Braum vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Braum
based on 2,714 Braum vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Braum vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Braum vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Braum
Tips for Playing as Braum against Akali
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 Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Braum vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Braum in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several valuable Braum vs. Akali counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akali. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Braum normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Akali. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Braum and Akali
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Who is Better, Braum or Akali?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Braum usually wins when taking on Akali, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Braum makes a good counter to Akali.
While Braum does have a higher winrate than Akali, when they face off with one another, Braum also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Braum into Akali.
Additionally, Braum also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Braum vs Akali matchups, Braum is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Braum is a decent counter for Akali. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Braum against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Braum to counter Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Braum on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Akali. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Braum versus Akali build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Solstice Sleigh. When Braum used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Akali than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Braum had an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Akali with this build.
To have the best probability of beating Akali as Braum, Braum players should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Braum vs Akali matchups, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.2% winrate overall.
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