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[2.1] Braum Guide - Guide to Braum (with Runes, Matchups, and Builds)

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Guide to Braum (with Runes, Matchups, and Builds)

Want to play a tanky support that can keep your teammates safe and provide CC? Then Braum is the champion for you

Braum Build

Best Build Guide for Braum

Starting Items
Ruby Crystal
Core Items
Mercury's Treads
Locket Enchant
Zeke's Convergence
Vs. AD
Randuin's Omen
Protector's Vow
Thornmail
Vs. AP
Abyssal Mask
Adaptive Helm
Situational Items
Bramble Vest
Hexdrinker

Item Build Description

Additional information on the items

Ruby CrystalRuby Crystal : Gives a generous amount of HP, your go-to starting item

Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads : Gives Tenacity, which reduces time of being crowd controlled, really good for BraumBraum since he will be blocking CC's left and right

[Locket Enchant] : Good for doing tower dives when your jungler ganks, or to help your ADC survive burst from champions like EvelynnEvelynn

For the situational items, you build it after the [Locket Enchant] IF the enemies have specific champions. Enemies have heavy healers like Dr. MundoDr. Mundo or SorakaSoraka ? Build a Bramble VestBramble Vest . Having trouble surviving AP burst from champions like FizzFizz , EvelynnEvelynn , and AkaliAkali ? Buy a HexdrinkerHexdrinker

Now, your first item after your Boot Enchant (if you didn't buy any of the situational items) depends on the enemy composition. Do they have heavy crit or attack speed like JhinJhin or JinxJinx ? Build a Randuin's OmenRanduin's Omen . A lot of champions that depend on basic attacks other than their ADC like Master YiMaster Yi and YasuoYasuo ? Build a ThornmailThornmail . Not a lot of both, but are still mostly composed of AD like Lee SinLee Sin and ZedZed ? Build a Protector's VowProtector's Vow

Do they have AP champions whose main damage are in one or two abilities such as AkaliAkali or KennenKennen ? Build an Adaptive HelmAdaptive Helm . Still have a lot of AP champions that don't fit that description? Build an Abyssal MaskAbyssal Mask

Then you can buy a Zeke's ConvergenceZeke's Convergence . It gives Armor and Magic Resist along with a mana boost and boosts your team's stats when you activate your ultimate, [braum:ult], it's really useful in a teamfight. Grab it as a second item that isn't a boot enchant for the most part, but grab another defense item if you really need it

After that, you can build whatever to keep yourself alive, the game usually already ends at this point, you can buy something like a Sterak's GageSterak's Gage or a Dead Man's PlateDead Man's Plate or a Warmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor

Braum Runes

Best Runes for Braum

Keystone
Font of Life
Font of Life
Domination
Triumph
Triumph
Resolve
Hunter Titan
Hunter Titan
Inspiration
Pack Hunter
Pack Hunter

Font of Life : Easy to proc with Winter's BiteWinter's Bite . Gives your ADC a bit more heal.

Triumph : The heal is amazing. With this and your UnbreakableUnbreakable damage reduction you're hard to kill.

Hunter - Titan : Remember what I said about Tenacity? By participating in a takedown of the whole enemy team you get 20% more tenacity which is nice.

Pack Hunter : To get more gold for you and your teammates.

Skill Order

How to distribute skill points

Concussive Blows
Concussive Blows - Passive
Winter's Bite
Winter's Bite
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Stand Behind Me
Stand Behind Me
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Unbreakable
Unbreakable
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Glacial Fissure
Glacial Fissure
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Summoner Spells

When to take which summoners

Heal
Usually your go-to, since ADC's nowadays take Barrier instead
Flash
Do I even need to explain. Every champion takes this
Ignite
If your ADC takes heal

Combos

Learn how to maximize the champions potential

Stand Behind Me
2nd
Unbreakable
3rd

The Combo you're gonna use the most for saving your ADC

Stand Behind Me
2nd
Unbreakable
3rd
Glacial Fissure
Ult

Quickly engage in a teamfight when you're behind your teammates

Winter's Bite
1st
Unbreakable
3rd
Auto Attack
AA
Auto Attack
AA
Auto Attack
AA

Combo for chasing enemies since Winter's BiteWinter's Bite slows and UnbreakableUnbreakable gives movespeed

