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

Rammus vs Shyvana

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

based on 843 Rammus vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.93
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Shyvana as Rammus came out of an examination of 843 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Rammus has to counter Shyvana in only 1.2% of his games.

Rammus vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Rammus does a good job of beating Shyvana. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.1% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Rammus vs Shyvana matches, Rammus’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Rammus vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailHollow RadianceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSunfire AegisForce 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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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Rammus vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Shyvana Image
4.3
< Kills >
6.1
5.4
< Deaths >
6.3
11.5
< Assists >
7
0.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.42
35
< Minions Killed >
68
1.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
2,503
< Physical Damage >
4,487
12,207
< Magic Damage >
16,368
780
< True Damage >
1,186
15,491
< Damage Dealt >
22,043
32,253
< Damage Taken >
35,047
10,838
< Gold Earned >
12,567
1.21
< Towers >
1.76
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
12,781
< Total Healing >
12,545
13,447
< Experience >
14,615
20
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
7
596
< Time Dealing CC >
192

How to Counter Shyvana with Rammus in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Rammus against Shyvana matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Shyvana. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Rammus normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shyvana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rammus and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Shyvana

Who is Better, Rammus or Shyvana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Rammus usually wins when facing off against Shyvana, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Rammus makes a great counter for Shyvana.

While Rammus does have a higher win rate than Shyvana, when facing one another, Rammus also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rammus into Shyvana.

Additionally, Rammus has a great amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Shyvana. This 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 Shyvana 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 team members during team fights.

Rammus is a great counter for Shyvana. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rammus against Shyvana.

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 Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Rammus, we analyzed 843 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 Shyvana 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 Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rammus to counter Shyvana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus on average racks up less CS compared to Shyvana. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Rammus versus Shyvana build include Thornmail, Hollow Radiance, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Shyvana than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Rammus had an average win rate of 53.1% when playing against Shyvana with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Shyvana as Rammus, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Triumph, and Legend: Alacrity runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Rammus vs Shyvana counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Rammus vs Shyvana tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using all games completed with these champs.