Xerath vs Braum
How to Beat Braum as Xerath
based on 1,696 Xerath vs Braum matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Braum Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Braum Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Braum as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Braum
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Braum Counter Stats
How to Counter Braum with Xerath in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several critical Xerath vs. Braum matchup stats that may help us realize the differences between these two champs. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Braum’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Braum. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Xerath typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Braum. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Braum
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Who is Better, Xerath or Braum?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Braum, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes an ok counter for Braum.
While Xerath does have a lower win rate compared to Braum, when facing one another, Xerath also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Xerath into Braumas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath also has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a somewhat poor counter for Braum. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xerath against Braum.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xerath 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath most often accumulates much more CS as Braum. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Xerath versus Braum build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs Braum than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 49.1% when playing against Braum with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Braum as Xerath, Xerath players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Xerath vs Braum counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.1% winrate overall.
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