Braum vs Gnar
How to Beat Gnar as Braum
based on 489 Braum vs Gnar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Braum vs Gnar Matchup Summary
Best Braum vs Gnar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Braum
Tips for Playing as Braum against Gnar
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 Win Against Gnar
Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.
Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.
Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.
Braum vs Gnar Counter Stats
How to Counter Gnar with Braum in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Braum against Gnar matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Braum typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Gnar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Braum and Gnar
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Who is Better, Braum or Gnar?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Braum usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Gnar, with a 49.1% win rate. As a result, Braum makes an ok counter to Gnar.
While Braum does have a lower winrate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Braum also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Braum into Gnar.
Moreover, Braum has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Braum vs Gnar matchups, Gnar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Braum is a somewhat poor counter for Gnar. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Braum against Gnar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Braum to counter Gnar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Braum often picks up a lot less CS compared to Gnar. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to use in your Braum versus Gnar build include Knight's Vow, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Celestial Opposition. When Braum bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Gnar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Braum boasted an average winrate of 49.1% when countering Gnar with this build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Gnar as Braum, Braum players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Braum vs Gnar matchups, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.1% win rate overall.
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