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Graves with Braum

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How to Synergize Graves and Braum

based on 2,197 Graves with Braum pairs
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Graves has gone into battle with Braum in 2197 recent, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Graves play with Braum. It is very rare for Graves to play with Braum as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.3% of matches with Graves.

Graves Braum Synergy Summary

Graves has done a average job of fighting on the same side as Braum. Usually, he wins an acceptable 50.8% of the time the champs try and work together in. If you want to play better as Graves when playing with Braum by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Graves vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverYoumuu's GhostbladeVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Death's DanceOpportunityHubrisMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Synergizing Graves and Braum

Tips for Playing as Graves with Braum

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Advice to Understand How Braum Will Play

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.

Graves Braum Synergy Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Braum Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.3
5.6
< Deaths >
5.8
7
< Assists >
7
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
54
< Minions Killed >
54
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,234
< Physical Damage >
17,681
902
< Magic Damage >
839
1,650
< True Damage >
1,633
20,787
< Damage Dealt >
20,153
28,878
< Damage Taken >
29,908
12,763
< Gold Earned >
12,774
1.72
< Towers >
1.72
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
13,744
< Total Healing >
13,908
14,252
< Experience >
14,441
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
497
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Play with Braum as Graves in LoL

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

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

When Graves is paired with Braum, he observes a marginal improvement in his total damage output. This difference may signal that Braum helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played together with Braum on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Braum. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Braum.

Additionally, when Graves plays with Braum on the same team, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Braum does a decent job of protecting Graves during teamfights.

Synergies between Graves and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Graves
Braum

Is Graves better when played alongside Braum?

There is no perfect companion for Graves that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. Yet, Braum is a very typical ally for Graves. By playing on the same side as Graves, he raises their win rate by 0.3% to 50.8%. This shows that there is a weak strategic relationship between Graves and Braum that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.

Braum has a lower difficulty than Graves. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Braum comrades to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.

Playing on the same side, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Although, by bringing Graves and Braum together, you may not be granting your other teammates much magical damage output. We recommend you include other champs on your team that offsets this disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Braum ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves Braum Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Graves and Braum, we analyzed 2,197 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 Graves with Braum 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 learn all of the intricacies of Graves in order to pair well with Braum during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to use in your Graves and Braum synergy build consist of Black Cleaver, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Graves incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Braum than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Graves boasted an average win rate of 50.8% helping carry Braum with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Graves players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Graves and Braum pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.8% win rate overall.

If you need to get Graves with Braum cooperations tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all games with data with both champs.