Rammus is one of the most unique champions, as his kit is made to exclusively counter AD champions. He is primarily played in the jungle, however, he can be played in the top lane with varying degrees of success.
To make the most out of Rammus, we are gonna need a super-efficient build, therefore, we will refer to the highest-ranked Challenger Rammus players, and see what they have cooking!
Best Rammus Items
Thornmail
As you might already know, Rammus is a champion whose damage scales with armor, therefore, the majority of our build will be composed of armor items. The first armor item we will want to acquire is the Thornmail.
Thornmail has insane armor ratios, a good amount of HP, and a healing reduction passive. All these stats combined make it the strongest first-item contender for Rammus, and we should build it pretty much all the time.
Sunfire Ageis
Sunfire is another armor item and a not-so-distant cousin of Thornmail. Much like Thornmail, it will provide us with HP, armor, and all the beefy tanky stats. It will also produce damage when we are getting attacked by enemies, or when we ourselves are damaging the enemies. The item will deal more damage the longer we are in combat.
Jak’Sho The Protean
Jak’Sho is crucial for Rammus as well. It will introduce some magic resist to our build, and it will add to the armor and HP we have been building. The item is especially powerful due to its passive that stacks resists the longer we are in combat.
Raunduin’s Omen
Randuin’s Omen is quite a nice purchase, as it will give us an active passive which will slow down enemies, making it easier for us to catch them, and ultimately kill them. The item will also slow down enemies in proximity (passively), and reduce the damage of critical strikes.
Dead’s Man Plate
One of my favorite late game items for Rammus is Dead’s Man Plate. The item is great as it will give us extra out of combat movement speed, which is really great for having late game map presence.
Boots
In 90% of the games, the best boots for Rammus will be Plated Steelcaps. They give us armor, basic attack reduction, which makes them a pretty solid pick. If the enemy has heavy CC, Mercury Treads can also be considered. Finally, we can also take Sorcerer’s Shoes if we intend to do slightly more damage.
Runes for Rammus
- Aftershock
- Font of Life
- Conditioning
- Unflinching
- Triumph
- Legend: Alacrity
The best keystone for Rammus will be the Aftershock. It will temporarily increase our resistances, which will also have the effect of indirectly increasing our damage. Next up, we will take Font of Life, which will restore our HP after CCing an enemy.
Conditioning is another strong rune choice, as it will basically give us free armor stats. We will also take Triumph for healing, and Legend Alacrity for faster clears due to attack speed increase.
In Conclusion
Rammus is a super unique champion whose main purpose is countering the AD-heavy comps. His kit is made in a way that converts armor to damage, meaning we will want to build as much armor as possible!