2011-01-24, 09:11 PM
madanthony Wrote:Time to learn Rammus. I've been able to make Gragas work as the main tank on my team when needed in previous weeks, but I just got rocked so hard by dat taunt and dat chasing ability. Do want.
> Rammus veteran here.
For starters.....
Level 1 Powerball will be more than enough for all of your ganking/initation needs. First 3 levels, what I do is to get points in 3 of my basic skills (Curl first, then Taunt, then Powerball). Then I pump points until I get Taunt to Level 4, then start putting 1-2 points to Defensive Curl, then max Taunt. Then I finish off Defensive Curl. Subsequent points after that goes to Powerball. I level my Tremors ultimate at Levels 6, 11, and 16 by default.
(Powerball is also a nice escape mechanism. You probably figured it out by now, lol)
If you remember this, allocating points into Rammus's skills is simple: LEAVE POWERBALL AT 1. YOU WILL NOT LEVEL IT UNTIL YOU MAX OUT TAUNT AND CURL (AND HAVE ULT AT LEVEL 2).
Proper Initiation Sequence: Powerball (Q) --> Taunt (E) ---> Curl (W) ---> Ultimate ® (if available).
For Summoner Spells: My spells of choice would be Ignite and Flash. Ignite is a nice skill to have, especially if your taunted victim is running away with 100 HP, getting out of your range, and you need something to finish him off.
Flash is self-explainatory.
And of course, if you for some reason want to early jungle with Rammus, get Smite. He jungles really well after Level 6, though.
Equips: Get Doran's Shield, then start building for Randouins Omen (very nice item to have. Its active effect adds a degree of deadliness into your ganking/tanking abilities). Then get Mercury Threads, then Banshee Veil and/or FoN. Follow it up with Sunfire Cape, then get one more armor item (some choices include Guardian Angel, Thornmail, Frozen Heart. You can also get one more MR armor if its necessary)
If used right, Rammus can be extremely deadly, and very hard to kill. Oh, and his ultimate is a nice structure killer; he can deal major damage to enemy turrets (or if the turret has less than half life left, there's a chance he can destroy it). Even though he's not a pro backdoorer (like Master Yi), he can still wreck structures nicely.
Oh and before Kaj nags at me for my epic phailures....
