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!

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.

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 Damage™ 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.

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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 :(

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As Rumble, I prefer a more tanky mastery page than offensive. That is why I use 9/21/0. Read below for a quick explanation over all the masteries.

Offensive Tree
Summoner's Wrath : You get 5 AD and AP when Ignite is on cooldown. This is actually a pretty good mastery for Rumble because the AP obviously helps your damage and the AD helps you last hit better.
Brute Force : Helps you last hit early on and when you overheat, Junkyard Titan will hit a little more harder.
Sorcery: Gives you CDR which is awesome for Rumble. It allows you to use all of your abilities more often, which is especially helpful in a fight.
Arcane Knowledge : Provides a good amount of magic penetration which benefits you ALL game. You hit really hard early game because of the magic pen.

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Defensive Tree
Resistance : Provides some magic resist. Not a whole lot, but enough to allow you to trade with AP's easier.
Hardiness : 80% of the time, you'll be facing an AD champion top lane so having the extra armor helps a lot.
Durability : As the name states, you get more durable. Durability through health that is!
Vigor : Rumble has no sustain until he purchases a Hextech Revolver so having some HP regen is great in the lane phase.
Indomitable : Not the greatest mastery out there, but is defiantly helps. Reduced damage=more tanky.
Veteran's Scar: More health...yay! But for real, all the health you can get helps you!
Initiator : Makes moving around the map and getting back into lane a breeze! Combined with Scrap Shield, you move very quick.
Enlightenment : As stated before, CDR is a great asset to have on Rumble. CDR allows you to spam your abilities more often.
Juggernaut : The best mastery in the defensive tree. It increases your health a fair amount and reduces the duration of disables. Helps in lane phase and team fighting phase.

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Greater Mark of Magic Penetration: The magic penetration this rune gives you is pretty awesome. It allows you to hit pretty damn hard throughout the game. I recommend taking this no matter what.

Greater Seal of Armor: A great rune for just about any champion. It makes you a little more durable by giving you some armor and since most of the time you'll be facing an AD champion top lane, it helps immensely.

Greater Glyph of Magic Resist: Pretty much the same thing as Greater Seal of Armor. It gives you a decent amount of MR which makes you more durable.

Greater Quintessence of Ability Power: This quint gives you a decent amount of AP which makes you hit harder.

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.

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Other Viable Picks
: Exhaust is another great summoner spell for just about any champion. It shuts down an AD champion like no other and exhausting will ensure they don't run away. You can also Exhaust someone in your Ulti to maximize damage output.

: Not a bad summoner to take. It allows you to get back into lane quicker to farm and gain EXP. It can also be used to tele to a ward and get off an easy gank. Or you can use it defensively by teleporting to another turret that is in trouble. Although I hardly take this spell on Rumble because you have exceptional mobility through Scrap Shield.

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Not the Best to Chose
: I don't recommend Heal at all. It doesn't work very well with your kit and and can only be used defensively. Another reason is isn't viable on Rumble is because there are MUCH better options to take. (Ignite, Flash, Exhaust)

: One of my favorite summoner spells, but not on Rumble. It can be used to escape or catch up to someone, but that is just about it. It's like a weaker Flash in my opinion and Rumble already has great mobility, so Ghost is pretty much un-needed.



I consider every other summoner spell not viable on Rumble, that's why I didn't waste my time and yours by writing all them down.

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Start off by putting one point into Electro-Harpoon first because you are able to last hit creeps without going into melee range and you can poke the enemy fairly well. Then I'll start to max out Flamespitter because it is your main damage dealer/farm tool. Level up Scrap Shield last because it is no where near as useful as Flamespitter or Electro-Harpoon. Scrap Shield is mainly used for the movement speed buff early game. Of course always level up The Equalizer at level 6, 11, and 16.

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:Junkyard Titan (passive): Rumble's passive ability. A double-edged sword in my opinion. You can easily screw yourself out of a kill OR die because you end up silencing yourself. Its happened to me before and it was really depressing. BUT....when used correctly, you basic attacks are mini-nukes that will pretty much destroy your opponent early game when used with Flamespitter. What I like to tell beginner Rumble players is to ignore this passive all together. So many people are scared of overheating that they don't do well in their lane and don't have fun.

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

This section will show who Rumble synergizes best with. The first being...

