Background Image
How to Win Rammus vs Poppy Counter MatchupRammus is in the a tier of champions

Rammus vs Poppy

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

How to Beat Poppy as Rammus

based on 987 Rammus vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.8
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Rammus did battle with Poppy 987 times. Using so many games with Rammus vs Poppy provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative stats and a recommended build to counter your foe. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Rammus has to counter Poppy in only 1.4% of his games.

Rammus vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Rammus does a decent job of countering Poppy. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Rammus versus Poppy rounds, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Rammus vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenDead Man's PlateForce of NatureHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Poppy as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Rammus vs Poppy Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Poppy Image
3.9
< Kills >
4.8
5.5
< Deaths >
5.6
11.5
< Assists >
8.9
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
34
< Minions Killed >
85
1.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.7
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.39
2,394
< Physical Damage >
12,774
11,885
< Magic Damage >
4,075
758
< True Damage >
1,015
15,039
< Damage Dealt >
17,865
31,873
< Damage Taken >
30,950
10,679
< Gold Earned >
10,660
1.15
< Towers >
1.64
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
12,632
< Total Healing >
7,787
13,096
< Experience >
13,458
21
< Vision Score >
25
7
< Wards Placed >
10
615
< Time Dealing CC >
648

How to Counter Poppy with Rammus in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some valuable Rammus against Poppy counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences between these two champs. For instance, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Poppy..

Rammus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rammus and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Poppy

Who is Better, Rammus or Poppy?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when trying to fight Poppy, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Rammus makes a good counter to Poppy.

While Rammus does have a higher win rate than Poppy, when facing one another, Rammus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rammus into Poppy.

Additionally, Rammus has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Poppy. 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 in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Poppy matchups, Rammus is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Rammus is a decent counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Poppy.

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 Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Rammus, we analyzed 987 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 Poppy 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 Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rammus in order to counter Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus on average racks up less CS as Poppy. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Rammus versus Poppy build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Poppy than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Rammus had an average winrate of 51.8% when countering Poppy with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Poppy 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 used for Rammus vs Poppy matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Rammus x Poppy tips and counter stats for a a particular division rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using every round played with these champions.