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

Rammus vs Kassadin

How to Beat Kassadin as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kassadin as Rammus

based on 902 Rammus vs Kassadin matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.8
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each week. Within our dataset, Rammus fought Kassadin in 902 matches. Using so many games with Rammus vs Kassadin gives us confidence in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to obliterate Kassadin. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Rammus is forced to battle against Kassadin in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Rammus vs Kassadin Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rammus has done a poor job of countering Kassadin. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Rammus versus Kassadin matches, Rammus’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Kassadin.

Best Rammus vs Kassadin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSunfire AegisThornmail

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHollow Radiance

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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kassadin as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Kassadin

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 Kassadin

It takes 6 spell casts for Kassadin's slow, Force Pulse, to become castable. If he levels up that ability, judiciously use your own skills while laning against him.

Kassadin deals mostly magic damage. If he's doing well consider buying magic resist items like Mercury's Treads and Banshee's Veil.

Each time Kassadin consecutively uses Riftwalk, he pays more and more mana. Keep this in mind as you chase him.

Rammus vs Kassadin Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Kassadin Image
4
< Kills >
8.1
5.4
< Deaths >
5.5
11.1
< Assists >
5.9
0.9
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
31
< Minions Killed >
168
1.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,526
< Physical Damage >
1,755
11,499
< Magic Damage >
21,200
775
< True Damage >
591
14,801
< Damage Dealt >
23,547
30,903
< Damage Taken >
29,782
10,442
< Gold Earned >
12,209
1.2
< Towers >
1.77
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,208
< Total Healing >
6,160
12,732
< Experience >
15,333
20
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
563
< Time Dealing CC >
185

How to Counter Kassadin with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Rammus vs. Kassadin counter stats that can help you understand the differences between this pair of champions. Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kassadin’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kassadin. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Rammus typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Kassadin. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rammus and Kassadin

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Kassadin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Kassadin

Who is Better, Rammus or Kassadin?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rammus usually loses when trying to fight Kassadin, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Rammus makes a bad counter to Kassadin.

While Rammus does have a lower winrate compared to Kassadin, when they face off with one another, Rammus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Rammus into Kassadin.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Kassadin matchups, Kassadin is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Rammus is a somewhat poor counter to Kassadin. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rammus against Kassadin.

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

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Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Kassadin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kassadin as Rammus, we analyzed 902 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 Kassadin 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

If you would like to truly master Rammus to counter Kassadin during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Kassadin. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Rammus versus Kassadin build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Rammus included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Kassadin than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rammus boasted an average winrate of 48.4% when countering Kassadin with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Kassadin as Rammus, Rammus players should equip the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Rammus vs Kassadin counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.

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