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Rammus vs Caitlyn

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

based on 6,880 Rammus vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
9.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Caitlyn as Rammus came out of an examination of 6880 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Rammus has to counter Caitlyn in only 9.7% of his matches.

Rammus vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Rammus has done a good job of beating Caitlyn. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.5% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Rammus versus Caitlyn games, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Caitlyn.

Best Rammus vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Unending DespairThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateRanduin's OmenIceborn GauntletForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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
>
Last skill for Rammus to max outw

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedMove SpeedTenacity and Slow Resist
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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R
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Caitlyn

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 Caitlyn

Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).

You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.

Rammus vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Caitlyn Image
4.2
< Kills >
5.9
5.4
< Deaths >
6.3
11.3
< Assists >
6.8
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
34
< Minions Killed >
171
1.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.49
2,477
< Physical Damage >
18,231
12,144
< Magic Damage >
1,448
756
< True Damage >
538
15,377
< Damage Dealt >
20,218
31,653
< Damage Taken >
20,144
10,686
< Gold Earned >
11,744
1.19
< Towers >
2.37
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
12,575
< Total Healing >
5,412
13,120
< Experience >
12,366
20
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
592
< Time Dealing CC >
92

How to Counter Caitlyn with Rammus in LoL

The stats shown here underscore some valuable Rammus against Caitlyn matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rammus typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Rammus or Caitlyn?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when playing against Caitlyn, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Rammus makes a great counter for Caitlyn.

While Rammus does have a higher win rate than Caitlyn, when on opposite teams, Rammus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Rammus into Caitlyn.

Additionally, Rammus also has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Caitlyn 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Rammus is a great counter to Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rammus against Caitlyn.

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 Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Rammus, we analyzed 6,880 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 Caitlyn 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

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

Rammus on average racks up a lot less CS relative to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Rammus versus Caitlyn build include Unending Despair, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Caitlyn than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Rammus boasted an average win rate of 53.5% when countering Caitlyn with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Caitlyn as Rammus, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Rammus vs Caitlyn counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.5% win rate overall.

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