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

Rammus vs Rakan

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

based on 1,971 Rammus vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Rakan as Rammus resulted from an analysis of 1971 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Rammus fights Rakan in only 2.8% of his games.

Rammus vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Rammus has done a average job of countering Rakan. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Rammus against Rakan rounds, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Rammus vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanRanduin's OmenHollow 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
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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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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Rammus vs Rakan Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Rakan Image
4
< Kills >
1.6
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
11.5
< Assists >
14.7
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
35
< Minions Killed >
31
1.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.49
2,339
< Physical Damage >
1,269
12,006
< Magic Damage >
5,196
766
< True Damage >
834
15,112
< Damage Dealt >
7,301
30,852
< Damage Taken >
20,385
10,568
< Gold Earned >
8,357
1.22
< Towers >
1.79
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,205
< Total Healing >
6,134
12,883
< Experience >
10,413
20
< Vision Score >
63
7
< Wards Placed >
30
595
< Time Dealing CC >
182

How to Counter Rakan with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Rammus against Rakan matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rakan’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rakan..

Rammus usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Rakan. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Rakan

Who is Better, Rammus or Rakan?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually fairs equally well when playing against Rakan, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Rammus makes an ok counter to Rakan.

While Rammus does have a higher winrate compared to Rakan, when on opposite teams, Rammus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rammus into Rakan.

Additionally, Rammus also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rakan. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Rakan matchups, Rammus is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Rammus is a decent counter to Rakan. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Rakan.

Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Rammus, we analyzed 1,971 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 Rakan 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

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

Rammus often gets a similar amount of CS as Rakan. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Rammus versus Rakan build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Dead Man's Plate. When Rammus used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Rakan than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rammus boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Rakan with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Rakan as Rammus, you should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Rammus vs Rakan face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.3% win rate overall.

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