Briar vs Rammus
Skill matchup
Build vs Rammus
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Briar: Titanic Hydra, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Mercury's Treads, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Blade of The Ruined King, Spirit Visage.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Rammus's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Rammus gains bonus Attack Damage scaling with his Armor and Magic Resistance.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 12s | 7s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 9s | 7s | 12s | 2m |
| 9 | 6s | 7s | 12s | 2m |
| 11 | 6s | 7s | 12s | 1m45 |
| 16 | 6s | 7s | 12s | 1m30 |
| 18 | 6s | 7s | 12s | 1m30 |
Playing as Briar
Tips to maximize your impact
- Only frenzy to kill
Cast Blood Frenzy (W) only when you want to end the fight: you charge the nearest enemy, champions first, without choosing your target.
- Save your bite to heal
Save Snack Attack (W) for when you're low: your next auto deals damage based on the target's missing health and heals you for part of it.
- Charge your scream near a wall
Fully charge Chilling Scream (E) near a wall: the scream then knocks enemies back, and those who hit the wall are stunned.
- Fly to your prey
Cast Certain Death (R) across the map to engage or catch a target: you fly to the first champion hit and chase them until they die.
Playing against Rammus
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Stay behind your minions
Stay behind your minions: Powerball (Q) stops on the first enemy it collides with, minions included.
- Lean on magic damage
If you deal magic damage, lean on it in trades when Defensive Ball Curl (W) is on cooldown: without it, his resistances drop to those of an ordinary tank.
- Stay out of taunt range
If you're ranged, don't let him reach melee range when Frenzying Taunt (E) is ready: its range is short, and it forces you to attack him.
- Leave his impact zone fast
Get out of the Soaring Slam (R) area fast: aftershocks repeat the slow there, and if cast during Powerball (Q), it adds a knock-up in the center.
- No autos on Defensive Ball Curl
Don't attack during Defensive Ball Curl (W): each auto returns magic damage to you, and he gains armor and magic resist.
Other Briar matchups
Patch 16.21.1