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How to Win Rammus vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupRammus is in the a tier of champions

Rammus vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Rammus

based on 3,012 Rammus vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
55.6 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Rammus resulted from an analysis of 3012 ranked matches where both champs clashed against one another. This matchup is somewhat uncommon. Rammus fights Kai'Sa in only 4.3% of his matches.

Rammus vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Rammus does a great job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a fantastic 55.6% of the time the champions face each other in. In Rammus against Kai'Sa rounds, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Rammus vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisRanduin's OmenJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateKaenic RookernThornmailHollow Radiance

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 Kai'Sa as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Rammus vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
55.6 %
VS
Win Rate
44.4 %
Kai'Sa Image
4.3
< Kills >
7.3
5.6
< Deaths >
6.6
11.5
< Assists >
6.5
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
34
< Minions Killed >
176
1.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,380
< Physical Damage >
11,428
12,010
< Magic Damage >
8,551
746
< True Damage >
447
15,136
< Damage Dealt >
20,426
31,451
< Damage Taken >
20,780
10,749
< Gold Earned >
12,397
1.26
< Towers >
2.01
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
12,431
< Total Healing >
4,440
13,204
< Experience >
12,741
20
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
9
582
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several vital Rammus against Kai'Sa matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kai'Sa. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rammus usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rammus and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Rammus or Kai'Sa?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 55.6% win rate. Therefore, Rammus makes a fantastic counter to Kai'Sa.

While Rammus does have a much higher win rate than Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Rammus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Rammus into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Rammus has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Kai'Sa 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 teamfights.

Rammus is a great counter for Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rammus against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Rammus, we analyzed 3,012 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 Kai'Sa 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 truly master Rammus in order to counter Kai'Sa 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions 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 picks up a lot less CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rammus versus Kai'Sa build include Sunfire Aegis, Randuin's Omen, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Kai'Sa than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Rammus had an average winrate of 55.6% battling Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Kai'Sa as Rammus, Rammus players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Rammus vs Kai'Sa counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 55.6% winrate overall.

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