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
  Carapace cloutée

  Rammus gagne des dégâts d'attaque bonus en fonction de son armure et de sa résistance magique.

• Q
  Démolisseur

  Rammus fonce comme une balle vers les ennemis, infligeant des dégâts et ralentissant les cibles touchées.

  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
  Boule défensive

  Rammus prend une posture défensive. Son armure et sa résistance magique sont grandement augmentées et il renvoie des dégâts aux ennemis qui l'attaquent.

  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
  Provocation frénétique

  Rammus provoque un champion ennemi ou un monstre, l'obligeant à s'acharner contre lui.

  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
  Frappe ascendante

  Rammus bondit dans les airs et retombe violemment à l'endroit ciblé, ce qui inflige des dégâts magiques et ralentit les ennemis. Si Frappe ascendante est lancée alors que Démolisseur est actif, les ennemis près du centre de la zone sont également projetés dans les airs.

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.