MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Rammus vs Zed
How often does Rammus beat Zed in Jungle?
Rammus into Zed in Jungle: 54% observed win rate across 334 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Rammus behind by 1,038 gold.
Rammus at 15:00
- Gold: -1,038
- CS: -18
- XP: -807
Typical gap to Zed, from 333 games that reached 15:00.
Does Rammus counter Zed?
No counter here: Rammus sits at 54% over 334 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Zed: the Rammus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Rammus at 69% across 80 games. Flip the lead and Rammus falls to 49% across 254.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 69% | 80 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 49% | 254 |
| First blood | 62% | 190 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 69% | 73 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 62% | 60 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 117 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 74% | 54 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:31 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:33. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Rammus's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Rammus finishes Thornmail first most often: 56.8% over 148 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Rammus core is Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Jak'Sho, The Protean: 59.5% across 1,169 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Thornmail (8,447 games).
Skill plan: Rammus players max Q first and take W at level 1.