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

Braum vs Poppy

How to Beat Poppy as Braum in LoLBraum is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Poppy as Braum

based on 753 Braum vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
3.04
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Poppy as Braum resulted from an evaluation of 753 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Braum fights Poppy in only 1.6% of his games.

Braum vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Braum has done a below average job of beating Poppy. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Braum versus Poppy matches, Braum’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Braum vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Braum Items

~22 Mins
Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Zeke's ConvergenceFrozen HeartCelestial Opposition

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
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
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
12
E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Poppy as Braum

Tips for Playing as Braum against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Braum vs Poppy Counter Stats

Braum Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Poppy Image
1.6
< Kills >
4.7
5.4
< Deaths >
5.3
14.8
< Assists >
9
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
27
< Minions Killed >
79
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.73
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,501
< Physical Damage >
12,928
6,513
< Magic Damage >
3,593
734
< True Damage >
950
8,748
< Damage Dealt >
17,472
23,006
< Damage Taken >
29,449
8,364
< Gold Earned >
10,416
1.82
< Towers >
1.76
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
3,412
< Total Healing >
7,815
10,306
< Experience >
13,074
56
< Vision Score >
23
24
< Wards Placed >
9
312
< Time Dealing CC >
672

How to Counter Poppy with Braum in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several influential Braum against Poppy matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.

Braum normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Poppy. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Braum and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Braum
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Braum
Poppy

Who is Better, Braum or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Braum usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Poppy, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Braum makes an ok counter for Poppy.

While Braum does have a lower winrate compared to Poppy, when facing one another, Braum also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Braum into Poppy.

Additionally, Braum also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Braum vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Braum is a somewhat poor counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Braum against Poppy.

Additional Information for Braum Players

How We Calculated Our Braum vs Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Braum, we analyzed 753 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 Poppy 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 learn all of the intricacies of Braum in order to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Braum most often racks up less CS as Poppy. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Braum versus Poppy build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Braum included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Poppy than with most other common builds. In fact, Braum boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when playing against Poppy with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Poppy as Braum, you should equip 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 sets that we analyzed for Braum vs Poppy counterpicks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Poppy as Braum are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.