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Caitlyn vs Braum

How to Beat Braum as Caitlyn in LoLCaitlyn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Braum as Caitlyn

based on 4,428 Caitlyn vs Braum matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Braum as Caitlyn came out of an evaluation of 4428 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Caitlyn fights Braum in only 1.2% of her matches.

Caitlyn vs Braum Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn does a poor job of beating Braum. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Caitlyn against Braum matches, Caitlyn’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Braum.

Best Caitlyn vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorOpportunity

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordGuardian AngelAxiom ArcBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Caitlyn to level upq
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Second ability for Caitlyn to level upw
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Last skill for Caitlyn to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Braum as Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Braum

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Win Against Braum

Unbreakable gives Braum extremely strong directional defense, either wait until it is down or outposition the ability.

Braum must land Winter's Bite or a basic attack to start Concussive Blows. If you get marked, exit combat range before getting hit 3 more times to avoid the stun.

Braum's ultimate has a long cast time, use that extra time to dodge. Walking over the frozen ground left behind will slow you, position so that you don't need to cross it.

Caitlyn vs Braum Counter Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Braum Image
5.9
< Kills >
1.6
5.9
< Deaths >
5.2
7.1
< Assists >
14.7
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
174
< Minions Killed >
28
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.51
18,819
< Physical Damage >
1,414
1,429
< Magic Damage >
6,466
651
< True Damage >
709
20,900
< Damage Dealt >
8,590
18,852
< Damage Taken >
23,117
11,809
< Gold Earned >
8,428
2.54
< Towers >
1.88
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,190
< Total Healing >
3,432
12,276
< Experience >
10,604
18
< Vision Score >
55
9
< Wards Placed >
24
97
< Time Dealing CC >
291

How to Counter Braum with Caitlyn in LoL

The stats provided here feature several vital Caitlyn against Braum counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Braum’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Braum. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Caitlyn typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Braum. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Caitlyn and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Caitlyn
Braum

Who is Better, Caitlyn or Braum?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Caitlyn usually loses when facing off against Braum, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes a bad counter to Braum.

While Caitlyn does have a lower winrate than Braum, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Caitlyn into Braum.

Moreover, Caitlyn also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Braum. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Caitlyn is a trash counter for Braum. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Caitlyn against Braum.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn vs Braum Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Braum as Caitlyn, we analyzed 4,428 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 Braum as Caitlyn 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 Caitlyn in order to counter Braum during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Caitlyn most often accumulates much more CS relative to Braum. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Caitlyn versus Braum build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Opportunity. When Caitlyn incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Braum than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 47.5% battling Braum with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Braum as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Caitlyn vs Braum counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.5% win rate overall.

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