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How to Win Braum vs Ziggs Counter MatchupBraum is in the a tier of champions

Braum vs Ziggs

How to Beat Ziggs as Braum in LoLBraum is in the b tier of champions
SupportTank
Mage

How to Beat Ziggs as Braum

based on 642 Braum vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
3.36
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Braum came out of an evaluation of 642 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This matchup is fairly rare. Braum fights Ziggs in only 1.4% of his games.

Braum vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Braum does a good job of countering Ziggs. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.0% of the time the champs face each other in. In Braum against Ziggs games, Braum’s side is 0.2% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Braum vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Braum Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Frozen HeartSolstice SleighCelestial Opposition

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
11
R
12
E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ziggs as Braum

Tips for Playing as Braum against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Braum vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Braum Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Ziggs Image
1.8
< Kills >
5.2
5
< Deaths >
5.6
15
< Assists >
8.2
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
29
< Minions Killed >
173
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,553
< Physical Damage >
890
6,457
< Magic Damage >
25,394
810
< True Damage >
464
8,820
< Damage Dealt >
26,749
24,159
< Damage Taken >
17,247
8,625
< Gold Earned >
11,645
1.84
< Towers >
2.98
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,682
< Total Healing >
1,457
10,941
< Experience >
13,541
56
< Vision Score >
21
24
< Wards Placed >
10
275
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Ziggs with Braum in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore several valuable Braum versus Ziggs counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ziggs. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Braum typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Braum and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Braum
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Braum
Ziggs

Who is Better, Braum or Ziggs?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Braum usually wins when trying to fight Ziggs, with a 53.0% win rate. Therefore, Braum makes a good counter to Ziggs.

While Braum does have a higher winrate compared to Ziggs, when on opposite teams, Braum also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Braum into Ziggs.

Furthermore, Braum also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ziggs. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Braum vs Ziggs 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 allied champions during team fights.

Braum is an above average counter for Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Braum against Ziggs.

Additional Information for Braum Players

How We Calculated Our Braum vs Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Braum, we analyzed 642 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 Ziggs 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Braum in order to counter Ziggs during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Braum on average picks up a lot less CS relative to Ziggs. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Braum versus Ziggs build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Braum incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Ziggs than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Braum had an average winrate of 53.0% when playing against Ziggs with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Ziggs as Braum, Braum players should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Braum vs Ziggs fights, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.0% win rate overall.

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