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

Rammus vs Swain

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

based on 2,652 Rammus vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
44.2 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Rammus came out of an examination of 2652 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Rammus is forced to battle against Swain in only 3.8% of his games.

Rammus vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rammus has done a pathetic job of beating Swain. Typically, he wins a lowly 44.2% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Rammus vs Swain rounds, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Swain.

Best Rammus vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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 SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
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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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Swain as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Rammus vs Swain Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
44.2 %
VS
Win Rate
55.8 %
Swain Image
4.1
< Kills >
5.9
5.9
< Deaths >
6.3
11.5
< Assists >
11.2
0.91
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
33
< Minions Killed >
98
1.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,592
< Physical Damage >
1,493
12,304
< Magic Damage >
22,008
787
< True Damage >
1,034
15,684
< Damage Dealt >
24,535
32,537
< Damage Taken >
32,546
10,597
< Gold Earned >
10,721
1.06
< Towers >
2.01
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,474
< Total Healing >
10,454
12,960
< Experience >
12,690
20
< Vision Score >
34
7
< Wards Placed >
15
586
< Time Dealing CC >
376

How to Counter Swain with Rammus in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some influential Rammus vs. Swain matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Swain..

Rammus typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Swain. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Swain

Who is Better, Rammus or Swain?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually loses when trying to fight Swain, with a 44.2% win rate. Therefore, Rammus makes a poor counter for Swain.

While Rammus does have a much lower winrate compared to Swain, when facing one another, Rammus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Rammus into Swain.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Rammus is a bad counter for Swain. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rammus against Swain.

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 Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Rammus, we analyzed 2,652 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 Swain 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 Swain Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rammus to counter Swain during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus typically racks up less CS compared to Swain. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, 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, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Rammus versus Swain build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Dead Man's Plate. When Rammus combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Swain than with most other common builds. In fact, Rammus had an average winrate of 44.2% battling Swain with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Swain 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. Of all the runes players picked for Rammus vs Swain face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 44.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Swain as Rammus are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.