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

Rammus vs Graves

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

based on 2,777 Rammus vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Graves as Rammus resulted from an evaluation of 2777 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Rammus fights Graves in only 3.9% of his matches.

Rammus vs Graves Matchup Summary

Rammus has done a good job of countering Graves. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.4% of matches the champs face one another in. In Rammus against Graves rounds, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Rammus vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenUnending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rammus to level upq
>
Second ability for Rammus to level upe
>
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
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Graves as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Rammus vs Graves Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Graves Image
4.1
< Kills >
6.7
5.3
< Deaths >
5.7
11.1
< Assists >
7.5
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
37
< Minions Killed >
55
1.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,360
< Physical Damage >
16,996
20,670
< Magic Damage >
874
682
< True Damage >
1,812
23,713
< Damage Dealt >
19,682
31,298
< Damage Taken >
39,285
10,677
< Gold Earned >
12,657
1.2
< Towers >
1.65
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
12,527
< Total Healing >
14,310
13,108
< Experience >
14,393
21
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
6
572
< Time Dealing CC >
514

How to Counter Graves with Rammus in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several critical Rammus against Graves matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences between the pair. Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Rammus typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Graves. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Graves

Who is Better, Rammus or Graves?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rammus usually wins when trying to fight Graves, with a 52.4% win rate. As a result, Rammus makes a good counter to Graves.

While Rammus does have a higher win rate than Graves, when facing one another, Rammus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Rammus into Graves.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Graves matchups, Rammus is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Rammus is a good counter to Graves. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Rammus, we analyzed 2,777 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 Graves 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rammus in order to counter Graves during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Graves. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Rammus versus Graves build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Dead Man's Plate. When Rammus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Graves than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rammus boasted an average win rate of 52.4% battling Graves with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Graves 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. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Rammus vs Graves counters, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.4% win rate overall.

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