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How to Win Illaoi vs Braum Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Braum

How to Beat Braum as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Braum as Illaoi

based on 859 Illaoi vs Braum matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
1.52
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our dataset, Illaoi battled Braum in 859 games. Using so many games with Illaoi versus Braum provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable data and a recommended build to annihilate Braum. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Illaoi fights Braum in only 1.2% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Braum Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a poor job of beating Braum. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Illaoi against Braum games, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Braum.

Best Illaoi vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Braum as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Braum

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Win Against Braum

Unbreakable gives Braum extremely strong directional defense, either wait until it is down or outposition the ability.

Braum must land Winter's Bite or a basic attack to start Concussive Blows. If you get marked, exit combat range before getting hit 3 more times to avoid the stun.

Braum's ultimate has a long cast time, use that extra time to dodge. Walking over the frozen ground left behind will slow you, position so that you don't need to cross it.

Illaoi vs Braum Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Braum Image
5.3
< Kills >
1.6
6.4
< Deaths >
5.2
4.4
< Assists >
14.7
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
0.27
186
< Minions Killed >
27
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.47
24,590
< Physical Damage >
1,495
834
< Magic Damage >
6,445
458
< True Damage >
739
25,883
< Damage Dealt >
8,680
34,378
< Damage Taken >
22,914
11,835
< Gold Earned >
8,272
2.86
< Towers >
1.7
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,700
< Total Healing >
3,623
14,837
< Experience >
10,469
16
< Vision Score >
52
8
< Wards Placed >
23
428
< Time Dealing CC >
282

How to Counter Braum with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Illaoi versus Braum matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Braum’s ratio of NaN, showing that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Braum. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Illaoi typically has a much larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives more damage than Braum. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Braum

Who is Better, Illaoi or Braum?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Braum, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes an ok counter to Braum.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate than Braum, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Braum.

Furthermore, Illaoi has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Braum. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter to Braum. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Braum.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Braum Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Braum as Illaoi, we analyzed 859 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 Braum as Illaoi 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.

Other Useful Resources

Illaoi Build Braum Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Illaoi in order to counter Braum during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi most often racks up much more CS as Braum. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Illaoi versus Braum build include Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs. Braum than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Braum with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Braum as Illaoi, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Illaoi vs Braum fights, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

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