Braum vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Braum
based on 1,696 Braum vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Braum vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Braum vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Braum
Tips for Playing as Braum against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Braum vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Braum in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several vital Braum versus Xerath matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xerath. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Braum often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Braum and Xerath
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Who is Better, Braum or Xerath?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Braum usually fairs equally well when facing off against Xerath, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Braum makes an ok counter to Xerath.
While Braum does have a higher win rate than Xerath, when facing one another, Braum also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Braum into Xerath.
Moreover, Braum also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Braum vs Xerath matchups, Braum is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Braum is a decent counter for Xerath. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Braum against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Braum in order to counter Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Braum often gets a lot less CS compared to Xerath. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Braum versus Xerath build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Braum bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Xerath than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Braum boasted an average win rate of 50.9% when countering Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating Xerath as Braum, Braum players 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 combinations players used for Braum vs Xerath battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.9% win rate overall.
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