Braum Matchups & Counters

Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters

Alistar
Easy
Alistar
Annie
Easy
Annie
Soraka
Easy
Soraka
Nami
Easy
Nami
Vayne
Easy
Vayne
Jhin
Easy
Jhin
Tristana
Easy
Tristana
Rakan
Medium
Rakan
Lux
Medium
Lux
Sona
Medium
Sona
Miss Fortune
Medium
Miss Fortune
Kai'sa
Medium
Kai'sa
Jinx
Medium
Jinx
Ezreal
Medium
Ezreal
Draven
Medium
Draven
Blitzcrank
Medium
Blitzcrank
Ashe
Medium
Ashe
Janna
Medium
Janna
Varus
Hard
Varus
Malphite
Hard
Malphite
Seraphine
Hard
Seraphine
Lulu
Hard
Lulu

Position correctly so he won't PulverizePulverize both you and your ADC but stay in range for Stand Behind MeStand Behind Me to retreat or protect your ADC

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Playstyle

On laning phase, try to poke with Winter's BiteWinter's Bite . You can use Glacial FissureGlacial Fissure to either engage or disengage. Place your ward on the line bush close to the lane as deep into the river as possible, and place the ward on the bush close to the tower if you're getting pushed under tower so you won't get dived under tower. Try to ask for a gank when the dragon is about to spawn so you can take dragon. Remember that UnbreakableUnbreakable can block projectiles so you can prevent enemies from stealing the dragon. When Rift Herald spawns and your jungler and baron laner is in a good spot to take it, if you haven't already won or lost lane, tell your ADC to stay safe then recall and secure rift herald, since, again, UnbreakableUnbreakable can prevent steals. On the midgame follow your carry and try to ward deep and take small objectives such as Rift Scuttler. When a teamfight breaks out and a carry is at low health you can use [Locket Enchant], Heal, [braum:2] + UnbreakableUnbreakable , and/or Glacial FissureGlacial Fissure to keep them alive. Glacial FissureGlacial Fissure also does really well with good teamfighting ultimates like Last BreathLast Breath , Command: ShockwaveCommand: Shockwave , Slicing MaelstromSlicing Maelstrom , etc.

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Final Words

Thank you for taking your time and reading through this guide, I really appreciate it. This guide isn't perfect, especially the matchups section, as it doesn't include CorkiCorki , TristanaTristana , JannaJanna , and OriannaOrianna , and that's simply because I haven't played against them that much.

Have a good day, and good luck at Braum! 

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Terms used in this Guide

CC : Stands for Crowd Control, an effect that limits someone's actions, such as not allowing them to move, or not allowing them to use abilities (i.e. Blinding DartBlinding Dart , Unstoppable ForceUnstoppable Force )

Tenacity : A stat that reduces CC time excluding knockbacks and knockups. If you have 50% Tenacity and a 2 second stun hit you, it will only last for 1 second (Tenacity is obtained from things like Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads and the Hunter - Titan rune)

AD : Attack Damage, a stat that increases your basic attack damage and on some champions, their ability's damage ( GarenGaren and Lee SinLee Sin are an example of AD champions, while Death's DanceDeath's Dance and Mortal ReminderMortal Reminder are an example of items that increase AD)

ADC : Attack Damage Carry, an AD champion with the potential to carry, usually a marksman in the dragon lane ( DravenDraven and JinxJinx are an example of an ADC)

AP : Ability Power, a stat that increases your magic damage on a mage's abilities ( ZiggsZiggs and SingedSinged are an example of AP champions, while Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap and Luden's EchoLuden's Echo are an example of AP items)

Armor/AR : A stat that reduces the amount of physical damage you take ([sunfire cape] and ThornmailThornmail are an example of armor items)

Magic Resist/MR : A stat that reduces the amount of magic damage you take ( Spirit VisageSpirit Visage and Adaptive HelmAdaptive Helm are an example of magic resist items)

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