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

Rammus vs Thresh

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

based on 2,753 Rammus vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.79
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. Within our dataset, Rammus faced off against Thresh 2753 times. Having so many matchups for Rammus versus Thresh provides us confidence in our capacity to provide informative data and a supported build to counter Thresh. This matchup is relatively rare. Rammus has to counter Thresh in only 3.9% of his matches.

Rammus vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Rammus has done a decent job of beating Thresh. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Rammus versus Thresh games, Rammus’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Rammus vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateUnending DespairJak'Sho, The ProteanKaenic Rookern

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
>
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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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Rammus vs Thresh Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Thresh Image
4
< Kills >
2.3
5.6
< Deaths >
6.2
11.6
< Assists >
14.4
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
34
< Minions Killed >
35
1.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,289
< Physical Damage >
1,266
11,588
< Magic Damage >
7,805
775
< True Damage >
861
14,652
< Damage Dealt >
9,932
31,224
< Damage Taken >
22,265
10,612
< Gold Earned >
8,739
1.19
< Towers >
1.78
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
12,288
< Total Healing >
2,485
13,008
< Experience >
10,615
20
< Vision Score >
54
7
< Wards Placed >
23
594
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Thresh with Rammus in LoL

The stats shown here show several critical Rammus against Thresh counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the pair. Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Thresh..

Rammus usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Thresh. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Thresh

Who is Better, Rammus or Thresh?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when facing off against Thresh, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Rammus makes a good counter for Thresh.

While Rammus does have a higher winrate than Thresh, when they face off with one another, Rammus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rammus into Thresh.

Additionally, Rammus has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Thresh matchups, Rammus is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

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

Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Rammus, we analyzed 2,753 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 Thresh 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

If you would like to truly master Rammus in order to counter Thresh during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Thresh. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Rammus versus Thresh build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Rammus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Thresh than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rammus boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Thresh with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Thresh as Rammus, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Rammus vs Thresh matchups, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.

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