League Classic matchup
Karthus vs Rammus
The lane, from both sides
Karthus’s side
No note from Karthus’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.
Rammus’s side
- Weak against Karthusfrom the Armor Tank build (Jungle)
Defile
DefileEPassive: Karthus restores mana whenever he kills an enemy. This passive is disabled when Defile is toggled on. Toggle: Karthus surrounds himself in a necrotic aura that deals magic damage every second to all nearby enemies. Toggling Defile off triggers a final tick of damage. Defile is toggled off automatically if Karthus becomes unable to pay its mana cost. and
Lay Waste
Lay WasteQActive: Karthus conjures a blast at the target location that detonates after 0.5 seconds, granting sight of the area and dealing magic damage to all enemies within, doubled when only one target is struck. are magic damage, and 28.8 base armor plus
Defensive Ball Curl
Defensive Ball CurlWActive: Rammus drops into a defensive stance for 6 seconds, gaining bonus armor and magic resistance, as well as dealing magic damage to enemies whenever they use basic attacks against him. Defensive Ball Curl can be canceled instantly by reactivating the ability, or 1 second after activating Powerball. answers neither. Rammus also has nothing that stops a
Requiem
RequiemRActive: Karthus channels for 3 seconds, then deals magic damage to all targetable enemy champions upon completion. cast from across the map.
The kits at a glance
Karthus
Full abilities- Death Defied
- Lay Waste
- Wall of Pain
- Defile
- Requiem
Rammus
Full abilities- Spiked Shell
- Powerball
- Defensive Ball Curl
- Puncturing Taunt
- Tremors
Base stats, side by side
| Stat | Karthus | Rammus |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 465 (+75) | 506 (+86) |
| HP regen | 1.21 (+0.11) | 1.51 (+0.11) |
| Mana | 331 (+61) | 288 (+33) |
| Attack damage | 45.45 (+3.25) | 53.5 (+3.5) |
| Armor | 18.5 (+3.5) | 28.8 (+3.8) |
| Magic resist | 30 | 31.25 (+1.25) |
| Attack speed | 0.625 (+2.11) | 0.625 (+2.215) |
| Move speed | 335 | 335 |
| Attack range | 450 | 125 |
Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.
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