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

Rammus vs Karthus

How to Beat Karthus as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the b tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Karthus as Rammus

based on 784 Rammus vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
2.81
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Karthus as Rammus came out of an evaluation of 784 ranked games where both champions opposed each other. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Rammus has to counter Karthus in only 1.1% of his games.

Rammus vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Rammus does a ok job of countering Karthus. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs face each other in. In Rammus against Karthus rounds, Rammus’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Karthus.

Best Rammus vs Karthus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'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
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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
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Rammus vs Karthus Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Karthus Image
4.3
< Kills >
7.2
5.7
< Deaths >
7.4
11.7
< Assists >
9.9
0.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
35
< Minions Killed >
93
1.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.91
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.31
2,495
< Physical Damage >
281
11,450
< Magic Damage >
30,845
773
< True Damage >
2,146
14,719
< Damage Dealt >
33,273
34,472
< Damage Taken >
29,908
11,066
< Gold Earned >
12,966
1.12
< Towers >
1.22
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.22
13,467
< Total Healing >
9,163
13,848
< Experience >
15,051
22
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
7
602
< Time Dealing CC >
235

How to Counter Karthus with Rammus in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several vital Rammus against Karthus matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Karthus..

Rammus usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Karthus

Who is Better, Rammus or Karthus?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rammus usually fairs equally well when facing off against Karthus, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Rammus makes an ok counter to Karthus.

While Rammus does have a higher winrate than Karthus, when facing one another, Rammus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rammus into Karthus.

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

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

Rammus is a decent counter for Karthus. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Karthus.

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 Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Rammus, we analyzed 784 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rammus in order to counter Karthus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus often gets less CS compared to Karthus. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Rammus versus Karthus build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Rammus used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Karthus than with most other typical builds. In fact, Rammus boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Karthus with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Karthus as Rammus, Rammus players 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 combinations that we analyzed for Rammus vs Karthus clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

If you need to see Rammus x Karthus tips and counter builds for a an individual division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all games run with both champs.