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

Rammus vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Rammus

based on 2,431 Rammus vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.66
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Rammus resulted from an evaluation of 2431 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Rammus encounters Darius in only 3.4% of his matches.

Rammus vs Darius Matchup Summary

Rammus does a decent job of countering Darius. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Rammus against Darius games, Rammus’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Darius.

Best Rammus vs Darius 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

Randuin's OmenKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanForce 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
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Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Darius as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Rammus vs Darius Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Darius Image
4
< Kills >
7.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.2
11.4
< Assists >
4.6
0.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
31
< Minions Killed >
164
1.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,403
< Physical Damage >
17,419
11,818
< Magic Damage >
110
761
< True Damage >
4,602
14,983
< Damage Dealt >
22,130
31,651
< Damage Taken >
33,373
10,570
< Gold Earned >
12,270
1.14
< Towers >
2.36
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,239
< Total Healing >
8,659
12,932
< Experience >
14,743
20
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
578
< Time Dealing CC >
177

How to Counter Darius with Rammus in LoL

The stats provided here feature some important Rammus versus Darius counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between the pair. Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Rammus often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Darius. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Darius

Who is Better, Rammus or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when playing against Darius, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Rammus makes a good counter for Darius.

While Rammus does have a higher winrate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Rammus also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Rammus into Darius.

Moreover, Rammus has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Rammus is a decent counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Darius.

Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Rammus, we analyzed 2,431 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 Darius 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

If you would like to truly master Rammus to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus typically gets a lot less CS relative to Darius. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well 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 situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rammus versus Darius build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Dead Man's Plate. When Rammus combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Darius than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Rammus had an average winrate of 51.3% battling Darius with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Darius as Rammus, Rammus players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Rammus vs Darius fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

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