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How to Win Braum vs Xayah Counter MatchupBraum is in the a tier of champions

Braum vs Xayah

How to Beat Xayah as Braum in LoLBraum is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Xayah as Braum

based on 768 Braum vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
55.9 %
K/D/A
3.25
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our database, Braum fought Xayah in 768 matches. Having so many games with Braum versus Xayah provides us faith in our capability to produce informative statistics and a supported build to counter Xayah. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Braum has to counter Xayah in only 1.7% of his games.

Braum vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Braum does a great job of countering Xayah. Typically, he wins a whopping 55.9% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Braum against Xayah matches, Braum’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Braum vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCloth Armor

Core Braum Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Braum's passive ability p
Braum's q ability q
Braum's w ability w
Braum's e ability e
Braum's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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E
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Braum

Tips for Playing as Braum against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Braum vs Xayah Counter Stats

Braum Image
Win Rate
55.9 %
VS
Win Rate
44.1 %
Xayah Image
1.6
< Kills >
5.9
5.1
< Deaths >
5.9
15
< Assists >
6.9
0.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
28
< Minions Killed >
178
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,502
< Physical Damage >
19,773
6,517
< Magic Damage >
344
710
< True Damage >
473
8,730
< Damage Dealt >
20,591
22,634
< Damage Taken >
19,697
8,417
< Gold Earned >
11,644
2.01
< Towers >
2.35
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
3,472
< Total Healing >
4,498
10,475
< Experience >
12,274
56
< Vision Score >
17
24
< Wards Placed >
8
304
< Time Dealing CC >
58

How to Counter Xayah with Braum in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some vital Braum vs. Xayah counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between this set of champs. Braum’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Braum may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xayah. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Braum typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Xayah. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Braum and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Braum
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Braum
Xayah

Who is Better, Braum or Xayah?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Braum usually wins when facing off against Xayah, with a 55.9% win rate. Thus, Braum makes a fantastic counter for Xayah.

While Braum does have a much higher winrate than Xayah, when they face off with one another, Braum also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Braum into Xayah.

Furthermore, Braum has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xayah. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Braum vs Xayah matchups, Braum is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Braum is a great counter for Xayah. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Braum against Xayah.

Additional Information for Braum Players

How We Calculated Our Braum vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Braum, we analyzed 768 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Xayah as Braum comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Braum to counter Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Braum usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Xayah. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Braum versus Xayah build include Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Braum used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Xayah than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Braum boasted an average winrate of 55.9% when playing against Xayah with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Xayah as Braum, Braum players should use 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 builds players picked for Braum vs Xayah counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 55.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xayah as Braum are shown for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.