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Braum
CHAMPION · SUPPORT

Braum

Verified across 3 sourcesLast updated · 2026-05-26
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01

Overview

last updated 2026-05-26
Editor's pick · most-quoted
Guardian's okay. I actually think like Ice Overlord might actually be better on Braum at the moment to be honest with you. Um but you know, Braum as a champion still very strong with tank supports being stronger. Uh Braum is one of the best champions to play against tank supports because he can just put his shield up every single time the tank support jumps in and you can just proc your passive. Guardian's decent, but overall it's, you know, ice overlord might just be better because of just how strong the rune is overall.
itzstu4rt · patch 7.1b · (01:06:17)
Open questions (5)
  1. 01Build path (Knight's Vow? Locket? full tank?)
  2. 02~~Rune setup~~ — answered alongside builds above (2026-05-26)
  3. 03Other ADC pairings beyond Kog'Maw
  4. 04E timing — when to commit vs save for follow-up
  5. 05Power-spike timings
02

Tier history

4 entries · 3 sources · 3 patches
PatchSourceRoleTierΔDateNotes
7.1eroyalsupportGOD=2026-05-17
7.1ditzstu4rtsupportS+·2026-05-08
7.1droyalsupportGOD·2026-05-08Visual placement; placed alongside Nautilus, Ornn, Senna
7.1hellsdevilsupportS+·2026-05-08
03

Builds

1 source
WR Metaaggregator statspatch 7.1e
WR51.78%PR5.01%BR1.10%
Items (in order)
Bulwark of the Mountain
Bulwark of the MountainKill minions to earn bonus gold
  • +175 Max Health
  • +10 Ability Haste

Soulcast: Every 60 seconds, gains 75 gold, 25 Health and 2 Attack Damage, or 4 Ability Power (Adaptive); up to 250 Health and 20 Attack Damage or 40 Ability Power (Adaptive).

0 gold
Plated Steelcaps
Plated SteelcapsReduces Physical Damage
  • +150 Max Health
  • +50% Health Regen
  • +20 Armor
  • +45 Move Speed.
900 gold
Redeeming
RedeemingHeal nearby allies periodically
  • +400 Max Health
  • +300 Max Mana
  • +20 Ability Haste

Eternity: Restore Mana equal to 15% of the damage taken from champions. When consuming Mana, restore Health equal to 20% of Mana consumed. Capped at 15 Health per cast.

Salvation: Every 8 seconds, restore (40 + 7% bonus) Health to all allied champions within 350 units. If there are no allied champions within range, the effect is not triggered.

2600 gold
Radiant Virtue
Radiant VirtueHeal allies upon casting your ultimate ability.
  • +300 Max Health
  • +45 Armor
  • +15 Ability Haste

Guiding Light: Upon casting your ultimate ability, you Transcend, increasing your max Health by 10% for 6s. While Transcended, allied champions within 1,200 units of you heal for 2.5% of your max Health per second over the duration. (60s cooldown) If you're a ranged champion, heals granted are reduced by 50%.

2850 gold
Amaranth's Twinguard
Amaranth's TwinguardIn-combat durability
  • +60 Armor
  • +60 Magic Resistance

Endurance: Gain 1 stacks of Endurance every 1 seconds while in combat with enemy champions (max 5 stacks). At maximum stacks, gain 20% size, 20% Tenacity, and increase Armor by 30% and Magic Resistance by 30% until out of combat with champion.

3100 gold
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic RookernGains a magic shield when out of combat
  • +350 Max Health
  • +100% Health Regen
  • +75 Magic Resistance

Magebane: After not taking magic damage for 12 seconds, gain a magic shield that absorbs damage equal to 70-180 + 10% of max Health.

2800 gold
Runes
Guardian
KeystoneGuardian
GuardianKeystone

Guard allies within 350 units of you and allies you target with abilities for 2.5s. While guarding, if you or the ally take more than a certain amount of damage, both of you gain a shield of (45 - 180 + 5% bonus Health + 15% Ability Power) for 2s, cooldown: 40s - 20s.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Font of Life
Font of LifeMinor · Resolve

When your attacks or abilities hit an enemy champion, heal yourself and the lowest Health allied champion nearby. Ally: Heals for 3% of your max Health + 15% of your Ability Power. You: Heal for 1% of your max Health + 5% of your Ability Power. Cooldown: 20s. Melee Champion gain 130% effectiveness from this effect.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Second Wind
Second WindMinor · Resolve

Gain 5 health every 5 seconds. After taking damage from an enemy champion regenerate 6 (+2% of your missing health) over the next 5 seconds. This effect is doubled for melee champions.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Overgrowth
OvergrowthMinor · Resolve

When 1 monster or 2 minions are killed nearby, permanently gain 3 Max Health. Max Health can be increased indefinitely. Gains bonus 3% Max Health upon reaching 30 stacks.