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.
The Pirate
Moderate lane. Shouldn't have problems. Difficulty: 6/10
Gangplank: Always start Cloth armor and 5 HP pots against this pesky pirate. He has a ton of harass with his Parrrley ability so starting Cloth armor will halt that damage. You have to be careful mid game though, because he can duel you fairly well. You still beat him in a 1v1 fight, so don't back down if you go for the kill. Oh, and make sure to Scrap Shield out of his Cannon Barrage if you fight him.
Garen
Easy to Medium Lane. Difficulty: 5/10
Garen can be an intimidating lane. Start cloth armor against him and avoid his silence. Believe it or not, you can duel him once you're level 6. Wait until his Spin-to-Win is on cooldown and engage on him. Another tip, harass him constantly then go in for the kill.(dont get counter harassed though!)
BROLAF!!!
Easy to moderate lane. Difficulty: 5.5/10
Olaf...he scares most top laners...BUT NOT RUMBLE! Try to avoid his Undertow and true damage combo and you'll win your lane. Buy a Ninja Tabi against him and a Doran's Shield if you want. Tip: Try to bait a fight, and ult him immediately and go all out on him. If you Ulti him right at the beginning, he may be forced to Ragnarok away.
Mister Malphite
Very easy lane. Difficulty: 2/10
You counter Malphite...very hard too. Abuse him early on with your poke from harpoons and once you hit level 4, you can zone him out insanely hard. Q-W combo him if he goes to last hit a creep. Just avoid getting baited by him because his jungler may come out and kill you.
Nasus: The dog man
Easy Lane. Difficulty: 4/10
Nasus...not much else to say other than he farms all game except for late game. Zone him out in lane and deny him farm. You outclass Nasus so zoning him out and harassing shouldn't be a problem. If you deny him farm, he won't do much late game. He is sorta hard to kill though because his Ulti gives him health and he can Wither you if you chase...which is a ridiculous slow.
Mantheon.
Medium-hard Lane. Difficulty 7/10.
Pantheon is an early game monster. (Thats about it) He has a lot of harass thanks to his Spear Shot and he has a decent burst. Buy cloth armor first and get Ninja Tabi. Although, you may want to get Mercury's Treads to negate his stun. Pantheon's are often cocky, so if he jumps on you try to burst him down.
Mister Ghoul's.
Hard lane, a counter-pick to Rumble. Difficulty: 8/10
If you see that Yorick has been picked, for god-sake don't pick Rumble! He out sustains you, damages you, and is more tanky than you. Call for ganks to get ahead early and snowball off him. If he sends out a ghoul, you can run into a bush and the ghoul will stop attacking you. Try to harass when his lifesteal ghoul is down and make sure not to over commit to a fight...you'll probably lose it.
Riven is broken.
Counter pick to Rumble..HARD LANE. Difficulty: 9/10
I hate Riven...badly. I almost hate Riven as much as I hate Darius...but anyways Riven outclasses you so play very careful. Don't play over confident early game because if she kills you, just give up because she snowballs like NO OTHER. Pick up cloth armor first and build a Ninja Tabi. Then get a Doran's Shield you next back. You have decent base stats so building defensive early game doesn't punish you at all.
The French Mistress.
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 Flamespitter and counter attack her.
The Grandmaster
Medium-Hard lane. Difficulty: 7/10
An even match-up imo. If you see him start to charge up Counter Strike, try to harpoon him than Scrap Shield away from him. Try to poke him early game without getting too close. Just make sure to keep your distance unless you're absolute sure you can kill him. I like to start boots against him to avoid his Leap Strike stun combo, but make sure to buy a Doran's Shield on your first back.
The Dunk Master.
Easy to medium lane. Difficulty: 6/10
Jarvan IV will destroy you pre-6. He has a big burst of damage that will chunk you pretty hard. But you should be able to easily outclass him once you're level 6 and above. Make sure to keep your distance until you're level 6 though. If he is dumb enough to do his E-Q combo you, start fighting him. And if he is dumb enough to Cataclysm you, drop your ulti on his face. He is basically trapping himself in your DoT from The Equalizer.
"IMA JUMP OUTTA DIS BUSH AND DIE"
Easy Lane. Difficulty: 4/10
I've faced multiple Rengar's and they are so cocky against you. Literally all they'll do is jump out of a bush and try to combo you. Take advantage of them when they jump out of the bush and light em' up. Literally. You beat him Pre-level 6 and post-level 6. He can be annoying though with his sustain. But if you kill him once, GG for him. You snowball off him so hard. You even might want to buy a Vision Ward if he try's to ult away.
Diana, AKA spammer of the Q.
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, Crescent Strike. It is dodge able, but it's hard to dodge. Stay your distance early game, but once mid game comes around you can harass more often. If you're inflicted with moonlight, her passive, avoid her at all costs. But most of all....DON'T.TOWER.DIVE.HER. She has an insane shield that will soak up all your damage.
More match-ups to be added soon!!

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!

10/2/12: Changed mastery page and how the mastery page section looked.
10/2/12: Added champions who go good with Rumble.