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Braum with Malzahar

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How to Synergize Braum and Malzahar

based on 1,469 Braum with Malzahar pairs
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Braum has gone into battle with Malzahar in 1469 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can provide you with high quality, usable builds to help Braum play with Malzahar. It is relatively rare for Braum to play alongside Malzahar as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 3.2% of rounds with Braum.

Braum Malzahar Synergy Summary

Braum does a decent job of playing alongside Malzahar. Typically, he wins an acceptable 51.9% of games the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Braum when playing alongside Malzahar by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Braum vs Malzahar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Braum Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

TrailblazerKnight's VowFrozen HeartForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Braum to level upq
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Second ability for Braum to level upe
>
Last skill for Braum to max outw

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Braum's passive ability p
Braum's q ability q
Braum's w ability w
Braum's e ability e
Braum's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Braum and Malzahar

Tips for Playing as Braum with Malzahar

Glacial Fissure leaves a powerful slow zone, position it well to split teamfights and slow the enemy approach.

Leap in front of squishy friends and shield them from projectiles with Unbreakable.

Work with your allies to stack Concussive Blows, encourage them to basic attack marked targets.

Advice to Understand How Malzahar Will Play

Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.

Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.

Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.

Braum Malzahar Synergy Stats

Braum Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Malzahar Image
1.7
< Kills >
1.7
5.5
< Deaths >
5.5
14.6
< Assists >
14.9
0.3
< Killing Sprees >
0.28
28
< Minions Killed >
28
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,522
< Physical Damage >
1,502
6,514
< Magic Damage >
6,445
726
< True Damage >
717
8,762
< Damage Dealt >
8,664
23,250
< Damage Taken >
23,025
8,477
< Gold Earned >
8,452
1.88
< Towers >
1.87
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
3,276
< Total Healing >
3,368
10,641
< Experience >
10,534
55
< Vision Score >
55
24
< Wards Placed >
24
296
< Time Dealing CC >
293

How to Play with Malzahar as Braum in LoL

The Braum Malzahar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malzahar, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Braum sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malzahar. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Malzahar helps Braum perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Braum is paired with Malzahar, he observes a small increase in his complete damage output. This difference could signal that Malzahar helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Braum is played together with Malzahar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Malzahar. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Malzahar.

Additionally, when Braum plays with Malzahar on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Malzahar does a poor job of covering Braum in teamfights.

Synergies between Braum and Malzahar

Damage Types Compared

Braum
Malzahar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Braum
Malzahar

Is Braum better when played alongside Malzahar?

There is no perfect ally for Braum that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. Yet, Malzahar is a very typical companion for Braum. By being on the same team as Braum, he improves their win rate by 0.5% to 51.9%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Braum and Malzahar that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.

Malzahar has a greater difficulty than Braum. That means you should be very careful when lining up Malzahar teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting alongside, Braum players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by pairing Braum and Malzahar together, you will not be providing your side a great deal of AD. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Malzahar ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Braum Players

How We Calculated Our Braum Malzahar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Braum and Malzahar, we analyzed 1,469 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Braum with Malzahar comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Braum in order to synergize with Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The best finished items to use in your Braum and Malzahar synergy build consist of Thornmail, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Braum used at least these three great items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Malzahar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Braum had an average win rate of 51.9% when playing alongside Malzahar with this build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Braum players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.9% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Braum and Malzahar synergy tips and stats for a an individual division, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are computed using all games with data with both champs.