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How to Win Braum vs Caitlyn Counter MatchupBraum is in the a tier of champions

Braum vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Braum in LoLBraum is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Caitlyn as Braum

based on 4,428 Braum vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
3.13
Pick Rate
9.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Braum did battle with Caitlyn in 4428 rounds. With so many games with Braum vs Caitlyn provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening statistics and a solid build to shatter Caitlyn. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Braum encounters Caitlyn in only 9.6% of his matches.

Braum vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Braum has done a good job of countering Caitlyn. On average, he wins a whopping 52.5% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Braum vs Caitlyn games, Braum’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Caitlyn.

Best Braum vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Braum Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailKnight's VowLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernRanduin's OmenForce of NatureZeke's Convergence

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedArmorMagic Resist
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
1
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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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Braum

Tips for Playing as Braum against Caitlyn

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 Caitlyn

Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).

You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.

Braum vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Braum Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Caitlyn Image
1.6
< Kills >
5.9
5.2
< Deaths >
5.9
14.7
< Assists >
7.1
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
28
< Minions Killed >
174
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.53
1,414
< Physical Damage >
18,819
6,466
< Magic Damage >
1,429
709
< True Damage >
651
8,590
< Damage Dealt >
20,900
23,117
< Damage Taken >
18,852
8,428
< Gold Earned >
11,809
1.88
< Towers >
2.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
3,432
< Total Healing >
5,190
10,604
< Experience >
12,276
55
< Vision Score >
18
24
< Wards Placed >
9
291
< Time Dealing CC >
97

How to Counter Caitlyn with Braum in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some significant Braum against Caitlyn counter statistics that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Braum usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Braum and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Braum
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Braum
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Braum or Caitlyn?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Braum usually wins when playing against Caitlyn, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Braum makes a good counter to Caitlyn.

While Braum does have a higher win rate compared to Caitlyn, when facing one another, Braum also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Braum into Caitlyn.

Moreover, Braum also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Braum vs Caitlyn matchups, Braum is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Braum is an above average counter to Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Braum against Caitlyn.

Additional Information for Braum Players

How We Calculated Our Braum vs Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Braum, we analyzed 4,428 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 Caitlyn as Braum 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 truly master Braum in order to counter Caitlyn during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Braum most often accumulates a lot less CS compared to Caitlyn. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Braum versus Caitlyn build include Thornmail, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Braum included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Caitlyn than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Braum boasted an average winrate of 52.5% when countering Caitlyn with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Caitlyn as Braum, you should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Braum vs Caitlyn counters, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Caitlyn as Braum are given for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.