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How to Win Irelia vs Rammus Counter MatchupIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia vs Rammus

How to Beat Rammus as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
FighterAssassin
TankFighter

How to Beat Rammus as Irelia

based on 1,961 Irelia vs Rammus matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL matches each week. In our data, Irelia engaged Rammus 1961 times. Having so many matchups for Irelia vs Rammus provides us confidence in our ability to provide informative stats and a recommended build to obliterate your opposition. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Irelia fights Rammus in only 1.9% of her games.

Irelia vs Rammus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Irelia has done a below average job of beating Rammus. On average, she wins a lowly 47.8% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Irelia versus Rammus games, Irelia’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Rammus.

Best Irelia vs Rammus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingTerminusSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageRavenous HydraTrinity ForceWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
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Second ability for Irelia to level upw
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Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Rammus as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Rammus

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Advice to Win Against Rammus

Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.

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.

Irelia vs Rammus Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Rammus Image
7.2
< Kills >
4.5
7.2
< Deaths >
5.5
5.3
< Assists >
11.7
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.02
203
< Minions Killed >
38
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.16
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.39
15,618
< Physical Damage >
2,535
6,515
< Magic Damage >
13,143
792
< True Damage >
885
22,925
< Damage Dealt >
16,564
31,794
< Damage Taken >
31,242
12,843
< Gold Earned >
10,879
2.23
< Towers >
1.26
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
10,538
< Total Healing >
12,336
14,923
< Experience >
13,294
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
116
< Time Dealing CC >
601

How to Counter Rammus with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some important Irelia against Rammus counter stats that may help you interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rammus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Rammus..

Irelia normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Rammus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Rammus

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Rammus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Rammus

Who is Better, Irelia or Rammus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Irelia usually loses when trying to fight Rammus, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Irelia makes a bad counter to Rammus.

While Irelia does have a lower winrate than Rammus, when they face off with one another, Irelia also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Irelia into Rammus.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Rammus matchups, Rammus is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Irelia is a bad counter to Rammus. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Rammus.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Rammus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rammus as Irelia, we analyzed 1,961 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 Rammus as Irelia 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 learn all of the intricacies of Irelia in order to counter Rammus during both the laning 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 suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia often picks up much more CS compared to Rammus. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Irelia versus Rammus build include Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Rammus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Irelia had an average winrate of 47.8% when playing against Rammus with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Rammus as Irelia, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Irelia vs Rammus fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.8% win rate overall.

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