Braum with Skarner
How to Synergize Braum and Skarner
based on 136 Braum with Skarner pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Braum Skarner Synergy Summary
Best Braum vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Braum and Skarner
Tips for Playing as Braum with Skarner
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 Understand How Skarner Will Play
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.
Braum Skarner Synergy Stats
How to Play with Skarner as Braum in LoL
The Braum Skarner synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Skarner, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Braum sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Skarner. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Skarner helps Braum perform worse in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Braum is an ally to Skarner, he sees a small increase in his full damage dealt. This change may demonstrate that Skarner supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Braum is played alongside Skarner on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Skarner.
Moreover, when Braum plays with Skarner on the same side, he usually takes less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Skarner does a decent job of covering Braum in teamfights.
Synergies between Braum and Skarner
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Is Braum better when played alongside Skarner?
There is no one best synergy for Braum that will no matter what be his #1 ally. However, overall, Skarner is a fantastic teammate for Braum. By locking into the same side as Braum, he raises their win rate by 6.0% to 57.4%. This proves that there is an important bond between Braum and Skarner that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Skarner has a greater difficulty than Braum. That means Braum players need to be cautious when finding Skarner allies to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing alongside, Braum players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to soak up damage. When paired, these champions will be a great protective duo.
Although, by grouping Braum and Skarner together, you probably will not be granting your team much AP. Plan to have other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of your Skarner ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Braum to pair well with Skarner during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to have in your Braum and Skarner synergy build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Braum combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Skarner than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Braum had an average win rate of 57.4% helping carry Skarner with this build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you 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 sets players chose for Braum and Skarner pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 57.4% winrate overall.
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