Olaf vs Braum
How to Beat Braum as Olaf
based on 370 Olaf vs Braum matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Olaf vs Braum Matchup Summary
Best Olaf vs Braum Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Braum as Olaf
Tips for Playing as Olaf against Braum
Olaf can combine Berserker Rage, Vicious Strikes, and Ragnarok at low life to become deceptively strong.
The bonus healing granted by Vicious Strikes amplifies your Life Steal from all sources as well as heals from allies.
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.
Olaf vs Braum Counter Stats
How to Counter Braum with Olaf in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some vital Olaf vs. Braum counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Braum’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Braum. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Olaf normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Braum. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Olaf and Braum
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Who is Better, Olaf or Braum?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when facing off against Braum, with a 44.9% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a bad counter to Braum.
While Olaf does have a much lower win rate than Braum, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Olaf into Braum.
Furthermore, Olaf has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Braum. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Olaf is a bad counter for Braum. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Braum.
Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf
Additional Information for Olaf Players
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Olaf in order to counter Braum during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Olaf on average gets much more CS compared to Braum. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Olaf versus Braum build include Experimental Hexplate, Maw of Malmortius, and Death's Dance. When Olaf bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Braum than with many other common item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 44.9% when playing against Braum with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Braum as Olaf, Olaf players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Olaf vs Braum battles, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.9% winrate overall.
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