Braum Q&A - Gameplay [Completed]

RiotWrekzzz·5/6/2014, 5:51:06 PM·34 votes·145,068 views

Alright everyone, we're heading out for the day. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us!

Hey all!

It’s Riot Wrekz and the rest of the crew that handled Braum’s gameplay kit. We’ll be here for the next few hours answering just what breaks Unbreakable and how you can use Stand Behind Me with the rest of Braum’s skills to shield your friends and stun your foes. Or maybe you want to ask the art and sound team about how he got that disarmingly dashing moustache or ask the creative and release campaign team about how he found his shield?

If gameplay is your jam, ask away below!

-Gameplay guys

If you would like to learn more about Braum:

http://na.leagueoflegends.com/sites/default/files/styles/wide_small/public/upload/b-splash.jpg?itok=5aVVOKTh

Braum, the Heart of the Freljord, revealed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dvYxkyQFZU

Trials of the Poro

787 Comments

Riotyupster5/6/2014, 6:15:06 PM144 votes

http://i61.tinypic.com/seyp8x.gif

HighTemplarStorm5/6/2014, 6:30:34 PM72 votes

are you guys Full metal alchemist fans? and if so is there any plan on a Major Armstrong-ish type of skin :)

Psyduckxoxo5/6/2014, 6:30:21 PM24 votes

Is the real name of Braum Angus the Puncher?

Zilnas5/6/2014, 6:22:14 PM17 votes

Why is Braum's ultimate considered a projectile? Yasuo's Wind Wall can completely negate it.

Genova Wolf5/6/2014, 6:22:24 PM15 votes

I had been begging for such a champion, a "STAND BEHIND ME" protector such as Braum, but I had a few questions about his Kit:

Unbreakable blocks the damage of the first attack that hits it, does the effect still happen (i.e. Vel'koz ult, does it still proc his passive).

2.Is unbreakable's "hit-box" wider than that of Braum himself?

3.Does Braum's ultimate cancel Unbreakable?

4.ON A SCALE OF 1 - PORO HOW AWESOME IS BRAUM TO YOU?

Chazual Fridays5/6/2014, 6:26:05 PM12 votes

Gameplay - Damage

I notice the damage scaling on Braum’s abilities are very limited (i.e. no attack damage/ability power ratios on the basic abilities). Did typical scaling practices, like with an AP ratio on Q prove to be toxic in practice, or was this deemed a necessary trade-off for Braum’s strengths? Additionally, why even put a meager health ratio on Winter’s Bite, when the incentive to build health would already be there, and the damage gained from the ratio would be near-negligible anyway?

Development - Braum's Ultimate

What iterations of Braum’s ult were there? How did you land on the current Glacial Fissure? It seems like PQWE are pretty cohesive, but his ult kind of stands out (not necessarily in a bad way - it just seems a bit different in scope from the rest of his kit).

Thanks for your time!

Kyte Highflyer5/6/2014, 6:24:14 PM11 votes

Hey guys, thanks for having this Q&A,

One of the big questions I've had from the beginning about Braum's Gameplay is what do Braum's other team-mate's have to take into consideration when they see him on their team? How can they assist his kit to work most effectively?

iRevelation5/6/2014, 6:08:22 PM9 votes

How would you best describe the difficulty of this champion?

Potato Jesus5/6/2014, 5:53:58 PM9 votes

Do you think there is a chance he can go somewhere else on the map other than support?

Frendsy5/6/2014, 6:19:03 PM9 votes

Hey! Thanks for doing this AMA, it's the first one I've ever been prepared for. Also apparently this isn't a reddit thing. Oops!

Lately with all the aggressive supports, I was kind of surprised to see Braum's release. To me, he's reinforcing the new support meta (of getting up in the enemy's face).

Was this intentional? Is this the direction that you're trying to go with the support role?

Edit- sorry if there's a better place to have asked.

PILTOVERS FlNEST5/6/2014, 6:13:13 PM8 votes

Hello! I think Braum looks amazing so far and I wanted to know if when you use Stand Behind Me on a champion with some kind of mobility skill (i.e Jax , LeeSin , Malphite ) would Braum follow through all the way with them? or will he stay in the place they were right before they used said gap closer?

Lateduster5/6/2014, 6:09:18 PM7 votes

Will Braum's Q reset the autoattack timer?

Rangergod5/6/2014, 6:16:38 PM6 votes

Hello! Would I basically still be building him like a leona... I mean leonoa still gets her ward pack, Then she can proceed to defensive items. I imagine it would be the same concept. Am I wrong here?

brad5/6/2014, 6:17:23 PM6 votes

How viable do you think he will be in the current meta with Thresh, Leona and Morgana?

Can his wall block things like Thresh Q and Leona E?

Don Terapin5/6/2014, 6:21:04 PM6 votes

His shield blocks projectiles and put them on him, but what will happen if there's something like Sona ulti? Does his shield serves the same purpose as the Yasuo wall and will block it and just he get stunned or will your whole team still get stunned by it?

DalekKahn5/6/2014, 6:11:48 PM5 votes

Is his intercept like windwall or does he take damage?

tallgiraffe295/6/2014, 6:27:12 PM4 votes

Why not make his W being able to jump to friendly wards?

tallgiraffe295/6/2014, 6:21:56 PM2 votes

Why not make his Q splash slow like Karma? It's not really rewarding since you need to hit the target directly to get his full potential and he is not really good at engaging..