Locke vs Rammus JUNGLE Matchup Guide

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Locke into Rammusmedium

Overview

Use your mark and execute combo to punish Rammus's low clear speed and invade resistance.
Prioritize skirmishes where you can reset after takedowns to extend pressure.
Avoid prolonged fights as Rammus's taunt and knockups can disrupt your combos and health pool.

Path for a three or four camp clear aiming to gank overextended lanes punished by your mark and execute.
Look to counter-jungle when Rammus commits to ganks due to his slower clear speed.
Use vision to force Rammus into cross-map ganks, then punish his low dueling against your magic damage and resets.

Respect Rammus's early gank threat with and before level 6.
Avoid isolated river fights where Rammus can taunt and knockup with crowd control.
Be cautious during low-health clears since drains your health and failed all-ins leave you vulnerable.

Start with a fast clear to reach level 3 and unlock your full combo before contesting river.
Only contest first Scuttle if nearby lanes have priority to support counter-ganks.
Avoid invading early since Rammus's gank threat with and is high and he has low invade resistance.

Level 3 unlocks your full combo: mark with , commit with , and reposition with .
Level 6 significantly increases your execute threat; chip targets before committing.
First completed assassin or AP item boosts your damage and reset potential, increasing kill pressure on isolated targets.

Convert jungle tempo into kills by stacking marks and resetting chains on low-health targets.
Deny Rammus's scaling by punishing his slow clear with counter-jungling and objective control.
Use your execute pressure to force Rammus to retreat, enabling safer dragon and Rift Herald setups.

Tactical tip

For Locke vs Rammus, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.