Rammus vs Qiyana
Favorable matchup
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Qiyana
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Rammus: Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Plated Steelcaps, Dead Man's Plate, Protoplasm Harness, Randuin's Omen, Hollow Radiance.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Qiyana's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Qiyana's first basic attack or ability against each enemy deals bonus damage.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7s | 7s | 11s | – |
| 6 | 7s | 7s | 11s | 2m |
| 9 | 7s | 7s | 11s | 2m |
| 11 | 7s | 7s | 11s | 2m |
| 16 | 7s | 7s | 9s | 2m |
| 18 | 7s | 7s | 7s | 2m |
Playing as Rammus
Tips to maximize your impact
- Engage with Powerball
Engage with Powerball (Q): your speed builds while you roll, and the impact knocks back and slows enemies around your target.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Qiyana
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Check her weapon's element
Before a trade, check her weapon's element: with Ice, Elemental Wrath (Q) roots you, and with Wild, the brush element, its trail makes her invisible.
- Back off when she changes element
Back off when she casts Terrashape (W): the spell resets Elemental Wrath (Q), so she can hit you twice in a row.
- Stay away from walls and the river
Don't fight right next to a wall, the river or brush: Supreme Display of Talent (R) explodes along them and stuns enemies there.
Other Rammus matchups
Patch 16.21.1