Braum vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Braum
based on 564 Braum vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Braum vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Braum vs Karthus Counter Build
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Core Braum Items
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Braum
Tips for Playing as Braum against Karthus
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 Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Braum vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Braum in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several valuable Braum versus Karthus counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the two. Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Karthus. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Braum usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Karthus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Braum and Karthus
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Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Braum or Karthus?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Braum usually wins when facing off against Karthus, with a 53.7% win rate. Therefore, Braum makes a great counter to Karthus.
While Braum does have a higher winrate compared to Karthus, when they face off with one another, Braum also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Braum into Karthus.
Furthermore, Braum has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Braum vs Karthus 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 a great counter for Karthus. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Braum against Karthus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Braum to counter Karthus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention 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 on average picks up less CS relative to Karthus. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Braum versus Karthus build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Braum included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Karthus than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Braum had an average winrate of 53.7% battling Karthus with this counter build.
To have the best chance of crushing Karthus as Braum, you should take the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Braum vs Karthus counters, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.7% winrate overall.
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