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

Braum vs Swain

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

based on 1,697 Braum vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.81
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Swain as Braum resulted from an examination of 1697 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Braum has to counter Swain in only 3.7% of his games.

Braum vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Braum has done a dismal job of beating Swain. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Braum versus Swain matches, Braum’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Swain.

Best Braum vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNull-Magic Mantle

Core Braum Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Knight's VowZeke's ConvergenceTrailblazerThornmail

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 SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
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
11
R
12
E
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E
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W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Swain as Braum

Tips for Playing as Braum against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Braum vs Swain Counter Stats

Braum Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Swain Image
1.6
< Kills >
5.6
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
15
< Assists >
11
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.29
27
< Minions Killed >
100
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
1,619
< Physical Damage >
1,440
6,955
< Magic Damage >
21,539
781
< True Damage >
979
9,356
< Damage Dealt >
23,959
23,722
< Damage Taken >
31,727
8,331
< Gold Earned >
10,462
1.62
< Towers >
1.99
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,428
< Total Healing >
10,290
10,374
< Experience >
12,292
53
< Vision Score >
32
23
< Wards Placed >
14
285
< Time Dealing CC >
379

How to Counter Swain with Braum in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Braum vs. Swain counter statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between the pair. Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Swain. 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. On average, he takes less damage than Swain. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Braum and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Braum
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Braum
Swain

Who is Better, Braum or Swain?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Braum usually loses when facing off against Swain, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Braum makes a bad counter to Swain.

While Braum does have a lower win rate than Swain, when facing one another, Braum also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Braum into Swain.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Braum vs Swain matchups, Swain is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Braum is a garbage counter to Swain. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Braum against Swain.

Additional Information for Braum Players

How We Calculated Our Braum vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Braum, we analyzed 1,697 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 Swain 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Braum in order to counter Swain during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Braum often gets a lot less CS as Swain. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Braum versus Swain build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Braum used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Swain than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Braum boasted an average winrate of 47.1% battling Swain with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Swain as Braum, Braum players should use 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 combinations players picked for Braum vs Swain counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.1% win rate overall.

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