Blue start powers Powerball back-to-back through the clear — full-clear to level 4, then roll into whichever lane overextends first.
Rush Spirit of the Ancient GolemItem build path
Cloth Armor + 5 
Health Potions475 gCloth armor maximizes his early clear and gank tankiness.
Spirit of the Ancient Golem components + 
Boots
Mercury's Treads1,200 gSpirit of the Ancient Golem2,000 g
Thornmail2,000 g
Sunfire Cape2,610 g
Frozen Heart2,900 g
Randuin's Omen3,000 g
Skill order & spells
Rune page (Season 3)
Best duos & synergies
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Who this pick beats and who beats it — pick your lane with the matchup in mind.
Key combo
Power spike & playstyle
Spikes at 6 and with early armor; a strong ganking/anti-AD tank whose taunt locks a carry—snowball with Powerball ganks, scales as a peel tank.
Rammus’s other builds
Blue start powers Powerball back-to-back through the clear — full-clear to level 4, then roll into whichever lane overextends first.
Rush Spirit of the Ancient Golem
Sorcerer's ShoesSpirit of the Spectral Wraith
Rod of Ages
Rabadon's Deathcap
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Abyssal Scepter
Void Staff
Hunter's Machete + 5 Health PotionsRunes Magic Penetration marks · Flat Armor seals · Flat Ability Power glyphs · Flat Ability Power quintsPuncturing Taunt is the longest reliable lock-down in the mode, and Tremors ticking off Rabadon's for its full duration turns that lock-down into a kill.
Show the damage math
| Ability | How it is calculated | Raw | After resists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q Powerball rank 5 | 300 base + 1 × 633 AP | 933 | 925 −1% after MR |
| E Puncturing Taunt?no damage found | no direct damage in this model | ||
| R Tremors rank 3? | 1,155 per second | 1,155 | 1,144 −1% after MR |
| AA Auto-attack | 95.2 per hit × 0.86 attacks/sec | 95 / 159 | 82 dps |
Combo 2,069 + 3.0 s autos 246 = 2,315, 109% of target HP.
Only the QER rotation is counted.
How to play Rammus in League Classic
Rammus is rock-paper-scissors where the enemy picked AD: powerball in, taunt their carry, and watch Thornmail reflect their own DPS back at them. Ganks are your economy — a taunt under tower is a kill in Season 3. Defensive Ball Curl plus taunt forces enemy ADCs into a lose-lose: attack you and die to reflect, or stop attacking and do nothing. Into heavy-AP comps you're honest about being a worse pick — dodge or path for repeated ganks and objective control.
Rammus in League Classic
What is the best Rammus build in League Classic?
The standard build is Tank Rammus: Mercury's Treads, Spirit of the Ancient Golem, Thornmail, Sunfire Cape, Frozen Heart, Randuin's Omen. Skill order Q > W > E > R, summoner spells Smite + Flash / Ghost. Rammus also has 1 measured off-meta build: AP Rammus.
What runes and masteries does Rammus use in League Classic?
Marks: Magic Penetration. Seals: Flat Armor. Glyphs: Magic Resist. Quintessences: Movement Speed. Masteries: 9/21/0 — armor stacking.
Is Rammus good in League Classic?
Rammus is rated B-tier jungle in the launch consensus (score 35/100 across 3 published rankings). Strong into Master Yi, Tryndamere, Vayne, Tristana, Ashe; struggles against Karthus, Fiddlesticks, Malzahar, Kog'Maw, Amumu.
What does Rammus start with and build first in League Classic?
Open with Cloth Armor + 5 Health Potions. Cloth armor maximizes his early clear and gank tankiness. First back: Spirit of the Ancient Golem components + Boots. Then build in order: Mercury's Treads → Spirit of the Ancient Golem → Thornmail → Sunfire Cape → Frozen Heart → Randuin's Omen.