Gangplank vs Braum
How to Beat Braum as Gangplank
based on 703 Gangplank vs Braum matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Braum Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Braum Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Braum as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Braum
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
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.
Gangplank vs Braum Counter Stats
How to Counter Braum with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several valuable Gangplank against Braum matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Braum’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Braum. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Gangplank often has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Braum. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Braum
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Braum?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when playing against Braum, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Gangplank makes a bad counter for Braum.
While Gangplank does have a lower win rate than Braum, when they face off with one another, Gangplank also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Gangplank into Braumas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Gangplank also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Braum. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a trash counter for Braum. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Braum.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank in order to counter Braum during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank typically racks up much more CS compared to Braum. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Gangplank versus Braum build include Bloodthirster, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Braum than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Gangplank had an average win rate of 47.7% when playing against Braum with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Braum as Gangplank, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Gangplank vs Braum clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Braum as Gangplank are given for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.