How to lane against Darius as Rumble?
I've decided to give a shot at rumble to extend my top lane pool, and have a blast with him. So far, I've played against a few champs, but those I have the biggest problem with are Darius and Vladimir. I've got the MMR of silver 2, and these are the only 2 champs so far that I've lost lane.
I've watched a lot of games of pros, but I didn't specifically search for a Darius matchup. How do you build up / deal with him? I've tried farming under tower, but it's not easy-peasy for me so far.
Posted Jul 9, 2015, 1:57 PM UTC
Rumble loses lvls 1-3. At level 4, you start to do more dmg with Q. If you play safe and don't die, even if you're behind some cs, you should win the game. Because you will outscale. Just ward your lane and call out mias.
Cloth armor + 5 pots is a good start. Get an early seekers, then get your guise and pen boots. If he gets boots early, you are going to want to get boots too. Having a movement speed discrepancy against Darius sucks. It's the only way he can get to you if you play it correctly. Your job is to frustrate him in this lane by not dying, warding, calling out roams, and farming the best you can. He will likely push the wave. If he does, you can call for jungler help & kill him easily, especially if you land your E's.
Bait Darius Q by going barely into Q range then backing out with scrap shield. That way, if you get hit, you will only take minimal damage early. Don't do that later on in the lane, though - it hurts. Don't overheat on W or E. If you miss E or farm with E, don't go near him. He will pull you. Try not to push the wave with Q. Harass with Q & E when his pull is down. (It's on a 20 second cd early game.) Use tp effectively better than he does, and you should win the game. Even though you might lose lane.