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Braum at 45% WR

SKT Meanbunny·9/11/2019, 1:14:15 PM·11 votes·9,324 views

I am just wondering why Riot allows champions like Rakan to sit at a 50% WR with a 10% PR, which is insane. Meanwhile Braum sits at a sub 45% WR and hasn't gotten a single relevant buff all season.

I would really like to be able to have Braum be a viable pick in solo que. I just don't understand why they allow stuff like Nautilus, Thresh, Pyke and Rakan to run around at 50%+ WR and in some cases, even get small placebo buffs. Meanwhile, Braum has been gutted so much that he now has match-ups that used to be considered Braum favored (Braum as the answer into Rakan MSI 2018), and now most analysts consider it a winning match-up for Rakan.

Is there any chance we see him get some love in the near future? It just doesn't make sense to me. I really hate to think that the viewer's experience should have anything to do with what champs they make meta, but its beginning to become a sad realization for me. Regardless, I feel like he is well overdue for some kind of buff. Thanks guys.

28 Comments

DuskDaUmbreon9/11/2019, 1:16:39 PM12 votes

Proplay, I believe.

The thigh guy9/11/2019, 1:46:42 PM4 votes

Braum is always going to have a low winrate because he relies on his team more than most other champions.

King Braum9/11/2019, 11:51:55 PM4 votes

Please I just want to play Braum without needing 2 or more premades to do it.

season10balanced9/11/2019, 4:59:59 PM3 votes

Braum is the most played champion of all time in pro play

The Kombinator9/11/2019, 9:23:49 PM3 votes

Don't even think about it. We don't do tank meta anymore. Braum will not be buffed. Ever.

Infernape9/11/2019, 9:25:57 PM2 votes

Rakan is flashy Braum is not.

Hi im 129/12/2019, 8:17:09 AM2 votes

because braum is antifun basically

CasterGilgamesh9/11/2019, 7:43:56 PM2 votes

BigDaddyBraum needs some help maybe give him a little more health regen for the early game he gets poked out so fast and maybe some more mana regen early as well since his only harass tool cost a lot of mana and doesn't do much anyway

ModAcademy Kayn9/12/2019, 7:36:34 AM1 votes

I am just wondering why Riot allows champions like Rakan to sit at a 50% WR with a 10% PR, which is insane.

How is that insane, 10% is popular yeah, but it's not that special compared to considerably more popular champs, who are considerably more evergreen than Rakan (Looking at you Lee Sin, Yas, Pyke)

Jesi Oni9/12/2019, 8:19:31 AM1 votes

At least he is OP in TFT 😅

Moody P9/12/2019, 9:14:20 AM1 votes

i would rather supports that have counterplay get buffed

Cat on Roids v29/12/2019, 9:20:32 AM1 votes

Who wants that uninteractive pos viable? He litterally has the interactivity of a Lulu and she has none. You are melee? He can miss his entire kit and auto you once and you die to some dumbass rightclicker. You are ranged? You get invalidated for X seconds. The only thing he doesnt have is mobility which he has enough to do his job efficiently with W.

DarkTree19/12/2019, 10:12:36 AM1 votes

tank. season 9. lcs.

that's the entire answer

Handy Sandy 9/12/2019, 12:04:21 PM1 votes

Because melee champions have no counterplay vs braum and ranged champions cant get around his wall

Zullar9/11/2019, 5:25:27 PM1 votes

Riot seems to only balance around the pro's.

Since the pro's pick Braum sometimes he won't get buffed :[

Ryze was the lowest win rate champion in the game last season (45% win rate) and he was nerfed even lower because the pro's picked him.

SKT Meanbunny9/14/2019, 3:31:53 PM1 votes

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Braum is always going to have a low winrate because he relies on his team more than most other champions.

Not true, Braum was S Tier Spring of Season 8 with a 51% WR. Yes Braum is extremely team reliant, but he has the potential to be a good 50% WR champ in solo que. As long as they continue to gut peel tanks and buff engage, we are gonna see unacceptable numbers like this.

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Mostly, though hes picked up now because he is a hard counter to hook champions (Pyke, Nautilus) and counter Rakans small window of opportunity since the shield can be put up before the knock up to negate incoming burst.

Outside of those picks, he's only ever picked up if the ADC can also pick up Lucian, which sucks.

You are making my point exactly. He is supposed to be a good pick into champions like Rakan, Thresh, Pyke, Nautilus, Alistar etc, but he has losing matchups against most of them now. I am so tired of hearing about champions being buffed or nerfed according to how exciting they are to watch. Braum has options to make flashy plays if he wants to, plus he is a teamfighter and I think teamfights are why the fans watch. I don't understand why everyone has to have 2 dashes, sustain, tankiness and a ton of burst damage to be considered viable.

Nea1049/11/2019, 8:29:18 PM1 votes

They have no clue how to properly balance solo Q champions, especially "pure" tanks (even if they're only a few).

You could also have pointed out people like Bard (54% or so), far more suspicious than Rakan. Pyke (a """"support""", btw) finally proves how the game has gone downhill.

Weiss Guertena9/11/2019, 8:43:48 PM1 votes

It's simple. Worlds are coming and Rakan is a champion that enables flashy plays, while Braum is a champion that specializes in stopping plays. Ergo, champions like Rakan will be kept intentionally overtuned while those like Braum will be kept underpowered for the time being.

Daddy Ants9/11/2019, 10:01:18 PM1 votes

Pro play dominance when viable prevents Braum from being buffed.

LordGeovanni9/12/2019, 1:06:13 AM1 votes

Putting up E on braum in low elo is pretty much hitting a suicide button cause u just take 6 times ur hp bar in damage and die anyway. the only reason why his e is any good in high elo is that people are playing so passive that he can actually use it to block specific spell without drawing damage from every other champion on that enemy team.