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

Rammus vs Vladimir

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How to Beat Vladimir as Rammus

based on 1,904 Rammus vs Vladimir matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.87
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Vladimir as Rammus resulted from an examination of 1904 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Rammus encounters Vladimir in only 2.7% of his matches.

Rammus vs Vladimir Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rammus does a below average job of countering Vladimir. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Rammus against Vladimir games, Rammus’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Vladimir.

Best Rammus vs Vladimir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailRanduin's OmenJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateKaenic RookernSunfire AegisForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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 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
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Q
3
E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Vladimir

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 Vladimir

Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.

Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.

Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.

Rammus vs Vladimir Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Vladimir Image
4
< Kills >
6.8
5.3
< Deaths >
5.3
11.2
< Assists >
6.3
0.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
32
< Minions Killed >
183
1.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,468
< Physical Damage >
1,028
11,603
< Magic Damage >
24,834
763
< True Damage >
401
14,834
< Damage Dealt >
26,264
31,631
< Damage Taken >
33,472
10,522
< Gold Earned >
12,011
1.16
< Towers >
2.04
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,734
< Total Healing >
29,280
12,916
< Experience >
14,930
21
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
577
< Time Dealing CC >
122

How to Counter Vladimir with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several influential Rammus versus Vladimir counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vladimir. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rammus normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Vladimir. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Vladimir

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Vladimir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Vladimir

Who is Better, Rammus or Vladimir?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rammus usually loses when taking on Vladimir, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Rammus makes a bad counter to Vladimir.

While Rammus does have a lower winrate than Vladimir, when facing one another, Rammus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Rammus into Vladimir.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Rammus is a bad counter for Vladimir. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rammus against Vladimir.

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 Vladimir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vladimir as Rammus, we analyzed 1,904 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 Vladimir 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 Vladimir Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rammus to counter Vladimir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus usually gets a lot less CS compared to Vladimir. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Rammus versus Vladimir build consist of Thornmail, Randuin's Omen, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Vladimir than with most other common item sets. In fact, Rammus had an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Vladimir with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Vladimir as Rammus, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Rammus vs Vladimir matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vladimir as Rammus are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.