Support

Braum Build 26.22

Everything Braum does keys off his passive stacks: land Winter's Bite, then a couple of autos brings the concussive stun online and hands your ADC a free kill window. He is well above the curve at 51.4% and on the way up this patch, the rare support who can hard-engage and turtle up with the same kit. His raised shield swallows the scariest skillshot in the game, so learn to time it against enemy cooldowns.

#22 of 92 support this patch · 2.5k games

Win rate51.4%+1.1Games2.5kPick rate4.5%Ban rate6.0%Last 8 patches+0.1 since 26.15Damage profilei

AP 77%AD 19%True 4%DifficultyiLowForgiving

The 10-second answer standard · 51.4% WR

Plated Steelcaps SkillsQ›E›W Runes

Shards

ModernARAM Counter

173 champions

AatroxTopB50.1%AhriMidA51.5%AkaliMidB49.6%AkshanMidB49.7%AlistarSupportA52.3%AmbessaTopC47.8%AmumuJungleC48.7%AniviaMidB49.7%AnnieMidA52.4%ApheliosAD CarryC48.6%AsheAD CarryC49.3%Aurelion SolMidA52.3%AuroraMidB50.4%AzirMidC48.6%BardSupportC48.6%Bel'VethJungleS53.2%BlitzcrankSupportS52.4%BrandSupportC49.1%BraumSupportA51.4%BriarJungleB49.9%CaitlynAD CarryC47.9%CamilleTopA51.4%CassiopeiaMidC49.1%Cho'GathJungleA51.3%CorkiAD CarryB50.6%DariusTopB50.4%DianaJungleB49.7%Dr. MundoTopA51.3%DravenAD CarryA51.6%EkkoMidS52.5%EliseJungleC48.4%EvelynnJungleA51.0%EzrealAD CarryD46.2%FiddlesticksJungleB50.6%FioraTopA51.1%FizzMidB49.6%GalioMidB50.5%GangplankTopA51.5%GarenTopB50.3%GnarTopC49.2%GragasTopC49.2%GravesJungleB49.4%GwenTopA51.3%HecarimJungleA51.1%HeimerdingerTopS52.6%HweiMidA51.8%IllaoiTopB50.2%IreliaTopB49.8%IvernJungleA52.0%JannaSupportB50.8%Jarvan IVJungleC48.6%JaxTopB50.0%JayceTopD47.4%JhinAD CarryB50.4%JinxAD CarryA51.1%K'SanteTopD47.4%Kai'SaAD CarryB49.6%KalistaAD CarryB49.8%KarmaSupportD47.2%KarthusJungleC48.5%KassadinMidS52.5%KatarinaMidA51.7%KayleTopB50.7%KaynJungleB50.0%KennenTopA52.1%Kha'ZixJungleB50.2%KindredJungleA51.5%KledTopS52.8%Kog'MawAD CarryA51.9%LeBlancMidS52.4%Lee SinJungleC48.0%LeonaSupportA51.6%LilliaJungleA51.2%LissandraMidB49.9%LockeMidC48.2%LucianAD CarryC49.2%LuluSupportC49.1%LuxSupportC48.5%MalphiteTopA51.5%MalzaharMidC48.9%MaokaiSupportA51.9%Master YiJungleB49.4%MelMidD47.1%MilioSupportC48.6%Miss FortuneAD CarryC49.1%MordekaiserTopB50.3%MorganaSupportA51.4%NaafiriJungleA50.9%NamiSupportB50.7%NasusTopB49.4%NautilusSupportB50.4%NeekoSupportD47.3%NidaleeJungleA52.1%NilahAD CarryS+56.7%NocturneJungleB49.5%Nunu & WillumpJungleA51.0%OlafTopB50.3%OriannaMidD47.3%OrnnTopB50.8%PantheonTopA51.6%PoppySupportS53.8%PykeSupportB50.3%QiyanaJungleC48.3%QuinnTopD47.7%RakanSupportS52.8%RammusJungleS+55.3%Rek'SaiJungleS53.0%RellSupportS52.5%Renata GlascSupportB49.5%RenektonTopC48.7%RengarJungleB49.3%RivenTopB50.3%RumbleTopC49.0%RyzeMidD45.7%SamiraAD CarryB49.4%SejuaniJungleA52.1%SennaSupportB50.4%SeraphineSupportB49.5%SettTopA52.1%ShacoJungleB50.0%ShenTopA52.1%ShyvanaJungleS53.6%SingedTopB50.9%SionTopA51.0%SivirAD CarryA51.2%SkarnerJungleS+54.4%SmolderAD CarryB50.4%SonaSupportA51.6%SorakaSupportA51.4%SwainSupportA51.7%SylasMidC48.3%SyndraMidB49.7%Tahm KenchSupportC48.2%TaliyahJungleA50.9%TalonJungleA50.8%TaricSupportB50.9%TeemoTopA50.9%ThreshSupportB50.7%TristanaAD CarryB50.5%TrundleTopD47.7%TryndamereTopB50.6%Twisted FateMidB49.6%TwitchAD CarryB50.3%UdyrJungleB50.5%UrgotTopB50.8%VarusAD CarryC49.1%VayneAD CarryB50.7%VeigarMidD47.8%Vel'KozSupportS53.4%VexMidA52.2%ViJungleB50.0%ViegoJungleC48.8%ViktorMidB49.5%VladimirMidA51.2%VolibearTopB50.5%WarwickJungleS52.9%WukongJungleA51.7%XayahAD CarryS52.7%XerathMidA51.7%Xin ZhaoJungleA52.1%YasuoMidC48.3%YoneMidC48.8%YorickTopC48.5%YunaraAD CarryC49.0%YuumiSupportC48.9%ZaahenTopC49.1%ZacJungleA52.0%ZedMidC48.9%ZeriAD CarryA51.6%ZiggsAD CarryA52.1%ZileanSupportA51.5%ZoeMidS52.8%ZyraSupportB50.0%

When Is Braum Strongest?

