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How to Win Rammus vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupRammus is in the a tier of champions

Rammus vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Rammus

based on 298 Rammus vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
54.7 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our dataset, Rammus faced off against Rek'Sai 298 times. Including so many matchups for Rammus vs Rek'Sai provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce useful statistics and a recommended build to suppress Rek'Sai. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Rammus is forced to battle against Rek'Sai in only 0.4% of his rounds.

Rammus vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Rammus has done a great job of countering Rek'Sai. On average, he wins a terrific 54.7% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Rammus vs Rek'Sai matches, Rammus’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Rammus vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's Plate

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
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Rammus vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
54.7 %
VS
Win Rate
45.3 %
Rek'Sai Image
4.4
< Kills >
7.2
5.7
< Deaths >
6.7
11.7
< Assists >
7.9
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
35
< Minions Killed >
40
1.36
< Dragons Killed >
1.32
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.39
2,477
< Physical Damage >
13,804
12,932
< Magic Damage >
85
821
< True Damage >
4,055
16,231
< Damage Dealt >
17,945
32,283
< Damage Taken >
37,296
11,121
< Gold Earned >
12,034
1.21
< Towers >
1.32
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
12,679
< Total Healing >
17,382
13,510
< Experience >
13,689
21
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
7
592
< Time Dealing CC >
291

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Rammus in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some strategic Rammus versus Rek'Sai counter statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between these two champs. Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rek'Sai..

Rammus usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Rek'Sai. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Rammus or Rek'Sai?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when playing against Rek'Sai, with a 54.7% win rate. Therefore, Rammus makes a great counter to Rek'Sai.

While Rammus does have a much higher win rate than Rek'Sai, when they face off with one another, Rammus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Rammus into Rek'Sai.

Additionally, Rammus has a great deal of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Rammus is a great counter to Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Rammus, we analyzed 298 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rammus in order to counter Rek'Sai 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 mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Rek'Sai. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Rammus versus Rek'Sai build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rammus had an average winrate of 54.7% when playing against Rek'Sai with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Rek'Sai 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Rammus vs Rek'Sai counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.7% winrate overall.

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