Braum Support Build Guide: Best Runes, Items, and Matchups in 14.24

Braum Support Build Guide: Best Runes, Items, and Matchups in 14.24

By Marcus Chen

December 15, 2024 at 06:37 PM

Here's a streamlined guide for Braum Support in League of Legends:

Core Build Overview

  • Win Rate: 51.1% (based on 60,605 matches)
  • Summoner Spells: Flash, Ignite
  • Ability Order: Q > E > W

Optimal Runes

  • Primary: Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching
  • Secondary: Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight
  • Shards: Attack Speed, Health Scaling, Health Scaling

Core Items Build Path

  1. Celestial Opposition
  2. Plated Steelcaps
  3. Locket of the Iron Solari
  4. Knight's Vow
  5. Thornmail
  6. Vigilant Wardstone

Strong Against

  • Yuumi (55.2% WR)
  • Blitzcrank (54.9% WR)
  • Nautilus (54.6% WR)
  • Sylas (54.8% WR)
  • Pantheon (54.2% WR)

Weak Against

  • Taric (47.0% WR)
  • Vel'Koz (47.1% WR)
  • Senna (47.6% WR)
  • Sona (49.0% WR)
  • Brand (49.1% WR)

Best ADC Synergies

  • Seraphine (56.3% WR)
  • Swain (56.1% WR)
  • Kog'Maw (54.5% WR)
  • Nilah (54.0% WR)
  • Xayah (53.6% WR)

Key Tips

  1. Play reactively rather than aggressively - counter-engage is your strength
  2. Stay close to your ADC for optimal protection
  3. Save your E (Shield) for extended trades or crucial moments
  4. Don't waste mana on minor trades
  5. Coordinate with your team for maximum passive stun impact

Alternative Build (47.7% WR)

  • Same items but with Aftershock keystone instead of Guardian
  • Maintains same secondary runes and build path

Off-Meta Build (53.4% WR)

  • Replace Celestial Opposition with Bloodsong as first item
  • Keep other items and runes the same as core build

Remember to adapt your build based on specific matchups and team compositions, particularly adjusting defensive stats through rune shards depending on lane opponents.

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