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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Braum Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Braum

How to Beat Braum as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Braum as Kai'Sa

based on 1,971 Kai'Sa vs Braum matchups
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Braum as Kai'Sa resulted from an analysis of 1971 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Kai'Sa is forced to battle against Braum in only 1.2% of her matches.

Kai'Sa vs Braum Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a awful job of countering Braum. On average, she wins a lowly 45.5% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Kai'Sa against Braum rounds, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Braum.

Best Kai'Sa vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndStatikk ShivBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Braum as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Braum

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Braum Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Braum Image
7.3
< Kills >
1.7
6.2
< Deaths >
5.4
6.6
< Assists >
15.4
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
0.3
180
< Minions Killed >
28
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.55
12,028
< Physical Damage >
1,508
7,856
< Magic Damage >
6,449
530
< True Damage >
711
20,415
< Damage Dealt >
8,668
19,498
< Damage Taken >
22,709
12,372
< Gold Earned >
8,586
2.11
< Towers >
2.1
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,197
< Total Healing >
3,372
12,510
< Experience >
10,629
17
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
24
46
< Time Dealing CC >
290

How to Counter Braum with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several vital Kai'Sa vs. Braum counter statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Braum’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Braum. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Kai'Sa typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Braum. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Braum

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Braum?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when trying to fight Braum, with a 45.5% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter for Braum.

While Kai'Sa does have a much lower win rate compared to Braum, when facing one another, Kai'Sa also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Braum.

Moreover, Kai'Sa has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Braum. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kai'Sa is a terribly counter to Braum. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Kai'Sa against Braum.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Braum Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Braum as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 1,971 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 Kai'Sa 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 truly master Kai'Sa to counter Braum during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa usually gets much more CS as Braum. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Kai'Sa versus Braum build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kai'Sa combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better versus Braum than with many other common item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average winrate of 45.5% when playing against Braum with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Braum as Kai'Sa, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Kai'Sa vs Braum counters, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.5% win rate overall.

If you need to see Kai'Sa versus Braum tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using all rounds with data with these champions.