Quick Braum Overview - Best Builds and Rune Pages

Guide Sections (16)

Champion Stats
The Level 1 Cheese
The 'Pay-to-Win' Skin Advantage
When They Ban Braum
Rune Setup
Skill Priority
Mastering Braum's Kit
Matchup Tips
The Ego Check
When to Queue Dodge
Teamfight Role
The 'Disrespect' Build
Power Windows
Tilt Factor
Recent Patch History
Safety Tips

Champion Stats

Role	Tank / Support
Difficulty	Low (3/10)
Blue Essence	1575 BE

Why High-Elo Players Smurf with Braum

Low elo players don't respect Braum's passive (Concussive Blows). They will let him land a Q and then continue to trade with his ADC, not realizing they are about to be stunned and focused. They also notoriously fail to account for his E (Unbreakable), which can block massive amounts of damage and CC from their main carries.

The Level 1 Cheese

First Blood Strategy

Braum has a surprisingly strong level 1 in invades. Start Q (Winter's Bite). If you land a Q, your entire team can help stack your passive for a guaranteed stun. In lane, your Q poke is strong and can set up early kills. Level 2 with W (Stand Behind Me) gives you the mobility to either engage or escape.

The 'Pay-to-Win' Skin Advantage

'El Tigre Braum' is the classic smurf skin—the wrestler aesthetic and the 'macho' feel are perfect. 'Santa Braum' is a fun choice with great holiday effects. 'Sugar Rush Braum' offers unique and colorful visuals. Avoid 'Dragonslayer Braum' unless you want the absolute classic feel to hide your skill.

When They Ban Braum

Backup Pick: If Braum is banned, Leona offers a similar 'tanky disruption' profile. Taric for a more defensive healing/shielding protector feel. Alistar for a more aggressive engage tank.

Rune Setup

Best Runes: Guardian is the best choice for maximizing your protection of your ADC. Aftershock is an alternative for higher personal tankiness when you jump in. Secondary Inspiration with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight to reach your core items faster.

Skill Priority

Order:

Q → E → WMax Q first—it's your primary damage, slow, and passive-stacking tool. Max E second for the increased damage reduction and lower cooldown on your shield. Max W last as the bonus armor/MR scales fine with levels.

Mastering Braum's Kit

Q Winter's Bite

Winter's Bite. Braum fires a burst of ice, dealing magic damage and slowing. It applies a stack of his passive. This is your primary way to start a fight.

W Stand Behind Me

Stand Behind Me. Braum leaps to a nearby ally (or himself), granting both bonus Armor and MR for a few seconds. Use this to reposition and protect.

E Unbreakable

Unbreakable. Braum raises his shield in a direction, negating the first instance of damage from that direction and reducing all subsequent damage. It also blocks projectiles.

R Glacial Fissure

Glacial Fissure. Braum slams the ground, creating a fissure that knocks up and slows all enemies in its path. It deals magic damage and leaves a slow zone.

Matchup Tips

Vs Ezreal

Easy Matchup. Your E can block his Q and his R perfectly. You can also easily land a Q on him when he tries to walk up and poke.

Vs Vayne

Hard Matchup. She can Tumble out of your Q and her true damage ignored your E's reduction. You have to wait for her to be CC'd by someone else before you can stack your passive.

Vs Morgana

Skill Matchup. Her Black Shield (E) can block your passive stun, but your E can block her Q and her R's binding damage. It's a battle of who uses their defensive spell better.

The Ego Check

WARNING: Stop jumping in without your ADC! Your W needs an ally to be effective. If you jump forward and your ADC doesn't follow up, you are just taking free damage. Also, time your E perfectly to block the most important abilities (like MF ult or Ezreal Q).

When to Queue Dodge

Dodge if facing heavy 'true damage' or 'poke' comps with Vayne or Vel'Koz if your team has no way to jump on them. They can bypass your E's reduction. Also dodge into Morgana who can block your passive stun.

Teamfight Role

In teamfights, you are the front-line protector. Stay near your carries, use your E to block incoming projectiles, and use your Q and AAs to stack your passive on as many enemies as possible. Your R (Glacial Fissure) is an amazing disruption tool—use it to either initiate on a clumped team or to peel for your carries if they get dove.

The 'Disrespect' Build

Full On-hit 'Punching' Braum. Kraken Slayer -> Titanic Hydra -> Wit's End. With this build and your passive, you become a stunning machine-gun. It's hilarious to see Braum punching people to death while they are constantly stunned. It's high-risk but high-BM.

Power Windows

Level 1 is your strongest passive-stacking point. Level 6 is your massive disruption spike with your ultimate. Your biggest item spike is reaching Knight's Vow or Zeke's Convergence, which makes you and your ADC an unbreakable duo.

Tilt Factor

Spam the 'flex' emote every time you block a major ultimate with your E. Type 'The heart is the strongest muscle' in all-chat after a successful peel. The feeling of an enemy ornn or MF seeing their entire ultimate do zero damage because of your shield is purely tilting.

Recent Patch History

Recent Balance Changes

Patch	Date	Type	Changes
V14.9	May 1, 2024	BUFF	Base stats buffed
V13.24	Dec 6, 2023	BUFF	R buffed, Base stats buffed
V13.3	Feb 8, 2023	BUFF	P nerfed, Q buffed, W buffed
V12.10	May 25, 2022	BUFF	Base stats buffed
V12.9	May 11, 2022	BUFF	P buffed, E buffed

Safety Tips

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