Kassadin vs Braum
How to Beat Braum as Kassadin
based on 637 Kassadin vs Braum matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kassadin vs Braum Matchup Summary
Best Kassadin vs Braum Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Braum as Kassadin
Tips for Playing as Kassadin against Braum
Kassadin's ultimate has many uses and is on a shorter cooldown than most, use it often.
Kassadin has multiple item paths; he can go caster via Mana and Ability Power or anti-caster with Cooldown Reduction and Magic Resist.
Try to get the Ancient Golem buff to counteract Riftwalk's increasing Mana cost.
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.
Kassadin vs Braum Counter Stats
How to Counter Braum with Kassadin in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Kassadin versus Braum counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Kassadin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Braum’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kassadin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Braum. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Kassadin typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Braum. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kassadin and Braum
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Who is Better, Kassadin or Braum?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kassadin usually loses when facing off against Braum, with a 45.4% win rate. Thus, Kassadin makes a poor counter for Braum.
While Kassadin does have a much lower winrate compared to Braum, when they face off with one another, Kassadin also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kassadin into Braumas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Kassadin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Braum. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Kassadin vs Braum matchups, Braum is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Kassadin is a terribly counter for Braum. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Kassadin against Braum.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kassadin to counter Braum during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kassadin on average gets much more CS as Braum. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Kassadin versus Braum build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rod of Ages. When Kassadin incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Braum than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Kassadin had an average winrate of 45.4% battling Braum with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of beating Braum as Kassadin, Kassadin players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Kassadin vs Braum counters, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.4% winrate overall.
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