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How to Win Rammus vs Aphelios Counter MatchupRammus is in the a tier of champions

Rammus vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Rammus

based on 1,546 Rammus vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.89
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Rammus engaged Aphelios 1546 times. Having so many games with Rammus versus Aphelios provides us confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening stats and a pro build to destroy your rival. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Rammus is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.2% of his matches.

Rammus vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Rammus does a good job of beating Aphelios. On average, he wins a whopping 52.4% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Rammus vs Aphelios games, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Rammus vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sunfire AegisRanduin's OmenKaenic RookernHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rammus to level upq
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Second ability for Rammus to level upe
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Last skill for Rammus to max outw

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Rammus's passive ability p
Rammus's q ability q
Rammus's w ability w
Rammus's e ability e
Rammus's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Aphelios

Powerball can be used as an effective escape mechanism.

Tremors and Defensive Ball Curl can be used late in the game to obliterate towers. If you're bogged down in a team fight, it is often valuable to break off and attack the buildings.

Using taunt on a champion by your tower can cause the tower to attack your enemy.

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Rammus vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Aphelios Image
4.3
< Kills >
6.3
5.5
< Deaths >
6.8
11.6
< Assists >
6.4
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
34
< Minions Killed >
173
1.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.5
2,459
< Physical Damage >
19,583
12,260
< Magic Damage >
1,344
742
< True Damage >
485
15,462
< Damage Dealt >
21,413
31,771
< Damage Taken >
19,998
10,806
< Gold Earned >
11,873
1.24
< Towers >
2.31
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
12,637
< Total Healing >
5,403
13,264
< Experience >
12,647
20
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
590
< Time Dealing CC >
144

How to Counter Aphelios with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Rammus versus Aphelios counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aphelios. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rammus typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Aphelios. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Aphelios

Who is Better, Rammus or Aphelios?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rammus usually wins when playing against Aphelios, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Rammus makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Rammus does have a higher winrate compared to Aphelios, when they face off with one another, Rammus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rammus into Aphelios.

Furthermore, Rammus also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Aphelios matchups, Rammus is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Rammus is an above average counter to Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rammus against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rammus

Rammus Loses Against

LilliaLillia40.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser43.3% winrateSwainSwain44.2% winrateBrandBrand45.6% winrate

Rammus Wins Against

QuinnQuinn59.5% winrateKindredKindred57.6% winrateGnarGnar57.2% winrateYuumiYuumi57% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Rammus, we analyzed 1,546 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Aphelios as Rammus comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Rammus Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rammus in order to counter Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Aphelios. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Rammus versus Aphelios build include Thornmail, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus used at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Aphelios than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rammus boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when countering Aphelios with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Aphelios as Rammus, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Rammus vs Aphelios counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Aphelios as Rammus are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.