# Braum Counters, Matchups & Tips | Baron Buff See Braum counters, hardest matchups, and tips to play against or draft around Braum in League of Legends. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/braum/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/braum.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - Braum ## Page Content Tank · Warden · Support Prepare for battle with Braum — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts. ## Playstyle Profile Braum is a protector — defends carries by neutralizing incoming threats Teamfight Role Backline Protector Power Spike Mid game Split Threat None Backline Access Low ## Braum's Strengths - Keeps carries alive through burst — Braum's peel makes hyper-carries nearly unkillable in teamfights ## How to Play Braum Champion-specific pre-match tips ### Lane Phase Apply your passive with Q when enemies step past their minion wave, then follow up with a basic attack to let your lane partner finish the stun. ### Lane Phase Jump to a forward melee minion with W to instantly close the gap for a Q, then walk backwards with E raised to block the retaliation damage. ### Lane Phase Chain your crowd control at level 6 by casting your ult precisely as your passive stun is about to expire. ### Mid Game Dash to an engaged ally with W and instantly cast E facing the heaviest damage source to intercept crucial enemy projectiles and soak the initial burst. ### Mid Game Cast Q into blind brushes before walking in; if the ability hits an enemy, immediately W backwards to the nearest ally to avoid the ambush. ### Mid Game Strike as many different enemies as possible with your basic attacks during skirmishes to apply your passive across the enemy team, allowing your allies to trigger multiple stuns. ### Late Game Hold your ult until the enemy team commits to a dive, then cast it over your backline to knock up the engagers and create a slowing field that halts their follow-up. ### Late Game Raise your E slightly ahead of your primary carry to delete incoming projectile ultimates and absorb the enemy carry's burst damage at the start of a 5v5 fight. ### Late Game Mark the first enemy who dives your formation with Q, then basic attack them once to guarantee your carries can trigger the defensive stun before the diver can reposition. For matchup-tailored tips, download Baron Buff's AI Coach & Companion App. ## Core Build Ranked from real ranked-match itemization We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher. - Locket of the Iron Solari — 2,200 - Plated Steelcaps (Boots) — 1,200 - Knight's Vow — 2,300 - Kaenic Rookern — 2,900 - Bandlepipes — 2,300 - Thornmail — 2,450 total: 13,350 ## How to Counter Braum Counter strategies and draft context build percent-health damage, kite effectively, or bypass them entirely to reach carries - Struggles against multi-angle pressure — Braum can't peel multiple threats at once - Split-push threats that avoid 5v5 team fights entirely - Compositions with strong disengage to negate engage windows - Picks that bypass the frontline to reach backline carries directly ### Braum's Weaknesses - Multiple dive threats at once — Braum can only peel one target, and coordinated dives overwhelm the backline ## Best Synergies with Braum Team synergies and draft context - Hyper-carry ADCs that thrive behind Braum's protection — the longer fights last, the more value you get - Assassins that flank while you hold enemy attention at the front - Follow-up damage dealers that capitalize on your engage and CC - AOE mages that combo with your crowd control for wombo setups ### Draft Context - Drafts only squishies — Braum can peel, but there's nothing to absorb damage in the frontline ## Learning Curve [Based on 1.2M+ matches](https://baronbuff.com/blog/mastery_by_tier/) across all ranked elos, showing how Braum's win rate changes with mastery level Braum has exceptional depth — there is always something new to learn, with a straightforward learning process. Steady improvement comes over a moderate number of games. Skill Cap Very High Cost of Learning Medium Win Rate Delta by Mastery Mastery Level | Win Rate | 1-2 | 41.8% | 3-4 | 51.5% | 5-6 | 52.7% | 7-8 | 52.7% | 9-12 | 52.7% | 13-16 | 53.1% | 17+ * | 55.4% | [← Champions](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)