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

Rammus vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Rammus

based on 1,961 Rammus vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.95
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Irelia as Rammus came out of an analysis of 1961 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Rammus fights Irelia in only 2.8% of his games.

Rammus vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Rammus does a good job of countering Irelia. On average, he wins a terrific 52.2% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Rammus vs Irelia rounds, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Irelia.

Best Rammus vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow 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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Guide to Countering Irelia as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Rammus vs Irelia Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Irelia Image
4.5
< Kills >
7.2
5.5
< Deaths >
7.2
11.7
< Assists >
5.3
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
38
< Minions Killed >
203
1.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,535
< Physical Damage >
15,618
13,143
< Magic Damage >
6,515
885
< True Damage >
792
16,564
< Damage Dealt >
22,925
31,242
< Damage Taken >
31,794
10,879
< Gold Earned >
12,843
1.26
< Towers >
2.23
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,336
< Total Healing >
10,538
13,294
< Experience >
14,923
20
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
601
< Time Dealing CC >
116

How to Counter Irelia with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several vital Rammus vs. Irelia counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Irelia. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Rammus normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Irelia

Who is Better, Rammus or Irelia?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when playing against Irelia, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Rammus makes a good counter to Irelia.

While Rammus does have a higher winrate compared to Irelia, when on opposite teams, Rammus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rammus into Irelia.

Additionally, Rammus has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Rammus is an above average counter for Irelia. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rammus against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Rammus, we analyzed 1,961 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rammus to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus usually racks up a lot less CS relative to Irelia. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Rammus versus Irelia build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Dead Man's Plate. When Rammus bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Irelia than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rammus had an average winrate of 52.2% battling Irelia with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Irelia 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 combinations players chose for Rammus vs Irelia battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.2% winrate overall.

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