Zilean vs Rumble
How to Beat Rumble as Zilean
based on 745 Zilean vs Rumble matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Rumble Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Rumble Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Rumble as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Rumble
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Win Against Rumble
Rumble deals almost entirely magic damage. Build some Magic Resistance to reduce his damage.
Watch Rumble's Heat bar carefully. If you see him Overheat, go in for the kill while his skills are disabled.
Rumble's ultimate can deal a lot of damage if you stay inside the area of effect. When you see the missiles falling, move out of the way as quickly as possible.
Zilean vs Rumble Counter Stats
How to Counter Rumble with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several strategic Zilean versus Rumble matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rumble’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rumble. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Zilean typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Rumble. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Zilean and Rumble
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Who is Better, Zilean or Rumble?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when trying to fight Rumble, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Zilean makes a good counter for Rumble.
While Zilean does have a higher winrate compared to Rumble, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Zilean into Rumble.
Furthermore, Zilean also has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rumble. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Rumble matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Zilean is an above average counter to Rumble. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Rumble.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean in order to counter Rumble during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean on average picks up less CS compared to Rumble. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Zilean versus Rumble build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Rumble than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Zilean had an average winrate of 52.9% battling Rumble with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Rumble as Zilean, Zilean players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Zilean vs Rumble clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.9% winrate overall.
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