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

Rammus vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Rammus

based on 1,750 Rammus vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Rammus did battle with Bard 1750 times. Including so many games with Rammus versus Bard gives us confidence in our capability to produce useful statistics and a pro build to counter Bard. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Rammus fights Bard in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Rammus vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rammus has done a pathetic job of countering Bard. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.8% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Rammus versus Bard rounds, Rammus’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Bard.

Best Rammus vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Hollow RadianceForce of NatureKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The Protean

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
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Bard as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Bard

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 Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Rammus vs Bard Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Bard Image
3.9
< Kills >
2.8
5.5
< Deaths >
4.8
10.7
< Assists >
14.3
0.87
< Killing Sprees >
0.61
35
< Minions Killed >
30
1.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.52
2,315
< Physical Damage >
2,903
12,117
< Magic Damage >
8,821
764
< True Damage >
1,162
15,196
< Damage Dealt >
12,887
31,332
< Damage Taken >
21,296
10,457
< Gold Earned >
9,070
1.09
< Towers >
1.82
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,263
< Total Healing >
6,605
12,843
< Experience >
11,483
20
< Vision Score >
61
7
< Wards Placed >
26
572
< Time Dealing CC >
523

How to Counter Bard with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some strategic Rammus versus Bard counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the two. Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Bard..

Rammus usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Bard. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Bard

Who is Better, Rammus or Bard?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually loses when taking on Bard, with a 45.8% win rate. As a result, Rammus makes a bad counter for Bard.

While Rammus does have a much lower winrate than Bard, when they face off with one another, Rammus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Rammus into Bard.

Additionally, Rammus has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bard. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Rammus is a garbage counter to Bard. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Bard.

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

RengarRengar+ 55.2% 422 GamesAurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.3% 1217 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 596 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 57.1% 238 Games

Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Rammus, we analyzed 1,750 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 Bard 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rammus to counter Bard during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Bard. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Rammus versus Bard build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Dead Man's Plate. When Rammus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Bard than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Rammus had an average win rate of 45.8% when playing against Bard with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Bard as Rammus, Rammus players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Rammus vs Bard counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.8% win rate overall.

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