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Playing Against Rammus
JunglePatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Rammus is a high-mobility armor tank that specializes in punishing physical damage dealers. He uses to engage at high speeds and to force enemies to kill themselves against his damage reflection.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| Spikes on his shell and increased size with armor items | converts his Armor and Magic Resist into bonus Attack Damage. The tankier he gets, the harder his basic attacks hit. | |
| Tucks into a ball and accelerates rapidly | provides massive movement speed but is cancelled if he hits any unit (minions, monsters, or champions), causing a small knockback and slow. | |
| Curls into a stationary-looking defensive stance with glowing spikes | grants massive bonus Armor and Magic Resistance while reflecting damage back to attackers. Note: He is slowed by 30% while this is active. | |
| A short-range 'taunt' beam | is a point-and-click crowd control that forces the target to attack him. He usually combos this with to maximize reflect damage. | |
| A leaping slam that creates seismic shockwaves | deals magic damage and slows. If cast during , he also knocks up enemies in the center. Use this to track his jump landing. |
Respect
- !Point-and-click CC→ is an unavoidable taunt if he gets in range. If you are a fed ADC, you will literally kill yourself on his shell during the duration.
- !Extreme Gank Speed→With , he can travel from the river to your lane faster than you can react to a standard ward. Deep vision is mandatory.
- !Anti-AD Scaling→Because of and , he thrives against heavy physical damage teams. An all-AD team is an automatic win condition for him.
- !Long Range Engage→The into combo allows him to jump over walls and frontline tanks to reach the backline with a knockup.
Punish
- +is on cooldown (6s flat)→He loses roughly 60-100% of his bonus resistances and his damage reflection. This is the only time physical damage dealers should focus him.
- +is blocked by minions→Rammus has zero gap close once is cancelled. If he hits a minion while trying to gank, immediately turn and poke him down.
- +Early Invades (Pre-Level 6)→Rammus has a relatively slow first clear and struggles against magic damage invaders like Elise or Nidalee who ignore his high armor.
- +Self-Slow on →He slows himself by 30% when using his defensive curl. If you aren't taunted, simply walk away from him until the effect expires.
Laning Tips
- •Always stand behind your minion wave when you see him rolling; the minions will block and save you from the knockup.
- •Ward the enemy Jungle camps (Raptors/Gromp) instead of the river bushes to see his wind-up early.
- •If you are an auto-attack reliant champion, buy Quicksilver Sash (QSS) to cleanse instantly.
- •Do not use your movement abilities (dashes/blinks) until he has committed his or .
- •Mages should focus Rammus while his is up, as he usually stacks Armor and is much more vulnerable to Magic Damage.
- •Pick champions with True Damage (Vayne, Camille, Olaf) to bypass his massive defensive stats during .
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Do not clump together; his center-hit will knock up your entire team if he is in form.
- ⚠The ADC must STOP attacking Rammus the moment he activates unless they have LDR and Lifesteal to survive the reflect.
- ⚠Keep chokepoints warded; Rammus loves to use from out of vision to catch people rotating between lanes.
- ⚠Use displacements (Janna Q, Alistar W) to stop his roll before it reaches your priority carries.
- ⚠If he has Thornmail and active, even small auto-attacks can trigger massive damage reflection and Grevious Wounds.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached