Ivern vs Rammus
Skill matchup
Build vs Rammus
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Ivern: Redemption, Moonstone Renewer, Ardent Censer, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Malignance, Echoes of Helia, Dark Seal, Dawncore.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
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 Ivern
Tips to maximize your impact
- Gank while your groves grow
Place your groves, then go gank while they grow: Friend of the Forest (passive) lets you free the camp without fighting it once the grove is fully grown.
- Ping after landing your Q
After landing Rootcaller (Q), ping your team: allies who attack the rooted target dash into attack range, and you can dash to the target by recasting.
- Seed the ally who engages
Cast Triggerseed (E) on the ally who engages: the shield explodes after a moment and slows enemies around them.
- Command Daisy
Recast Daisy! (R) to give her a target: her 3rd consecutive auto on the same champion knocks every enemy hit into the air.
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 Ivern matchups
Patch 16.21.1