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Malzahar with Braum

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How to Synergize Malzahar and Braum

based on 1,469 Malzahar with Braum pairs
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Malzahar has fought alongside Braum in 1469 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much accurate data directly from the publishers of LoL, we are confident that we can present to you robust, accurate builds to help Malzahar play with Braum. It is very rare for Malzahar to play with Braum as allies. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.2% of games with Malzahar.

Malzahar Braum Synergy Summary

Malzahar does a decent job of synergizing with Braum. Normally, he wins an acceptable 51.9% of matches the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Malzahar when playing alongside Braum by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Malzahar vs Braum Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Malzahar Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterVoid StaffLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassMalignanceLuden's CompanionSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Malzahar's passive ability p
Malzahar's q ability q
Malzahar's w ability w
Malzahar's e ability e
Malzahar's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Malzahar and Braum

Tips for Playing as Malzahar with Braum

Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.

Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.

Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.

Advice to Understand How Braum Will Play

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.

Malzahar Braum Synergy Stats

Malzahar Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Braum Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.1
5.3
< Deaths >
5.6
7.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
201
< Minions Killed >
200
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.56
622
< Physical Damage >
609
21,143
< Magic Damage >
21,028
361
< True Damage >
402
22,127
< Damage Dealt >
22,039
17,630
< Damage Taken >
18,526
12,085
< Gold Earned >
12,183
2.37
< Towers >
2.3
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,565
< Total Healing >
1,568
15,142
< Experience >
15,344
19
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
10
416
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Play with Braum as Malzahar in LoL

The Malzahar Braum synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Braum, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Malzahar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Braum. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Braum helps Malzahar perform poorer in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Malzahar is an ally to Braum, he gets a small increase in his complete damage output. This change may signal that Braum helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Malzahar is played alongside Braum on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Braum. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Braum.

Moreover, when Malzahar plays with Braum on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Braum does a decent job of protecting Malzahar in team fights.

Synergies between Malzahar and Braum

Damage Types Compared

Malzahar
Braum
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Malzahar
Braum

Is Malzahar better when played alongside Braum?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Malzahar that will 100% of the time be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Braum is a decent companion for Malzahar. By being on the same side as Malzahar, he raises their win rate by 1.4% to 51.9%. This proves that there is pretty good synergy between Malzahar and Braum that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Braum has a much lower diffuclty than Malzahar. That means Malzahar players don't need to be cautious when lining up Braum teammates to play with, as they will require a much lower level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting together, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to do a lot of AP damage. When paired, these champs are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.

Conversely, by aligning Malzahar and Braum together, you may not be providing your side a lot of sustained damage output. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that fills this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of your Braum ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Malzahar Players

How We Calculated Our Malzahar Braum Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Malzahar and Braum, we analyzed 1,469 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Malzahar with Braum comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Malzahar to pair well with Braum during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to include in your Malzahar and Braum synergy build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Void Staff, and Liandry's Torment. When Malzahar included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Braum than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 51.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Braum with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.9% win rate overall.

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