[5.0] Rolling IN! - Rammus Guide

Here, I'll be telling you the tips to become a very effective jungler. This doesn't only apply to Rammus , this applies to every jungler as well. Not a lot of guides teach this, so it's important for me to tell you this:

• Be nice. Spread positivity and try to inspire people to win games and do their best to win the game. 
• Have patience, discipline and have fun.
• Spend less time in learning micros (champion specific mechanics) and start learning macros (strategic priorities and game-changing decisions).
• Learn from high level junglers through guides, replays, and pro players. You can watch half of the LoL guides from Youtube and they would still apply in Wild Rift.
• Look for shutdowns. Shutdown gold is the best way to a comeback.
• NEVER SURRENDER.
• Read patch notes and check what currently is meta. If you want to climb, abuse meta champions, or broken off-meta picks/builds.
• Be physically and mentally healthy. If you're on a lose-streak, it's probably best to put the game down for a moment. Tilting causes you to perform worse.
• Find reliable duo partners that you can synergize with.
• Practice. Practice. Practice. Don't try a new champion/build in ranked games.

"I deserve a higher rank, but my team is always holding me back."
Game knowledge, experience and situational adaptation is the key to success in Wild Rift. Most of this game is about outwitting your opponent with a superior strategy, if you ignore the toxic part of the community that flames and trolls every game, that is.

"I played [insert amount] games, but I'm still stuck in [insert rank]."
One thing is playing a lot, learning from your mistakes and fixing them, yet you keep getting matched with people who don't know how to play. The other is you making the same mistakes over and over, thinking something will change while bringing your team down with you.

Although wintrading is an issue, I doubt Challengers got to where they are without trying to identify their mistakes and fix them. Of course, it's safe to say they probably didn't get their alone. They probably played duo, trio or even full team. Most of them may or may not be soloq players at all.

"Jungle is hard. Teammates keep blaming me for their mistakes."
It depends, really. Is the midlaner dying repeatedly despite you ganking their lane multiple times? It's probably their fault. Is the bot laner blaming you for not helping their lane when their losing? 50/50. There is a saying "Never gank a losing lane." so it's probably their fault for playing badly. At the same time, their jungler invaded their lane before you and it's probably your fault that you keep farming while the enemy jungler is putting pressure on their lane. What I'm saying is, you'll get matched with bad players who'll try to blame you for their mistakes when it's convenient. It's best to mute them and focus on snowballing the winning laner.

"The learning curve is steep."
Yes. Wild Rift is much harder and much more complex than most mobile MOBAs out there. It doesn't help that it's just a casual version of League of Legends, which is even harder if you have no experience in MOBAs. Right now, Wild Rift has 65 champions and it keeps increasing for every patch. While it is nice to learn more roles and champions to improve general game knowledge, your progress will be a lot slower. It's best to learn 1 or 2 champs for every role than learn every champion.

OBJECTIVE TIPS:

• Losing a drake early does not mean you lose the whole game. There are many factors on how you win games. If anything, it's better if you prioritize Rift Herald as it has more impact. 
• Do Outer Turrets before Inner Turrets and Inner Turrets before Inhibitors. Prioritize turret pressure very highly.
• Fight for vision on very important objectives such as Baron Nashor and Elder Dragon. Killing Rift Scuttlers will make it less likely for the enemy team to engage objectives as it gives you vision.
• The map in Wild Rift is very small, so think twice about split pushing. Don't let your team get rolled 4v5 especially in late game.
• If you're ahead, force objectives. If you're behind, farm between towers and camps until you reach your power spike.
• Prioritize Elder Dragon before Baron Nashor. Elder Dragon has higher team fight potential.

FIGHTING TIPS:

• Make an aggressive/defensive plan for an invade. You're farming speed is slow so always expect enemies to invade your camps.
• As Rammus , avoid fighting until you're level 3.
• Look for lanes you can easily gank, especially for you and the enemy jungler.
• Don't duel until you hit your power spike.
• Target ADCs and other carries early to mid game. Peel for your own carries in late game.
• Recall with your team, not when your team is rushing for a team fight.

