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Rumble vs Akali

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How to Beat Akali as Rumble

based on 4,357 Rumble vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
6.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Akali as Rumble resulted from an evaluation of 4357 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Rumble fights Akali in only 6.5% of his rounds.

Rumble vs Akali Matchup Summary

Rumble does a decent job of beating Akali. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Rumble against Akali matches, Rumble’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Akali.

Best Rumble vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Rumble Items

~22 Mins
Hextech RocketbeltZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapMorellonomiconShadowflameVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rumble to level upq
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Second ability for Rumble to level upe
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Last skill for Rumble to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometNimbus CloakAbsolute FocusScorch
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Rumble's passive ability p
Rumble's q ability q
Rumble's w ability w
Rumble's e ability e
Rumble's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Akali as Rumble

Tips for Playing as Rumble against Akali

Try and keep targets in the range of your Flamespitter. It can deal a lot of damage overtime.

If you are winning a fight you can use your ultimate to wall off an escape path.

Try and pace yourself to stay in the Danger Zone to maximize your effectiveness. It is easy to overheat if you rapidly use your abilities.

Advice to Win Against Akali

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Rumble vs Akali Counter Stats

Rumble Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Akali Image
6.9
< Kills >
9
6.6
< Deaths >
6.3
7
< Assists >
5
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
2.05
147
< Minions Killed >
154
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.35
988
< Physical Damage >
1,309
23,328
< Magic Damage >
21,366
1,065
< True Damage >
712
25,382
< Damage Dealt >
23,388
25,537
< Damage Taken >
26,897
11,611
< Gold Earned >
11,752
1.58
< Towers >
1.42
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,551
< Total Healing >
3,227
14,406
< Experience >
14,337
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
273
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Akali with Rumble in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Rumble against Akali matchup statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Rumble’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Rumble may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akali..

Rumble usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Akali. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rumble and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Rumble
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rumble
Akali

Who is Better, Rumble or Akali?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rumble usually wins when facing off against Akali, with a 51.1% win rate. Therefore, Rumble makes a good counter to Akali.

While Rumble does have a higher winrate compared to Akali, when on opposite teams, Rumble also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Rumble into Akalias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Rumble also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Rumble vs Akali matchups, Rumble is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Rumble is a decent counter to Akali. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rumble against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rumble

Rumble Loses Against

Kog'MawKog'Maw44.8% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger45.3% winrateZyraZyra45.6% winrateIvernIvern45.7% winrate

Rumble Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.5% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai55.4% winrateZeriZeri54.6% winrateSivirSivir54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Rumble Players

How We Calculated Our Rumble vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Rumble, we analyzed 4,357 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Akali as Rumble comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rumble to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rumble often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Akali. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Rumble versus Akali build consist of Hextech Rocketbelt, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Rumble combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Akali than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rumble had an average winrate of 51.1% when playing against Akali with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Akali as Rumble, Rumble players should take the Arcane Comet, Nimbus Cloak, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Rumble vs Akali fights, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Akali as Rumble are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.