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Rammus vs Gnar

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How to Beat Gnar as Rammus

based on 676 Rammus vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
57.2 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Gnar as Rammus came out of an analysis of 676 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Rammus has to counter Gnar in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Rammus vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Rammus does a great job of countering Gnar. On average, he wins a whopping 57.2% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Rammus versus Gnar matches, Rammus’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Rammus vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailRanduin's Omen

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's PlateHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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
>
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
6
R
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Q
8
E
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Rammus vs Gnar Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
57.2 %
VS
Win Rate
42.8 %
Gnar Image
4.5
< Kills >
4.9
5.4
< Deaths >
6
11.3
< Assists >
6.2
1.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
32
< Minions Killed >
166
1.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,441
< Physical Damage >
17,467
12,572
< Magic Damage >
3,756
772
< True Damage >
529
15,786
< Damage Dealt >
21,752
31,442
< Damage Taken >
30,143
10,787
< Gold Earned >
11,331
1.21
< Towers >
2.26
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,605
< Total Healing >
6,091
13,112
< Experience >
14,822
20
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
594
< Time Dealing CC >
431

How to Counter Gnar with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several strategic Rammus vs. Gnar counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gnar. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Rammus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Gnar

Who is Better, Rammus or Gnar?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when facing off against Gnar, with a 57.2% win rate. Thus, Rammus makes a fantastic counter for Gnar.

While Rammus does have a much higher win rate compared to Gnar, when they face off with one another, Rammus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Rammus into Gnar.

Furthermore, Rammus also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Gnar matchups, Rammus is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Rammus is a great counter for Gnar. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Rammus, we analyzed 676 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 Gnar 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

Rammus Build Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rammus in order to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus most often racks up a lot less CS compared to Gnar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Rammus versus Gnar build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Randuin's Omen. When Rammus bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Gnar than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Rammus boasted an average winrate of 57.2% when countering Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Gnar 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 rune sets players used for Rammus vs Gnar battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 57.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Rammus are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.