Braum is a defensive support champion who excels at protecting allies and disrupting enemy engages. Here's the optimal way to play him in the current meta:

Core Build

• Summoner Spells: Flash, Ignite
• Main Items: Celestial Opposition → Plated Steelcaps → Locket of the Iron Solari
• Full Build: Knight's Vow → Thornmail → Vigilant Wardstone

Optimal Runes

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

Skill Order: Q > E > W

Best Matchups (Win Rate)

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

Worst Matchups (Win Rate)

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

Best ADC Synergies

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

Key Tips

• Wait for enemy engages and counter them rather than playing aggressively
• Stay close to your ADC to provide protection with your E (shield)
• Save E for extended trades to conserve mana and maintain defensive options
• Current overall win rate: 51.1% based on 60,605 matches

Alternative builds include Aftershock as keystone (47.7% WR) or an off-meta build using Bloodsong as first item (53.4% WR). Adjust your build based on team compositions and specific matchups.

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