Talk:Rammus/@comment-28465461-20160604064504/@comment-4411463-20160627104329

Rather than completely shooting down a suggestion like this, it is better to analyze it and explain why it is or isn't viable.

Shifting Q to Rammus' passive needs more clarification. You cannot say that it does not scale but does more damage based on duration; that is the definition of scaling. Also, how would you end the passive? Does it have a fixed maximum duration?

Shifting R to Rammus' Q isn't a bad idea but I would worry that this would be used aggressively to spam free damage on structures with no room for counter-play. No fun.

The W rework is problematic. The passive is fine but shifting the damage to physical will actually reduce his damage output against physical attackers, which is where his E -> W combo shines. Remember, almost every champion gains armor per level but not magic resistance (this is reserved for mostly supports).

The R rework also has a few issues. It feels like a mobile Zhonya's with an AoE stun effect at the end which doesn't quite fit with his kit as a whole. You have a pasive MS buff which fits with a PBAoE DoT Q, a damage reflecting W which fits with this Taunt E. So I'm curious where an untargetable stun plays into this. As a tank, he needs to be targetable for the purpose of absorbing damage for the team.

Some sound ideas, but lacking justification and depth.