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

Rammus vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 1,035 Rammus vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
55.4 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League matches every week. Within our data, Rammus faced Heimerdinger in 1035 matches. Using so many matchups for Rammus versus Heimerdinger gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative statistics and a pro build to counter your opponent. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Rammus fights Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of his games.

Rammus vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Rammus has done a great job of countering Heimerdinger. Normally, he wins a fantastic 55.4% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Rammus against Heimerdinger rounds, Rammus’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Rammus vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailRanduin's OmenJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSunfire AegisKaenic RookernForce of Nature

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
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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
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Rammus vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
55.4 %
VS
Win Rate
44.6 %
Heimerdinger Image
4.5
< Kills >
4.7
5.4
< Deaths >
6.7
11.3
< Assists >
7.3
1.02
< Killing Sprees >
1.02
34
< Minions Killed >
133
1.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,471
< Physical Damage >
850
11,922
< Magic Damage >
24,693
780
< True Damage >
790
15,174
< Damage Dealt >
26,334
33,575
< Damage Taken >
21,147
11,054
< Gold Earned >
10,947
1.2
< Towers >
1.94
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
13,576
< Total Healing >
2,120
13,721
< Experience >
13,699
20
< Vision Score >
28
7
< Wards Placed >
13
678
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Rammus in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several valuable Rammus versus Heimerdinger counter statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the two. Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rammus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rammus and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Rammus or Heimerdinger?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when taking on Heimerdinger, with a 55.4% win rate. Thus, Rammus makes a fantastic counter for Heimerdinger.

While Rammus does have a much higher winrate than Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Rammus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Rammus into Heimerdinger.

Additionally, Rammus has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Heimerdinger 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Rammus is a great counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rammus against Heimerdinger.

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 Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Rammus, we analyzed 1,035 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus most often gets a lot less CS relative to Heimerdinger. Champs who on average don't get much CS often 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, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Rammus versus Heimerdinger build include Thornmail, Randuin's Omen, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Heimerdinger than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rammus boasted an average win rate of 55.4% when playing against Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Heimerdinger as Rammus, Rammus players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Rammus vs Heimerdinger counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 55.4% winrate overall.

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