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Rammus vs Kayn

Rammus
vs
55.4%

over 260 games

Kayn
Analyze a draft with Rammus

Favorable matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstHigh sustainDive threat

You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Kayn

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Rammus: Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Plated Steelcaps, Dead Man's Plate, Hollow Radiance, Protoplasm Harness, Randuin's Omen.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Thornmail
1
Sunfire Aegis
2
Jak'Sho, The Protean
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Dead Man's Plate
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite78%
HasteSmite20%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dead Man's Plate
Hollow Radiance
Protoplasm Harness
Randuin's Omen
Force of Nature
Kaenic Rookern
Bramble Vest
Frozen Heart
Unending Despair
Knight's Vow
Abyssal Mask
Warmog's Armor
Bandlepipes
Zeke's Convergence
Spirit Visage
51.3% WR39 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Font of LifeFont of Life
ConditioningConditioning
UnflinchingUnflinching
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Kayn's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

The Darkin Scythe (P)

Kayn wields an ancient weapon and fights Rhaast, the darkin within it, for control. Either the Darkin will triumph, or Kayn will master Rhaast and become the Shadow Assassin.Darkin: Heal for a percentage of spell damage dealt to champions.Shadow Assassin: For the first few seconds in combat with enemy champions, deal bonus damage.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
37s13s21s–
66s13s21s2m
95s12s21s2m
115s11s21s1m40
165s9s17s1m20
185s9s13s1m20

Playing as Rammus

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Engage with Powerball

    Engage with Powerball (Q): your speed builds while you roll, and the impact knocks back and slows enemies around your target.

  2. Defensive Ball Curl against autos

    Cast Defensive Ball Curl (W) when you're being hit by autos: you gain armor and magic resist, and each attack returns magic damage to its attacker.

  3. Taunt during Defensive Ball Curl

    Cast Frenzying Taunt (E) during Defensive Ball Curl (W): forced to attack you, your target takes damage with every auto.

  4. Soaring Slam while rolling

    Cast Soaring Slam (R) during Powerball (Q): enemies in the center of the area also take a knock-up, and your speed extends the leap's range.

Playing against Kayn

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge his Blade's Reach

    Dodge Blade's Reach (W): Umbral Trespass (R) can only target a champion he just damaged, and this ranged hit is how he marks you from range.

  2. Save your CC for his E

    If you have CC, land it during Shadow Step (E): once immobilized, he loses the spell and can't move through walls anymore.

  3. Save your spells for his exit

    Don't cast your spells during Umbral Trespass (R): hidden inside your ally, he's untargetable. Save them for when he bursts out.

  4. Ward your jungle too

    Ward your jungle too, not just the river: Shadow Step (E) lets him go through walls and show up from unexpected paths.

  5. Pressure him before he transforms

    Pressure him before his transformation: until he picks Rhaast or Shadow Assassin, The Darkin Scythe (passive) gives him no healing or bonus damage.

Other Rammus matchups

Patch 16.21.1