Should Rammus always rush Thornmail even when the game is not won only through anti-heal?

Not automatically. Thornmail remains an excellent standard into AD/sustain, but Dead Man's or Force of Nature can come first depending on the real game condition.

Randuin or Dead Man's Plate second on Rammus depending on whether the carry or the pathing decides the game?

Randuin if one crit carry structures enemy threat; Dead Man's if you mainly win through gank tempo and pressure angles.

When should you truly break Rammus's armor-first build?

When AP burst or magic poke already decide fights before your anti-AD specialization has time to matter. At that point, Force of Nature often needs to move up the order.

Rammus Wild Rift Best Build Guide (Patch 7.1f)

Rammus is strong when his build does more than make him hard to kill—it actively turns the enemy carry's natural habits into mistakes.

Starter

Shimmering Spark

Core

Searing Crown

Thornmail

Iceborn Gauntlet

Searing Crown

damage around him, synergy with W Defensive Ball Curl

Thornmail

Damage return amplified by W, perfect counter against AD

Iceborn Gauntlet

Slow zone after taunt E, Rammus colle à the target

Final Build

Searing Crown

Thornmail

Iceborn Gauntlet

Amaranth's Twinguard

Dawnshroud

Plated Steelcaps

Boots & enchant

Plated Steelcaps

Alternative vs AP / CC

Mercurys Treads

Skill order

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Passive Spiked Shell

Powerball

3111415

Defensive Ball Curl

1468

Frenzying Taunt

271012

Soaring Slam

5913

Runes

Aftershock

the Q Powerball + Aftershock gives him resistance phenomenal at the moment of the engage.

Bone Plating

Reduces incoming damage during the W Defensive Ball Curl active.

Overgrowth

Accumulated HP to amplify damage of the W Defensive Ball Curl (based on armor).

Situational Items

vs Attack Speed

Dawnshroud situational choice vs Attack Speed for rammus

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Frozen Heart Reduces the AS of nearby auto-attack reliant enemies in melee

vs Critical Strike Damage

Dawnshroud situational choice vs Critical Strike Damage for rammus

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Randuin's Omen Reduces ADC crit damage + active AoE slow

vs Ability Power

Plated Steelcaps Armor + AA reduction to tank AD/ADC damage

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Mercury's Treads MR + tenacity against AP mages and CC

Situational Runes

vs Crowd Control

Overgrowth Bonus HP to absorb CC and follow-up combos

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Perseverance Tenacity to reduce enemy CC duration

Build timing

Dead Man's Plate timing

Dead Man's Plate increases the frequency of his angles. This spike is less flashy than a damage item, but it makes his ganks, rotations, and flank entries much harder to read.

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