How to Play Rammus Support: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

First item: Thornmail14.7 min
Gold vs lane at 15: +22

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Rammus Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Support

When Rammus Support gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Rammus wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Rammus's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Rammus hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Rammus can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Rammus can start or win.
14.7 min
First item at 14.7 min
Thornmail is done — Rammus's first real damage or durability spike.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Rammus Support Laning Plan

Rammus plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Rammus Support is 22 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 44% of games. Rammus averages 0.06 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Rammus win rate by gold at 15

Behind28.6%

Rammus Mid and Late Game

What Rammus does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Rammus soaks damage well (percentile 99): stand between the enemy and your carries.
Rammus brings crowd control (percentile 89): start the fight or follow up on a teammate's engage.
Rammus wins 11.0 points more in short games than long ones: group, take objectives and end before the enemy scales.

Mistakes to avoid

Rammus falls behind in CS (4/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.
Rammus is not a damage carry (13/100): don't take fights expecting Rammus to win them alone.

Playing Rammus

Powerball can be used as an effective escape mechanism.
Using taunt on a champion by your tower can cause the tower to attack your enemy.
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.

Playing Against Rammus

Pay particular attention to when his Defensive Ball Curl is off. Rammus has much lower stats than a normal tank when he's out of the stance.
Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.

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How to Play Rammus FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Rammus power spike?

Rammus's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 14.7 min.

What is Rammus's first item?

Most Rammus players finish Thornmail first, at a median of 14.7 minutes.

How do you play Rammus Support?

From this patch's ranked data, Rammus wins by playing to these strengths: front-line for your carries; start fights with crowd control; end the game early.

Rammus How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes