Braum with Varus
How to Synergize Braum and Varus
based on 1,894 Braum with Varus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Braum Varus Synergy Summary
Best Braum vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Braum and Varus
Tips for Playing as Braum with Varus
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 Varus Will Play
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
Braum Varus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Varus as Braum in LoL
The Braum Varus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Varus, 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 Varus. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Varus helps Braum perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Braum tries to synergize with Varus, he sees a little drop in his total damage output. This change may indicate that Varus does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Braum is played with Varus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Varus.
Moreover, when Braum plays with Varus on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Varus does a decent job of covering Braum during teamfights.
Synergies between Braum and Varus
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Is Braum better when played alongside Varus?
There is no ideal synergy for Braum that will always be his top ally. Yet, overall, Varus is a very typical ally for Braum. By being on the same team as Braum, he improves their win rate by 0.1% to 51.5%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Braum and Varus that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.
Varus has a lower difficulty than Braum. That means you don't need to be very careful when arranging Varus comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.
When playing alongside, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. When paired, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
Conversely, by bringing Braum and Varus together, you will not be granting your other teammates a lot of magic damage. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in their potential.
Regardless of your Varus ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Braum in order to pair well with Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to build first in your Braum and Varus synergy build include Knight's Vow, Frozen Heart, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Braum combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Varus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Braum boasted an average winrate of 51.5% helping carry Varus with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Braum and Varus pairings, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.5% win rate overall.
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