Xerath vs Rammus
How to Beat Rammus as Xerath
based on 2,629 Xerath vs Rammus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Rammus Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Rammus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Rammus as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Rammus
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Advice to Win Against Rammus
Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.
Pay particular attention to when his Defensive Ball Curl is off. Rammus has much lower stats than a normal tank when he's out of the stance.
Xerath vs Rammus Counter Stats
How to Counter Rammus with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some significant Xerath vs. Rammus matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Rammus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rammus..
Xerath typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Rammus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Rammus
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Who is Better, Xerath or Rammus?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when taking on Rammus, with a 49.9% win rate. Therefore, Xerath makes an ok counter to Rammus.
While Xerath does have a lower winrate than Rammus, when they face off with one another, Xerath also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Rammusas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rammus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Rammus matchups, Rammus is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Xerath is a somewhat poor counter for Rammus. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Rammus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xerath in order to counter Rammus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often racks up much more CS compared to Rammus. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Xerath versus Rammus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Rammus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 49.9% when playing against Rammus with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Rammus as Xerath, Xerath players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Xerath vs Rammus counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.
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