so ive bought rumble + his ultimate skin yestarday and so far i like him though i am kind of struggling alot during early matchs, like last game i got completely stomp by jayce, i think it'd help me if you could give me advice on how to be a better rumble.
So I may not play Rumble that well... but he's currently one of the strongest champs in the game so I've bothered to learn a few things about him...
Before laning starts start Q early and spam it to gradually build up to 50% heat with that one skill. This makes you more of a threat level 1. Rumble's abilities are significantly stronger when heat is above 50%.
You don't have to play exactly like other bruisers. Abilities do not draw minion aggro, auto attacks do. So sometimes it is wiser to harass your foe with just Q and E. Imagine how annoying it might be for your enemy as you slowly burn them and their minions with Q, baiting them into fighting you in your minion wave... However it's also important to know when to go all in. Fully overheating is not always bad. When a fight goes into a life or death situation the extra auto attack damage from the passive should not be discounted. Preferably you overheat with the start of a Q to maximize damage.
Understand Rumble's strengths. His Q does absurd damage over time once ranked up. The base and scaling is ridiculous. Your other great skill is your ultimate which can also inflict absurd damage to entire teams if placed well, as well as disrupting their formations. Your weaknesses would be your susceptibility to ranged top laners and very all in top laners. Against tanks however Rumble is excellent with his sustained damage. I wouldn't say Rumble is countered by ranged or dive in lane, you just have to be more careful in those matchups. Understand your damage output is very steady (if very high), and that it takes a few extra ranks in Q to get going.
Rumble has one of the highest learning curves in the game. He has unique capabilities and a unique playstyle. But he is well worth it.
tagged a link to LoLKing's Rumble guides.
i'll just give you some personal tips while fighting Jayce in lane.
Starting Doran's Shield + pot or cloth + 5 pots would be highly advised. you run on CDs with a 'heat bar'. try to keep above 50% (in da danger zone) for bonus effects on your spells.
DONT BE SCARED TO GO OVERHEAT! (100% heat bar). you silence yourself. but you deal more damage from your basic attacks.
try to hit around 55% heat. then go in with Ult + E (75% heat) + W (95%) + Q (OVERHEAT!) -> E.
ult -> E OR W. if you can land your harpoon. definitely harpoon first. then shield. or vice versa. -> Q -> 2nd E.
chances are if done correctly you'll dish out overkill damage. if you can lock them in your ult with harpoons and chase them with flamespitter while basic attacking them overheated.
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but while laning versus Jayce. start with harpoon's for last hitting. then shield for damage mitigation. then feel free to max out flamespitter for DPS. if you're getting zoned. call for jungle support. you can use the previous inscribed combo pre-6 too. just minus the ult obviously.
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your choice on what item to rush. i'd just keep the cloth armor there for later (ninja tabi's or seekers) i'd rather build into Rylai's or Liadry's
Liadry's will give your flamespitter respectable damage. combined with your ult. Jayce is gonna NEED to land a few empowered shots to poke you down.
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and rule of thumb vs skillshot champs. hide behind minions. side steppin FTW, and yada yada. getting used to 'reading a player' takes time.
Jayce walks off to the side of the minion wave. chances are. He's probably setting an empowered shot.
you're sitting at your caster minions. Jayce is pushing your melee minions hard. he's setting up a surprise empowered shot RIGHT AFTER YOUR "MINION SHIELD" IS DESTROYED. simply walk a bit further behind your 2nd meatshield minions.
^ of he does empower shots at you. that means a pushed lane. pushed lanes mean's farming under tower. WHICH ALSO MEANS. jungle support.
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otherwise. just do your best not to die. while farming with harpoons and flamespitter. SHIELD TO MITIGATE DAMAGE! and eventually you'll hit HUGE power spikes from Liandry's + Rylais item combo.
from there you may as well build into Hourglass. HOURGLASS > DEATHCAP. cuz active baiting too stronk. and you're melee. so it works out even better.
definitely check out the guides recommended items and their more in-depth descriptions.
