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Bard vs Braum

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How to Beat Braum as Bard

based on 1,284 Bard vs Braum matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
3.53
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. In our database, Bard did battle with Braum 1284 times. With so many games with Bard vs Braum gives us confidence in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to smash your opponent. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Bard has to counter Braum in only 1.2% of his games.

Bard vs Braum Matchup Summary

Bard does a decent job of beating Braum. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Bard versus Braum rounds, Bard’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Braum.

Best Bard vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorBoots of Swiftness

Core Bard Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartBloodsongImperial Mandate

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernKnight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Bard to level upq
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Second ability for Bard to level upw
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Last skill for Bard to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Bard's passive ability p
Bard's q ability q
Bard's w ability w
Bard's e ability e
Bard's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Braum as Bard

Tips for Playing as Bard against Braum

Don't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways, and that your ultimate can also hit your allies!

Let your Caretaker's Shrines charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power.

It's important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey.

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.

Bard vs Braum Counter Stats

Bard Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Braum Image
2.7
< Kills >
1.6
4.7
< Deaths >
5.3
13.9
< Assists >
13.8
0.56
< Killing Sprees >
0.26
28
< Minions Killed >
27
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
2,892
< Physical Damage >
1,415
8,238
< Magic Damage >
6,630
1,093
< True Damage >
734
12,223
< Damage Dealt >
8,780
20,031
< Damage Taken >
22,111
8,791
< Gold Earned >
8,190
1.83
< Towers >
1.86
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0
6,177
< Total Healing >
3,133
11,012
< Experience >
10,108
60
< Vision Score >
56
26
< Wards Placed >
24
502
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Braum with Bard in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some influential Bard against Braum counter stats that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. Bard’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Braum’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Bard may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Braum..

Bard usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Braum. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Bard and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Bard
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Bard
Braum

Who is Better, Bard or Braum?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Bard usually wins when taking on Braum, with a 51.9% win rate. Thus, Bard makes a good counter to Braum.

While Bard does have a higher winrate compared to Braum, when facing one another, Bard also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Bard into Braumas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Bard also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Braum. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Bard vs Braum matchups, Bard is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Bard is a decent counter to Braum. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Bard against Braum.

Additional Information for Bard Players

How We Calculated Our Bard vs Braum Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Braum as Bard, we analyzed 1,284 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Braum as Bard comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Bard in order 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Bard often racks up a similar amount of CS as Braum. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Bard versus Braum build include Frozen Heart, Bloodsong, and Imperial Mandate. When Bard used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Braum than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Bard had an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Braum with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Braum as Bard, Bard players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Bard vs Braum LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

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