Rammus - The Armordillo

Rammus	[edit]
Release Date:	July 10, 2009
Cost:	3150 790
Attributes:	Melee, Tank
Resource:	Mana
Health:	420 (+86)
HP Regen:	8 (+0.55)
Mana:	255 (+33)
Mana Regen:	4.5 (+0.3)
Move Speed:	335
Attack Damage:	50 (+3.5)
Attack Speed:	0.625 (+2.22%)
Range:	125
Armor:	25 (+3.8)
Magic Resist:	30 (+1.25)

[edit] Description

Lore:

Ravaged by Rune Wars long past, the lands south of the Great Barrier are wrecked by chaotic magical storms, leaving the grasp of nature's rule tenuous at best. While abnormal flora or fauna are the norm rather than the exception in these ruined areas, perhaps none is more curious than the case of Rammus. While no one is entirely certain why an armadillo from the Shurima Desert crossed the Kumungu Jungle into the Plague Jungles, Rammus made just such a journey. There, amongst the twisted vines and festering rot, he came across an oddity - a healthy evergreen hedge maze, stretching as far as the eye could see. As he explored the maze, something compelled him toward its center - a light, a presence of some kind. As he drew closer, the light surged, blinding him and knocking him unconscious.

When he awoke, Rammus' whole world had changed. The maze had vanished and he felt truly cognizant for the first time in his otherwise unremarkable life. As his predicament dawned on him, Rammus had a moment of panic. As he trembled, the earth around him began to shake, the intensity increasing until he managed to steady himself. As the quake receded, Rammus arose and left the Plague Jungles in search of others like him. His search brought him across all the lands south of the Great Barrier, but everywhere he went, he was unique.The hardships of this sojourn inspired him to craft the suit of armor that would earn him the title of Armordillo. Rammus' quest eventually drew him to the only place where a sentient armadillo is less than confounding - the League of Legends.

"I've seen a lot of things, but this... this is a first."

- Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer, after first meeting Rammus

[edit] Abilities

Passive

Spiked Shell

(Innate) Rammus receives 25% of his total armor as bonus attack damage.

Q	Powerball

(Active) Rammus enters a rolling ball state for up to 7 seconds, increasing his movement speed by 30% and then continues accelerating. Upon impacting with an enemy, all nearby enemies will be knocked back for an instant and be dealt magic damage. Additionally, targets affected by the impact will be slowed for 3 seconds.

Cooldown: 10 seconds

Impact Radius: 200 (estimate)

Knockback Distance: 100 (estimate)

Cost: 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 mana

Magic Damage: 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300
(+1.0 per ability power)

Slow: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40%

W	Defensive Ball Curl

(Active) Rammus enters a defensive stance for 6 seconds, vastly increasing his armor and magic resistance and returning magic damage for each autoattack that enemies use on him.

Cost: 40 mana

Cooldown: 14 seconds

Armor & Magic Resist Bonus: 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120

Magic Damage Returned: 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55
(+10% of total armor)

E	Puncturing Taunt

(Active) Rammus taunts a target enemy, reducing their armor and forcing them to attack Rammus for a few seconds.

Cooldown: 12 seconds

Range: 325

Cost: 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 mana

Armor Reduction: 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30

Duration: 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3 second(s)

R	Tremors

(Active) Rammus creates tremors beneath him for 8 seconds dealing magic damage to nearby units and structures each second. Rammus can move, attack and use other abilities while Tremors is in effect.

Cost: 120 mana

Cooldown: 60 seconds

Radius of AoE: 300

Magic Damage Per Second: 65 / 130 / 195
(+0.3 per ability power)

Maximum Magic Damage: 520 / 1040 / 1560
(+2.4 per ability power)

[edit] Competitive Usage


Event	Bans	Picks	Wins	Losses	Win %	Picked/Banned in % of Games
IEM Season VII - Katowice	0	1	1	0	100	5.3
Champions Spring 2012	4	0	0	0	0	9.1
IEM Season VI - World Championship	13	1	0	1	0	31.8

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	Event	Bans	Picks	Wins	Losses	Win %	Picked/Banned in % of Games

[edit] Patch History

v3.07

Puncturing Taunt
- Can no longer target minions

v1.0.0.152

Base Movement Speed increased by 25.
Base Armor increased to 25 from 21
Base Health Regen increased to 8 per 5 seconds from 6

v1.0.0.144

Now gains 1.25 magic resist per level

v1.0.0.142

Powerball
- Mana cost reduced to 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 from 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120
- Reduced the spell casting and movement delay after collision
Defensive Ball Curl mana cost reduced to 40 from 50

v1.0.0.136

Right clicking on an enemy while using Powerball will now move you close enough to hit the target
Base armor reduced to 20.8 from 24.8
Base attack damaged reduced to 53.5 from 58.8

v1.0.0.134

Defensive Ball Curl armor and magic resist values reduced to 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 / 120 from 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150

v1.0.0.133

Minor tweak to Rammus' dance to actually rotate around his center axis when on his back

