So! Braum has a cool new skin on the PBE. Can he get a badly needed QoL buff?

Paroe·Aug 1, 2018·2 votes·1,211 views

Winter's Bite Cost: 55/60/65/70/75 Mana Range: 1000 Braum propels freezing ice from his shield dealing 60/105/150/195/240 (+0) [2.5% of Braum's Max Health] magic damage to the first enemy CHAMPION hit and slowing them by 70%, decaying over the next 2 seconds. Applies a stack of Concussive Blows.

Please? It would go such a long, long, long way to making leagues most unique and skillfull non-caster tank support actually viable in the long-term as a pocket pick, without turning him into a hyper meta monster.

9 Comments

Mysticman89Aug 1, 20184 votes

That's not QoL, that's a full on buff. Probably one that would leave him OP, especially in pro play where people can zone very effectively and have coordinated ganks around small windows (such as someone being tagged by a braum stack or someone having their mobility on cd from dodging it).

ParoeAug 1, 20181 votes

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That's not QoL, that's a full on buff. Probably one that would leave him OP, especially in pro play where people can zone very effectively and have coordinated ganks around small windows (such as someone being tagged by a braum stack or someone having their mobility on cd from dodging it).

Why exactly do you think it would make Braum OP to have his Q become a passthrough skillshot? It wouldnt become any easier to land, it would just make it so braum can actually be useful outside of reacting to enemy engages and punishing people way out of position. His current state is just... aweful. Its slow. Hes a less mobile, less useful rakan almost.

Mysticman89Aug 1, 20185 votes

Well since he's already viable in pro play, making him (more) 'useful' is likely to push things from viable to OP.

I don't really understand how you can think making his q only hit champions wouldn't make it easier to land. At most levels of play minions will be in between Braum and his target most of the time.

ParoeAug 1, 20181 votes

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Well since he's already viable in pro play, making him (more) 'useful' is likely to push things from viable to OP.

I don't really understand how you can think making his q only hit champions wouldn't make it easier to land. At most levels of play minions will be in between Braum and his target most of the time.

What games has been played in and what rank is he viable in competitive? Hed be able to harass, thats it... But landing so lovely kill-inducing Qs will still be just as difficult as it always has been. Every other tank support can harass in some way, and has engage-type mobility. Leona has a passthrough skillshot that also engages, and a stun thats an AA reset. Thresh has his hook which is a stun+engage in addition to a large AoE relocation. Alistar has a point and click knockback and a non-targeted AoE knockup.

Braum? Braum has a Q that only hits people out of position and a passive stun that requires 4 hits to activate.

ModWulf HelhammerAug 1, 20185 votes

That because Braum isn't supposed to engage on people. He's a protector.

And Braum has been a staple pick in pro play pretty much since he was released.

theChibiTinaAug 1, 20182 votes

And on that note, Alistar and Leona are all engage. They can't protect. The closest they have for protection is cc the enemy so your adc can get away or even turn and kill them. As for Thresh hook, like most hook champs, it can't go through minions either. Braum Q is supposed to be more of another way to protect, so when the enemy tries to go all in they can't do so as easily. They have to go in slower or hope they don't get killed trying to disengage.