Braum vs Gangplank
How to Beat Gangplank as Braum
based on 703 Braum vs Gangplank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Braum vs Gangplank Matchup Summary
Best Braum vs Gangplank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Braum
Tips for Playing as Braum against Gangplank
Glacial Fissure leaves a powerful slow zone, position it well to split teamfights and slow the enemy approach.
Leap in front of squishy friends and shield them from projectiles with Unbreakable.
Work with your allies to stack Concussive Blows, encourage them to basic attack marked targets.
Advice to Win Against Gangplank
Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.
Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!
Braum vs Gangplank Counter Stats
How to Counter Gangplank with Braum in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several vital Braum against Gangplank counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gangplank. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Braum normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gangplank. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Braum and Gangplank
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Who is Better, Braum or Gangplank?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Braum usually wins when trying to fight Gangplank, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Braum makes a good counter to Gangplank.
While Braum does have a higher winrate compared to Gangplank, when facing one another, Braum also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You should be be fine when picking Braum into Gangplank.
Moreover, Braum has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gangplank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Braum vs Gangplank matchups, Braum is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Braum is an above average counter to Gangplank. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Braum against Gangplank.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Braum in order to counter Gangplank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Braum typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Gangplank. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Braum versus Gangplank build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Braum included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Gangplank than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Braum boasted an average win rate of 52.3% when countering Gangplank with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Gangplank as Braum, you should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Braum vs Gangplank fights, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.3% winrate overall.
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