v1.0.0.132

Powerball
- Duration reduced to 7 seconds from 8
- Initial speed increased to 30% from 25%
Defensive Ball Curl damage return reduced to 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55 from 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60

v1.0.0.126

Fixed a bug where recommended items would not display for Rammus

v1.0.0.125

Damage per level increased to 3.5 from 2.75
Rammus can now immediately switch between Defensive Ball Curl and Powerball
Defensive Ball Curl
- Magic damage return adjusted to 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 from 22 / 26 / 32 / 38 / 46
- Cast time removed
- Now correctly displays the armor amount in the tooltip when Defensive Ball Curl is active

v1.0.0.120

Fixed a bug where Defensive Ball Curl had an ability power ratio

v1.0.0.111

Powerball speed reduced by about 15%

v1.0.0.110

Powerball
- Slow duration reduced to 3 seconds from 4
- Slow percent reduced to 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 from 28 / 36 / 44 / 52 / 60

v1.0.0.109

Puncturing Taunt cooldown increased to 12 seconds from 9

v1.0.0.105

Fixed a bug with Puncturing Taunt where the taunt particle somteimes played on targets that blocked the taunt

v1.0.0.104

Defensive Ball Curl
- Damage return reduced to 22 / 28 / 34 / 40 / 46 from 26 / 32 / 38 / 44 /50
- Fixed a bug where the tooltip was not displaying the proper bonus damage return

v1.0.0.103

Movement speed increased to 310 from 305
Base mana regen incresed to 4.5 from 3.75
Powerball cooldown reduced to 10 seconds from 11
Defensive Ball Curl
- Cooldown reduced to 14 seconds from 15
- Now scales on 10% of Rammus' total armor
Puncturing Taunt
- Mana cost reduced to 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 from 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110
- Fixed several bugs to make it more responsive

v1.0.0.101

Defensive Ball Curl can now be cancelled

v1.0.0.100

Fixed a bug causing Powerball sound to continue after Rammus hit his target
Fixed timing issues with basic attacks

v1.0.0.87

Fixed a bug where Powerball could occasionally deal double damage

v1.0.0.86

Attack range increased to 125 form 100
Mana regen per level increased to 0.06 from 0.05
Powerball cooldown reduced to 11 seconds from 12
Defensive Ball Curl
- Cooldown reduced to 15 seconds form 18
- Mana cost changed to 15 all ranks from 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80
Tremors mana cost changed to 120 at all levels from 100 / 150 / 200

v1.0.0.83

Powerball mana cost reduced to 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 from 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 / 130
Puncturing Taunt mana cost reduced to 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110 from 50 / 70 / 90 / 110 / 130
Base mana regen increased to 0.75 from 0.5

v1.0.0.82

Fixed a bug in which Rammus' movement speed was slightly too slow during Defensive Ball Curl and Powerball
Tweaked autoattack animation timing

v1.0.0.81

Puncturing Taunt now displays the "Taunted!" pop up text for enemies

v1.0.0.61

Fixed an issue that would cause Tremors to be removed by Black Shield / Cleanse

v1.0.0.52

Increased base Health from 400 to 420 and Health per level from 76 to 86
Tremors damage increased from 55 / 110 / 165 to 65 / 130 / 195

v0.9.25.24

Powerball is now easier to hit immobile targets with

v0.9.22.16

Powerball
- Gave it a 1 sec cooldown upon casting
- Modified the slow percent from 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 to 28 / 36 / 44 / 52 / 60
- Modified mana cost from 80 / 95 / 110 / 125 / 140 to 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 / 130
- Updated tooltip to not say it stuns (since it doesn't)

v0.9.22.15

Tremors damage per second reduced from 64 / 128 / 192 to 55 / 110 / 165
Reduced base health from 506 to 476
Increased movement speed from 300 to 305
Defensive Ball Curl
- Modified armor/magic resist from 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 to 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 / 150
- Increased damage return from 24 / 30 / 36 / 42 / 48 to 26 / 32 / 38 / 44 / 50
Puncturing Taunt armor reduction increased from 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 30 to 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30

v0.8.22.115

Defensive Ball Curl armor/magic resist reduced from 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 to 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200

v0.8.21.110

Defensive Ball Curl
- Added magic resist equal to the bonus armor
- Increased damage return from 16 / 20 / 24 / 28 / 32 to 24 /30 / 36 / 42 / 48
Powerball
- Lowered detonation distance with minions, increased detonation distance with champions
- Can now be toggled off
- Is now instant cast
- Increased acceleration from 0.2 to 0.25
- Reduced mana cost from 85 / 105 / 125 / 145 / 160 to 80 / 95 / 110 / 125 / 140
Tremors
- Increased ability power ratio from 0.2 to 0.3
- Reduced mana cost from 150 / 200 / 250 to 100 / 150 / 200
Scavenged Armor bug fixed which caused it to be removed with Guardian Angel
Increased base health by 36, health per level by 6
Updated recommended item list