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

Rammus vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Xerath as Rammus

based on 2,629 Rammus vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our dataset, Rammus battled Xerath 2629 times. With so many games with Rammus versus Xerath provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative statistics and a supported build to defeat your enemy. This matchup is fairly rare. Rammus fights Xerath in only 3.7% of his games.

Rammus vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Rammus has done a ok job of beating Xerath. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Rammus vs Xerath matches, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Xerath.

Best Rammus vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Spirit VisageRanduin's OmenJak'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
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Xerath

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 Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Rammus vs Xerath Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Xerath Image
4.3
< Kills >
6.1
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
11.1
< Assists >
10
0.99
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
35
< Minions Killed >
107
1.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.41
2,518
< Physical Damage >
668
12,233
< Magic Damage >
24,800
812
< True Damage >
826
15,564
< Damage Dealt >
26,295
33,045
< Damage Taken >
16,930
10,987
< Gold Earned >
11,367
1.19
< Towers >
1.63
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,010
< Total Healing >
1,518
13,560
< Experience >
13,212
21
< Vision Score >
38
7
< Wards Placed >
17
598
< Time Dealing CC >
194

How to Counter Xerath with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several influential Rammus vs. Xerath matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..

Rammus often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Xerath

Who is Better, Rammus or Xerath?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Rammus usually fairs equally well when taking on Xerath, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Rammus makes an ok counter for Xerath.

While Rammus does have a higher winrate than Xerath, when facing one another, Rammus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Rammus into Xerath.

Moreover, Rammus also has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Xerath matchups, Rammus is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Rammus is a decent counter to Xerath. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Rammus against Xerath.

Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Rammus, we analyzed 2,629 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 Xerath 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 Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Xerath. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rammus versus Xerath build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Dead Man's Plate. When Rammus included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Xerath than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Rammus had an average winrate of 50.1% when countering Xerath with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Xerath 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 rune sets players used for Rammus vs Xerath fights, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.

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