Malphite vs Braum
How to Beat Braum as Malphite
based on 1,815 Malphite vs Braum matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Braum Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Braum Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Braum as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Braum
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Braum Counter Stats
How to Counter Braum with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some vital Malphite vs. Braum counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Braum’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Braum. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Malphite often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Braum. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Braum
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Who is Better, Malphite or Braum?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when taking on Braum, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes an ok counter for Braum.
While Malphite does have a lower winrate compared to Braum, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Braum.
Furthermore, Malphite has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Braum. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Malphite is a somewhat poor counter for Braum. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Braum.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Malphite to counter Braum during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite usually racks up much more CS relative to Braum. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Malphite versus Braum build include Kaenic Rookern, Sunfire Aegis, and Thornmail. When Malphite included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Braum than with most other typical builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 49.2% when countering Braum with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Braum as Malphite, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Malphite vs Braum counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.
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