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How to Win Rammus vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupRammus is in the a tier of champions

Rammus vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Rammus

based on 1,521 Rammus vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.67
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Rammus resulted from an analysis of 1521 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Rammus has to counter Cho'Gath in only 2.2% of his games.

Rammus vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rammus has done a dismal job of beating Cho'Gath. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champs fight one another in. In Rammus against Cho'Gath games, Rammus’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Rammus vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanHollow RadianceForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rammus to level upq
>
Second ability for Rammus to level upe
>
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
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Cho'Gath

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 Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Rammus vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Cho'Gath Image
4
< Kills >
6.6
5.8
< Deaths >
5.4
11.5
< Assists >
6.5
0.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
31
< Minions Killed >
151
1.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.47
2,548
< Physical Damage >
3,243
11,827
< Magic Damage >
14,782
830
< True Damage >
4,324
15,205
< Damage Dealt >
22,350
32,277
< Damage Taken >
42,408
10,548
< Gold Earned >
11,653
1.12
< Towers >
2.31
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
12,440
< Total Healing >
9,755
12,907
< Experience >
14,698
20
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
9
596
< Time Dealing CC >
785

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several valuable Rammus against Cho'Gath matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Cho'Gath. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Rammus often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rammus and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Rammus or Cho'Gath?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually fairs equally well when facing off against Cho'Gath, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Rammus makes an ok counter for Cho'Gath.

While Rammus does have a lower winrate compared to Cho'Gath, when they face off with one another, Rammus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Rammus into Cho'Gath.

Furthermore, Rammus also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Cho'Gath matchups, Cho'Gath is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Rammus is a somewhat poor counter to Cho'Gath. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Cho'Gath.

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 Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Rammus, we analyzed 1,521 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 Cho'Gath 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rammus in order to counter Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus typically picks up a lot less CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Rammus versus Cho'Gath build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Dead Man's Plate. When Rammus included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Cho'Gath than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Rammus had an average winrate of 49.3% when playing against Cho'Gath with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Cho'Gath as Rammus, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Rammus vs Cho'Gath battles, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.3% winrate overall.

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