FARMING TIPS:

• Start at Red, so you can gank ASAP and to avoid getting invaded early.
• Do the Krugs as much as possible. They are the most valuable camps in terms of experience and gold.
• Track the respawn timers of your camps. Ideally, you'd return to them after they respawn.
• When no ganks are available, you can target multi-target camps and delay their respawn timers by leaving one raptor/krug alive. 
• Wolves are the least priority when farming.
• As Rammus , you should utilize using your AoE damage against multi-target camps like raptors/krugs. This way you are very safe from invades and waste less time moving around the map looking for plays.

VISION TIPS:

• Switch to the red sweeper in early game. This will allow you to kill wards just in-case the enemy team has vision advantage. Use this to prevent ganks and prevent invades.
• As a jungler, it is YOUR main job to deny enemy vision. Having a support help you deny vision is also good.
• Set up vision for your next objective. 
• Kill Rift Scuttlers. They're basically free wards. 

Red Smite or Blue Smite?
Back then, I used to think that either Red Smite or Blue Smite was better than the other. Turns out that from so guides I've read and watched, it's just a silly assumption that content creators and streamers use to blabber around about on how one is better than the other. As with most things in Wild Rift, it's situational. It depends on your team comp, your playstyle, and lanes you wanna prioritize.

Chilling Smite for Rammus is much more common in high elo because people tend to play safer and less aggressive with good defensive vision. It's a great gap close against very mobile champions and is amazing with teams that coordinate well.

Challenging Smite basically acts as a mini-exhaust/mini-ignite. Very useful for duels especially if you can't depend on your team to carry. If you want to snowball, then this is a good choice for you.

Dragon Priority: Elder Dragons (when available) > Cloud Dragon > Infernal Dragon > Mountain Dragon > Ocean Dragon

In champion select, you should think about a plane for every phase of the game while also thinking about the matchups and win conditions for both teams. You can watch videos and search up tier lists for champions in their respective roles and define if these champions counter yours. Under normal circumstances, you should never pick your champion your up against a hard matchup unless you're confident enough to counter your counters.

If the enemy team has a Katarina or a Jinx , they are likely going to be high priority picks for junglers as they have incredible in mid-late game. Most people want to prioritize scaling champions such as Nasus because he has weak early games and terrifying late games.

You should not ignore, nor highly prioritize baron laners such as Darius or Singed early. They remain relevant regardless if they are behind.

The most consistent early game items for Rammus is Bramble Vest or Bami's Cinder . They're cheap and allow you to hit your power spike very quickly, providing great clear, damage and formidable proxy.

For boots, I prefer Boots of Swiftness . It reduces self slow from Defensive Ball Curl and allows you to chase enemies easier.

You can also buy Mercury's Treads or Plated Steelcaps if you want to peel more for your ADC and if you don't like engaging fights.

Make sure you have sweeping lens instead of the warding trinket.

By the time mid game comes, you probably have Thornmail or [sunfire aegies] built combined with boots. However, I usually find it better that after building either of those items, you rush Dead Man's Plate as it gives you movement speed, armor and health. For enchants, you should probably have Gargoyle Enchant .

A lot of tank items are viable for Rammus except Frozen Mallet . Even AP and lethality items are very good for Rammus if you're planning for a full damage build.

Alternatively, you could switch Boots of Swiftness with Ionian Boots of Lucidity for more ability haste.

On late game, you should probably have your core items and your building your 5th item. Instead of engaging, you should probably peel for your ADC. Avoid engaging fights without your team. Prioritize Elder Dragon over Baron Nashor if available. 

Enchanter supports like Rakan , Nami , Soraka , Sona and Janna are your BFFs when playing Rammus . These enchanter supports provide CC, heals and other buffs to your allies including you. Tank Supports like Alistar , Leona , and Braum are good as well as they provide CC, allowing you to hit your combos better. However, you're better off using other junglers besides Rammus considering you already have a tank on your team. Adjust to your team composition! Only play Rammus if the team desperately needs a tank and if you're against AD heavy matchups.