How to beat Rammus

Common role: Jungle

An armor tank who rolls in, taunts your carry, and reflects auto-attack damage.

What makes Rammus dangerous

Rammus rolls in at high speed to knock up and engage, taunts a target to force them to attack him, and his passive and W reflect a portion of auto-attack damage back — punishing AD auto-attackers hard. He's a hard-engage tank that locks down and peels for his team.

How to play against Rammus

• 1Don't auto-attack him while his W/passive reflect is up — especially as an AD carry, you damage yourself. Use abilities instead.
• 2Respect his taunt (E) — it forces you to attack him and walk toward him. Save your dash/QSS or don't be in taunt range of his engage.
• 3He's tanky but does little damage on his own — kite him and focus his carries. Percent-health damage beats his armor stacking.
• 4His roll (Q) is a fast engage/gank — ward and watch for the speed-up. Dodge the roll and his lockdown never lands.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Low personal damage — kite him and focus his carries.
• ✓Armor stacking does nothing vs magic/% health damage.
• ✓Taunt and roll are dodgeable/avoidable.
• ✓Reflect only punishes auto-attacks, not abilities.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Rammus's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Stachelpanzer

  Rammus erhält zusätzlichen Angriffsschaden, der mit seiner Rüstung und Magieresistenz skaliert.

• Q
  Dornenwalze

  Rammus rollt als dornige Kugel auf seine Gegner zu und wird immer schneller. Dabei verursacht er Schaden und verlangsamt die Ziele, die vom Aufprall betroffen sind.

  Strong: a fast Powerball roll to engage and gank. Weak: it's a telegraphed speed-up — dodge the roll and his lockdown never lands.

• W
  Eingerollte Abwehrhaltung

  Rammus nimmt eine Abwehrhaltung ein, in der sich seine Rüstung und seine Magieresistenz stark erhöhen und er den Schaden normaler Angriffe auf den angreifenden Gegner zurückwirft.

  Strong: reflects a portion of auto-attack damage back at you. Weak: it only punishes autos, not abilities — stop attacking and deal ability damage.

• E
  Provokation

  Rammus verspottet einen gegnerischen Champion oder ein Monster und stachelt sie so zu einem leichtsinnigen Angriff gegen ihn an.

  Strong: a taunt that forces you to walk up and attack him. Weak: save your dash/QSS for it, or don't be in taunt range of his engage.

• R
  Aufsteigender Schlag

  Rammus springt in die Luft und schlägt an einem Zielbereich auf, wodurch er magischen Schaden verursacht und Gegner verlangsamt. Wenn diese Fähigkeit ausgeführt wird, während „Dornenwalze“ aktiv ist, werden Gegner nahe des Zentrums zusätzlich hochgeschleudert.

Itemization

Rammus is a pure armor tank. Play magic damage and % health damage into him, don't auto-attack through his reflect, and bring tenacity/QSS for his taunt. Kite him and kill his carries instead.

This guide covers Rammus's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.