Power keeps building past the item spike into the second half, and games at this rank average around 28 minutes. Braum wants that window to line up with grouped fights where his shield and knockup matter most, since his value is peeling a carry through a whole teamfight rather than bursting anyone down himself.

Game timeline · Braum drag or hover to scrub · space plays · ←/→ step

your power minute by minute · gold = item spikes · small = components · dashed = objectives

Camps1:30Drake / Grubs5:00Herald14:00Baron20:00Avg end27:36

Ambush zone5:24–6:54 Power spike 13:43

13:43

15:11

13:43

19:58

0:00 10:00 20:00 30:00 40:00

At 12:00

Power 51/100 · Even

Core 0/3 items

Gold ~3.6k

Phase Lvl-6 window

Next spike Plated Steelcaps · 13:43

Braum Item Build

Braum is a peeling tank support who shields his carry from projectiles and stacks his passive toward a stun on any target he and his allies focus. The build stacks health and resistances with utility so he can stand in front all fight, soaking damage while his shield wall denies the enemy carry.

Standard loadout · Braum The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.

Starting items 100g

Health Potion×2

Stealth Ward×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ›› Boots

Plated Steelcaps69% · 53.5%

Mercury's Treads31% · 50.3%

Situational items pick an opponent in the bar above — the right swaps light up

vs AP threatsTheir damage is mostly magic — stack magic resist before their second item.K

Kaenic Rookern9460.6%A

Abyssal Mask2755.6%B

Bandlepipes76353.5%

vs AD threatsPhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.T

Thornmail28056.8%F

Frozen Heart16956.2%B

Bandlepipes76353.5%

vision controlFights are decided a minute earlier by the team that sees first.O

Oracle Lens2.4k51.5%S

Stealth Ward3040.0%

Best Braum Runes

Guardian matches his peel-first identity, popping a protective shield the instant an ally gets jumped. Braum already blocks so much with his own kit that layering on more protection makes him nearly impossible to punish for a rough trade. Round it out with resolve and utility so you stay glued to your carry.

The pre-game page Guardian · Resolve + Inspiration · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Resolve Primary

GuardianGuard allies you cast spells on and those that are very nearby. If you or a guarded ally would take damage based on level, you're both granted a shield.

Font of Life96% · 51.7%

Bone Plating90% · 51.2%

Unflinching93% · 51.6%

Keystone plus three minors from Resolve, two from Inspiration, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Inspiration Secondary

Biscuit Delivery58% · 51.6%

Cosmic Insight72% · 51.6%

Stat shards Offense

Attack Speed+10% Attack Speed

Flex

Health Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)

Defense

Health Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)

Shards give +10%Attack Speed+20–180 Health (by level)

Build toward Locket of the Iron Solari into Knight's Vow and stack the durable, aura-based support items. You can lose lane and still take over once the items come online. Knight's Vow comes online at about the 20-minute mark and turns him into an immovable wall his carries can hide behind. He wants tankiness and utility over damage, so prioritize the items that keep the team alive through a fight.

Braum Skill Order

Winter's Bite fills 1, 4, 5, 7 and 9, so its slow is the number climbing through laning. Unbreakable waits from its level 2 rank until 8 for a second, and Stand Behind Me picks up a single point at 3.

Skill order · Braum R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always

PriorityR

R›Q

Q›E

E›W

WMax Q first; E at level 2.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q14579max 9

W3max 3

E281012max 12

R611max 11

Braum Abilities

His ultimate gets left out of the plan entirely. Glacial Fissure slams the ground for a knockup and leaves a slowing trench down the lane, and Stand Behind Me lets him leap onto a teammate, handing both of them armor and magic resist on arrival.

Abilities · Braumpatch 26.22 base numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown

Concussive BlowsPassiveP

Winter's BiteMax 1stQ

Stand Behind MeMax lastW

UnbreakableMax 2ndE

Glacial FissureUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

Winter's BiteMagic damageMax 1stStatLV 1rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamage+45 per rank+2.5% maximum healthlv 175lv 4120lv 5165lv 7210lv 9255Cost+5 per ranklv 145lv 450lv 555lv 760lv 965Cooldown-0.5 per ranklv 18slv 47.5slv 57slv 76.5slv 96s

Braum Base Stats

Base stats · BraumPatch 26.22

Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD55+3.2AS0.644+3.5%MS335Range125HP610+112HP58.5+1Armor35+5MR32+2.05MP311+45MP57+0.8

Braum Matchups

Braum wants to protect his carry and land his passive stun, so poke lanes that chip him from range and enemies who avoid stacking his mark give him a slower game. He excels against attack-reliant threats his shield can nullify, punishing anyone who commits into the wall he raises.

Lane matchups · Braum click any opponent to retune the console

Hardest lanes · click to tune

Best hunting

How to lane vs supports 01Poke with Q slow, then stack passive stun to punish their low damage02Enchanters lack kill pressure, so roam and set deep vision for tempo03In fights use E to block their projectile poke and R to peel Win rate by game lengthBraum overall · all matchupsUnder 20 min48.7%20–28 min50.8%28–35 min53.4%Over 35 min50.0%

Watch for Sona, Seraphine, and Xerath, who can poke Braum and his lane partner out before he lands a stun or shove him off the wave entirely. Against Sylas, Galio, and Poppy, his engage and shield flip fights in his favor, so walk them down and set up kills for your ADC. Braum thrives when he dictates the terms, so lean into the lanes where his stun actually reaches.

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