Talk:Rammus/@comment-203.219.88.191-20110625122900/@comment-3107063-20110705142630

I'll paste in what I've said before when someone asks about rammus. But I'll also answer teh specific questions. Item build for Rammus, like all tanks, is situational. But here's how I typically start: Cloth Armor and 5 red potions, first trip back get boots, more red potions and a couple wards, after that i like to have chain mail if i can afford it. After that it is completely situational. If they have magic damage people going off on your team make a negatron cloak your priority. If not get a Sunfire Cape. As for the rest, just read below.

For jungling path it's really straight forward. Start at blue golem. Use Defensive Ball Curl repeatedly. He can kill the golem without help but you're sure to save yourself 100 health if you can get someone to hit him first (leash). That should get you to level 2 where you will pick up Powerball. From there just hit the jungle creeps in order (Wolves-Wraiths-Lizard Elder- Golems). I typically will get a 2nd rank of Defensive Ball Curl at level 3 but it isn't a bad idea to get Puncturing Taunt either to help you gank.

Here's what I wrote if you were to scroll way down the page:

The hardest thing about playing Rammus, I've found, is the laning phase. So, eliminate that weakness by learning how to jungle. The fact that Rammus can clear a jungle in under 4:00 and that powerball makes him an excellent ganker makes this even more important.

As far as runes, I know that Stonewall has his own personal optimal sets on Youtube but I prefer just going Armor Pen-Marks, Armor-Seals, Scaling Mag Res Glyphs, and Health Quints.

If you're going to jungle (and even lane) I usually start with the C Armor and the Red Potions. You never want to have a set build as a tank as you need to counter the enemy's strenghts but I almost always end up with Merc Treads/Ninja Tabi, Sunfire Cape, Banshee's Veil, Thornmail, and Aegis. The last item will end up being Randuin's, Force of Nature or Guardian Angel. Just build whatever you need to keep being able to absorb damage in teamfights long enough for your DPSers to do their thing.

Rammus excels in that he doesnt need to do anything fancy to be a tank and still be a threat because of his passive. But he has no early game harass or ability to fight back against ranged opponents. Just play smart and use that powerball ambush out of the bushes to your advantage.

17 days ago by CCoville