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What decides the jungle matchup: Rammus vs Vi in League of Legends
What decides the jungle
A tactical read of the jungle matchup, written from LaneDiff's champion notes: what each champion threatens, and the one thing to do about it before three minutes. It is analysis, not a match sample, so there is no win rate on this page.
Both are early ganker champions in this lane: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane.
Rammus
jungle · Early ganker
He rolls in faster than you can react. Ward river early and don't push without vision.
Window: before four minutes
Powerball closes gank distance instantly from level two; Rammus punishes auto-attackers hardest, so vision, not trades, is the counter.
Vi
jungle · Early ganker
Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it.
Window: before four minutes
Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death.
Rammus vs Vi: Common Questions
- Who wins Rammus vs Vi?
- LaneDiff has not analysed enough ranked jungle games of Rammus against Vi to publish a win rate, and does not estimate one. What decides the lane is which player respects the other's threat first. Rammus: He rolls in faster than you can react. Ward river early and don't push without vision. Vi: Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it.
- How do you play the Rammus Vi matchup?
- Rammus and Vi are both early ganker champions in the jungle matchup: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. Powerball closes gank distance instantly from level two; Rammus punishes auto-attackers hardest, so vision, not trades, is the counter. Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death.
- What should I know about Vi vs Rammus?
- Vi and Rammus are both early ganker champions: Hunts kills at levels two to four, so the first wards and a safe wave decide the lane. What separates them is what each one does with it. Vi: Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it. Rammus: He rolls in faster than you can react. Ward river early and don't push without vision.
- How do I beat Vi as Rammus?
- Vi's Vault Breaker closes lanes from fog at level three; a dash spent early into her gank converts to a death. Her charged Q gank is a guaranteed knock-up. Ward river and hold your escape for it. LaneDiff's live scan then tells you which Vi you have drawn: their recent form on the champion, whether they are on a loss streak, and whether they are smurfing, because the player in front of you moves the odds more than the matchup does.