Building Bruiser Braum

Hakumele·Apr 28, 2017·2 votes·1,085 views

Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I wanted to pose a question for you guys to see if people who are much more experienced than I had some thoughts on this idea I had about a Bruiser Braum. This came from a game where my ADC disconnected, and never came back, so I built my Braum a little differently to support my team better, do more damage, and participate more in team fights with a bit more impact, but a friend of mine disagrees that it is not a consistently viable solution (in a normal game). So, I bring the question to you.

Do you feel that if you were a Braum support, and wanted to add a little more impact into your team fighting capabilities, to sub out a few typical tank/support items to be a bit more like a bruiser. You still build an Eye of the Equinox (for the vision) and boots, and even a locket and Redemption, because you don't want to be without some utility for your team, but I also will sometimes take Black Cleaver (AD, Health, Armor Reduction) and/or Titanic Hydra. You still get the health (which is great for his Q), get some AD/AOE (for fights, wave clear, etc.) even though you lose a bit of raw tankiness. You could also supplement Maw if that was relevant.

To me, Braum and Renekton are similar in playstyles (CC, tankiness, engage) and while they couldn't be used interchangeably, I definitely used Renekton's typical builds to supplement this build.

This is an open discussion, and no right or wrong answers. I just want to shoot the breeze with some off meta chat and see what you guys think. Thanks!

10 Comments

ShinkoMinoriApr 28, 20172 votes

Actually gonna say something... Braum is better as a support, if you wanna do damage go a mage

HakumeleMay 4, 20171 votes

I use mages too, and it's not so much going damage for every game, moreso in a situation where the extra damage/perks would be beneficial to your team. When you lock in a champ, you are no longer given the privilege to go back and change that, but with how the meta is currently, tanks don't have to be made to be completely useless when, say, your ADC disconnects.

HexaDecimelApr 28, 20172 votes

"Braum and Renekton have similar playstyles"

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HakumeleMay 4, 20171 votes

Since we're copying and pasting, FTFY:

"...(CC, tankiness, engage) and while they couldn't be used interchangeably, I definitely used Renekton's typical builds to supplement this build."

Umbral RegentApr 28, 20172 votes

While I have some gripes about the general support utility thing (I'd personally never take Redemption on a tank unless it was something like Taric), I can at least say that, if the game's going your way, you're basically free to build whatever you feel would be most impactful.

If that means shattering defences and slapping away health bars with Black Cleaver and Titanic Hydra, go for it. Just, be aware that later-game you might need to opt out of them and into something else if they aren't persistently impactful.

Also, props to you for ingenuity when your ADC disconnected and left you on the back foot.

HakumeleMay 4, 20172 votes

Lol'ing at the one guy who downvoted you for no apparent reason.

I go back and forth on it honestly. Sometimes utility is a great way to go when you're a purely utility champ (Soraka, Janna, Alistar). The fall off makes sense though for late game if things don't continue panning out. I can say if I can build something like this, I normally don't finish as the game is pretty favorable, but I'm glad to know people are open to the idea.

Thanks. I'll have to upload the game sometime. It was one of those proud "I feel like I'm growing at this game" moments. You have to learn that almost no games in ranked are going to go your way, so you can either accept that and take the loss (which will result in you losing quite a bit) or try and make a difference and hope for the best.

Thanks for the comment.