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

Rammus vs Syndra

How to Beat Syndra as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the a tier of champions
TankFighter
Mage

How to Beat Syndra as Rammus

based on 1,445 Rammus vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.83
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Syndra as Rammus resulted from an evaluation of 1445 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Rammus is forced to battle against Syndra in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Rammus vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Rammus has done a good job of beating Syndra. On average, he wins a whopping 52.7% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Rammus vs Syndra rounds, Rammus’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Syndra.

Best Rammus vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureSunfire AegisHollow Radiance

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
>
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
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Syndra

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 Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Rammus vs Syndra Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Syndra Image
4.1
< Kills >
7.2
5.4
< Deaths >
6
11.2
< Assists >
6.9
0.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
34
< Minions Killed >
182
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.42
2,349
< Physical Damage >
950
11,684
< Magic Damage >
21,741
735
< True Damage >
2,140
14,769
< Damage Dealt >
24,833
31,875
< Damage Taken >
18,695
10,788
< Gold Earned >
12,572
1.19
< Towers >
1.93
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,657
< Total Healing >
1,817
13,334
< Experience >
14,789
21
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
10
589
< Time Dealing CC >
399

How to Counter Syndra with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some strategic Rammus versus Syndra matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Syndra’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Syndra. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Rammus usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Syndra. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rammus and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Syndra

Who is Better, Rammus or Syndra?

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 Syndra, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Rammus makes a good counter for Syndra.

While Rammus does have a higher win rate than Syndra, when facing one another, Rammus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rammus into Syndra.

Moreover, Rammus has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Syndra. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Syndra matchups, Rammus is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Rammus is an above average counter to Syndra. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Rammus against Syndra.

Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Rammus, we analyzed 1,445 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 Syndra 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rammus to counter Syndra during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Syndra. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Rammus versus Syndra build include Thornmail, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Syndra than with many other common builds. In fact, Rammus boasted an average win rate of 52.7% when countering Syndra with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Syndra as Rammus, you should use 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 Syndra battles, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.7% win rate overall.

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