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Braum Abilities and Combos

Abilities & combosData-drivenEasyPatch 16.19.1
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This guide is assembled by the site from match data and the game's own information — nobody wrote it by hand. Official and community guides appear alongside it when they exist.

Overview

This guide goes through Braum's kit ability by ability. The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Concussive Blows and mobility with Stand Behind Me. Its ultimate is Glacial Fissure.

Strengths

  • Crowd control: Concussive Blows applies a stun to set up kills.
  • Mobility: Stand Behind Me lets you reposition, engage or escape.
  • Very durable: Riot rates it 9/10 in defense.

Weaknesses

  • Low priority on gold and experience.
  • Predictable if you always play it the same way: adapt your build to the enemy team.

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Builds

Standard build

BalancedRecommended
Open build

When to use it

The default path: Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow and Sunfire Aegis give the health, magic resist and armor this class relies on. Pick it when you have no reason to adapt. Built from Riot's item tags and the champion's class; Riot publishes no build statistics.

Where it's played

Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

Summoner's RiftRed side · bottom leftBlue side · top right
  1. SupportMain100% of matches

Starting items

World AtlasHealth Potion

Core items

  1. 1Locket of the Iron Solari
  2. 2Knight's Vow
  3. 3Sunfire Aegis

Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Situational

Dead Man's PlateAgainst heavy physical damage.Kaenic RookernAgainst heavy magic damage.Randuin's OmenAgainst burst and assassins.ThornmailCuts the enemy's healing.

Runes

Primary· Resolve

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching

Secondary· Inspiration

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspiration
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearCash Back
Triple TonicTime Warp TonicBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityJack Of All Trades

Shards

Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling

Summoner spells

  • Flash
  • Ignite

Abilities

  • Concussive BlowsPassiveBraum's basic attacks apply Concussive Blows. Once the first stack is applied, ally basic attacks also stack Concussive Blows. Upon reaching 4 stacks, the target is stunned and takes magic damage. For the next few seconds they cannot receive new stacks, but take bonus magic damage from Braum's attacks.Passive — applies a stun. It works on its own: play around it.
  • QWinter's Bite8/7.5/7/6.5/6s45/50/55/60/65 mpBraum propels freezing ice from his shield, slowing and dealing magic damage. Applies a stack of Concussive Blows .
    Cooldown
    8·7.5·7·6.5·6
    Cost
    45·50·55·60·65
    Range
    1000
    Basic ability — slows and shields. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
  • WStand Behind Me12/11/10/9/8s40 mpBraum leaps to a target allied champion or minion. On arrival, Braum and the ally gain Armor and Magic Resist for a few seconds.
    Cooldown
    12·11·10·9·8
    Cost
    40
    Range
    650
    Basic ability — moves you. Keep it to escape unless the kill is certain.
  • EUnbreakable16/14/12/10/8s30/35/40/45/50 mpBraum raises his shield in a direction for several seconds, intercepting all projectiles causing them to hit him and be destroyed. He negates the damage of the first attack completely and reduces the damage of all subsequent attacks from this direction.
    Cooldown
    16·14·12·10·8
    Cost
    30·35·40·45·50
    Range
    25000
    Basic ability — shields. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
  • RGlacial FissureUltimate130/115/100s100 mpBraum slams the ground, knocking up enemies nearby and in a line in front of him. A fissure is left along the line that slows enemies.
    Cooldown
    130·115·100
    Cost
    100
    Range
    1250
    Ultimate — slows. Plan your fights around its cooldown.

Strategy

1The kit

The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Concussive Blows and mobility with Stand Behind Me.

  • Concussive Blows — Passive — applies a stun. It works on its own: play around it.
  • [Q] Winter's Bite — Basic ability — slows and shields. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
  • [W] Stand Behind Me — Basic ability — moves you. Keep it to escape unless the kill is certain.
  • [E] Unbreakable — Basic ability — shields. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
  • [R] Glacial Fissure — Ultimate — slows. Plan your fights around its cooldown.

2Skill order

Put a point in Glacial Fissure at levels 6, 11 and 16. Between the basic abilities, max first the one that does most for your lane — usually your main damage or wave clear — and keep the utility one for last.

3Combos

A simple sequence that follows from the kit: open with Concussive Blows, follow with Winter's Bite and Stand Behind Me and finish with Glacial Fissure. The disable first means everything after it lands.

4Using your ultimate

Glacial Fissure is the ability the enemy plays around. Use it where it changes the fight, and remember its cooldown: after using it, you're a smaller threat for a while.

Tips

  • Work with your allies to stack Concussive Blows, encourage them to basic attack marked targets.
  • Leap in front of squishy friends and shield them from projectiles with Unbreakable.
  • Glacial Fissure leaves a powerful slow zone, position it well to split teamfights and slow the enemy approach.
  • Land Concussive Blows first: every ability after it is easier to hit.
  • Keep Stand Behind Me out of your combo unless the kill is certain.

Changelog

  1. Guide created for patch 16.19.1.

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