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How to Win Braum vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupBraum is in the a tier of champions

Braum vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Braum in LoLBraum is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Braum

based on 373 Braum vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
3.21
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Braum came out of an evaluation of 373 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Braum fights Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his games.

Braum vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Braum has done a good job of beating Kog'Maw. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.8% of games the champs fight one another in. In Braum versus Kog'Maw games, Braum’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Braum vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Braum Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Celestial OppositionFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Braum to level upq
>
Second ability for Braum to level upe
>
Last skill for Braum to max outw

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Braum's passive ability p
Braum's q ability q
Braum's w ability w
Braum's e ability e
Braum's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Braum

Tips for Playing as Braum against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Braum vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Braum Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
1.8
< Kills >
6.8
5.3
< Deaths >
6.7
15.2
< Assists >
6.8
0.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
27
< Minions Killed >
165
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.39
1,534
< Physical Damage >
9,122
6,310
< Magic Damage >
12,441
708
< True Damage >
3,202
8,553
< Damage Dealt >
24,766
23,326
< Damage Taken >
20,485
8,549
< Gold Earned >
11,835
1.88
< Towers >
2.02
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,586
< Total Healing >
4,682
10,603
< Experience >
12,497
55
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
9
295
< Time Dealing CC >
306

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Braum in LoL

The stats provided here show some critical Braum against Kog'Maw counter stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kog'Maw’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kog'Maw. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Braum often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Braum and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Braum
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Braum
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Braum or Kog'Maw?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Braum usually wins when facing off against Kog'Maw, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Braum makes a good counter to Kog'Maw.

While Braum does have a higher winrate than Kog'Maw, when on opposite teams, Braum also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Braum into Kog'Maw.

Furthermore, Braum also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Braum vs Kog'Maw matchups, Braum is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Braum is a good counter for Kog'Maw. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Braum against Kog'Maw.

Additional Information for Braum Players

How We Calculated Our Braum vs Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Braum, we analyzed 373 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Kog'Maw as Braum comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Braum in order to counter Kog'Maw during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Braum most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Braum versus Kog'Maw build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Braum used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Kog'Maw than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Braum boasted an average win rate of 52.8% when countering Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Kog'Maw as Braum, you should equip 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 Kog'Maw battles, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.8% win rate overall.

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