Skarner vs Braum
How to Beat Braum as Skarner
based on 144 Skarner vs Braum matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Skarner vs Braum Matchup Summary
Best Skarner vs Braum Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Braum as Skarner
Tips for Playing as Skarner against Braum
Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.
Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.
Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.
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.
Skarner vs Braum Counter Stats
How to Counter Braum with Skarner in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some strategic Skarner versus Braum counter statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Skarner’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Braum’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Skarner may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Braum..
Skarner often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Braum. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Skarner and Braum
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Who is Better, Skarner or Braum?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Skarner usually wins when playing against Braum, with a 52.8% win rate. Therefore, Skarner makes a good counter to Braum.
While Skarner does have a higher win rate than Braum, when facing one another, Skarner also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Skarner into Braum.
Additionally, Skarner also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Braum. This often 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 Skarner vs Braum matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Skarner is an above average counter for Braum. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Skarner against Braum.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Skarner 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Skarner on average gets a similar amount of CS relative to Braum. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Skarner versus Braum build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Skarner used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Braum than with most other common item sets. In fact, Skarner boasted an average win rate of 52.8% when playing against Braum with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of annihilating Braum as Skarner, Skarner players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Skarner vs Braum fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.8% winrate overall.
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