. His ultimates can easily turn a bad teamfight, control objectives, and win games. Rumble excels in short trades and in teamfights. Play towards his strengths and you will be successful in any ELO.
Items
Items
Rumble has a fairly limited build path, but there are some times when you should prioritize certain items over others. Rumble core is fairly simple, Sorc Shoes, Liandries, Zhonya's Hourglass, but there are other items you should take into consideration and be aware of.
First off, it is important to know when to build Abyssal and when to build Void Staff. Build Abyssal if their team is squishy and hasn't built locket/banner. Build Void if there is a lot of MR or their team has a locket/banner.
Rylais is another item that is situational. It gives everything Rumble really needs for being a little beefier as a front line, allows for AoE slow you can get complete rotations of your Q, and give AP, whats not to love? Well, its really good for catching people out in the jungle, or melting tanks once you have Liandries, but sometimes it is lacking as an item if you are playing against a team with a lot of escape/kiting abilities. Since slows no longer stack, Rylais really only applies to your Q, so if your not in range it is useless. Sometimes you just want to ult their backline and flash Q Flamspitter to melt their team, and in my experience Zhonyas outshines Rylais a majority of the time and provides so much more utlity/disruption.
TLDR: Zhonyas is usually better than Rylais.
This is a HUGE situational item, but it has singlehandedly won me games and that is Morellonomicon. If your playing a game where the enemy team has the likes of Soraka, Any Late Game ADC with lifesteal, Zed, Maokai etc, Morellonomicon is very strong as it reduces healing effects and inflicts greavous wounds. Plus it gives some CDR for your ult which is always nice. If i build this it's usually last or second to last item.
Skill Sequence
Skill Sequence
This is an important decision to make on Rumble as it can completely change the way will be played out.
Starting Q and getting past 50% heat will give you an early damage spike, but consequently, you will shove your wave faster and leave you susceptible to ganks.
Starting W is always a safe start. Scrap shield will help absorb early poke and allow you to farm safely. This is a great start against someone like Malphite, who will Q you early every time you go in for a CS.
Starting E is a really passive start but will allow you to get some safe CS and wait for your other abilities to come. Good start against the likes of Riven, Gnar etc.
Pros / Cons
Pros / Cons
Pros
If played correctly can win almost any lane
Huge midgame Powerspike
Objective Control
Game Changing Long-Range Ult
Good Roaming Potential With Scrap Shield
Low Cooldowns/No Mana
1v2 Outplay Potential
Cons
Almost useless if kited
Big Hitbox
Lackluster escape (w)
High Skill Cap
Hard to Farm With
Team Work
Team Work
Rumble is the ultimate teamfighter. Knowing how to use his ultimate in synergy with your team is essential you Rumble's success.
Most people think that his ultimate should be just dropped on as many people as possible (sometimes that is true if you have the other team in a chokepoint), but sometimes its best to use your Ult on the enemy team's backline.
Sometimes it is best to use your ult to peel for your ADC. Example : Maokai twisted advances on your ADC. The best thing to do is to start the ult on Maokai and aim it towards their team so they cannot capitalize on Maokai's W..
Sometimes your ult is used best to zone off the enemy team's backline, or sometimes it is used to pin people to walls.
There are so many Factors/Variables that can change how to use your ult and all of it must be taken into consideration into a split second. Learning how to use Rumble ult is the most important factor to mastering Rumble.
Unique Skills
Unique Skills
The only thing i want to touch on is Rumble's overheated auto attacks. People often underestimate his burst when you get a full rotation of Q-E-W-Overheated AA's that can often catch your opponent out by surprise.
Rumble has the unique ability you 1v2 if you get ganked by a jungler and play it right.
Farming
Farming
Lets be honest here, Rumble sucks at farming and has a really slow and clunky feeling Attacks animation that will take a while to get used to.
Most of his shortcomings can be accounted for once you get used to him.
You can use his E to farm from a safe distance.
His W can be used to absorb a chunk of damage when you go in for a last hit.
His Q can shove waves really fast and it takes practice but, your last tick of Q can get CS if you time it right.
About Me and Rumble
About Me and Rumble
Hi im Thorgazum,
In season 5 i climbed from Silver 5 to Diamond 5 playing Rumble only. In my time i have learned an incredible amount about every matchup and a lot of the intricacies that Rumble has.
Season 6 i climbed from Plat 4 to Diamond 4 in about 4 days with a 80% winstreak playing Rumble + Ignite mid.
I love talking about and teaching Rumble so if you have any questions feel free to add me in game!
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