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Transcendence
TranscendenceMinor · Sorcery

Gain a bonus when reaching the following levels: -Level 1: Gain 6 Ability Haste. - Level 5: Gain an additional 6 Ability Haste. - Level 9: After a basic ability hits the target, reduce 10% of the ability's cooldown. (8s cooldown)

Source: wildriftfire.com/rune-list (maintained by iTzSTU4RT, scraped 2026-05-18)

Skill priority
QEW
Spells
FlashFlashHealHeal

Source: [[Sources/web-pages/2026-05-26-wrmeta-braum-build-7.1e|WR Meta]] · sampling: Diamond / Master / Challenger (Legendary tier).

Situational item swaps (explicit):

  • Mercury's Treads instead of Plated Steelcaps — vs strong magic damage
  • Locket Enchant or Stoneplate Enchant — depending on playstyle/situation
  • Knight's Vow — as protective alternative for a designated ally
  • Frozen Heart — vs attack-speed-heavy enemies

Counters / threats: Zilean, Vel'Koz, Jinx, Kog'Maw, Jhin, Heimerdinger, Soraka

04

Commentary

verbatim creator quotes
royalhand-written· Patch 7.1d analysis (Royal)
patch 7.1d

Scope: This section reflects state as-of patch 7.1d. May be outdated for later patches — check tier history above for most recent. Why GOD support in 7.1d: Royal's support meta thesis is "the best supports right now are engage supports OR supports that are good against engage supports." Braum's E (Unbreakable) is the canonical engage-canceller, and his peel keeps high-damage low-survivability carries (Kog'Maw, Zeri) alive against Nautilus/Ornn-style engages. Quotes (transcript): "Anti-tank champions are also really good. Like I said, Braum is really good for kind of cancelling these engages." — [[Sources/videos/2026-05-04-royal-tier-list-7.1d|Royal, 7.1d tier list]] (07:40) "Best supports right now are engage supports OR supports that are good against engage supports." — same source, support meta thesis (06:48) "Kog'Maw + Braum lane can absolutely dominate a lot of these engage-heavy team comps." — same source (06:12) Lane synergy (named): Kog'Maw + Braum vs engage-heavy team comps. See [[Champions/KogMaw]].

hellsdevilauto· Auto-extracted commentary (HellsDevil, 7.1)
patch 7.1

Generated by /wr-extract from HellsDevil's patch 7.1 video transcript. Re-running this skill OVERWRITES this section. Promote keepers into your hand-written ## Patch 7.1 analysis (HellsDevil) sections above. Support "You know, just pick Senna, you'll be fine. Braum is the strongest tank support in the game right now. They removed Protector's Vow, though, which makes him a little bit weaker, but you can still go Redemption uh Warmog or whatever and he's going to be completely fine." (25:27)

hellsdevilauto· Support
patch 7.1·support

You know, just pick Senna, you'll be fine. Braum is the strongest tank support in the game right now. They removed Protector's Vow, though, which makes him a little bit weaker, but you can still go Redemption uh Warmog or whatever and he's going to be completely fine.(25:27)

itzstu4rtauto· Auto-extracted commentary (iTzSTU4RT, 7.1b)
patch 7.1b

Generated by /wr-extract from iTzSTU4RT's patch 7.1b video transcript. Re-running this skill OVERWRITES this section. Promote keepers into your hand-written ## Patch 7.1b analysis (iTzSTU4RT) sections above. Support "You can just keep giving movement speed to your AD carries over and over again to help them kite, to help them escape or to help them chase down enemies. and he still does decent amount of damage during lane phase as well with his poke damage. Braum got guardian. Guardian's okay." (01:06:15) "Guardian's okay. I actually think like Ice Overlord might actually be better on Braum at the moment to be honest with you. Um but you know, Braum as a champion still very strong with tank supports being stronger. Uh Braum is one of the best champions to play against tank supports because he can just put his shield up every single time the tank support jumps in and you can just proc your passive. Guardian's decent, but overall it's, you know, ice overlord might just be better because of just how strong the rune is overall." (01:06:17)

itzstu4rtauto· Support
patch 7.1b·support

You can just keep giving movement speed to your AD carries over and over again to help them kite, to help them escape or to help them chase down enemies. and he still does decent amount of damage during lane phase as well with his poke damage. Braum got guardian. Guardian's okay.(01:06:15)

Guardian's okay. I actually think like Ice Overlord might actually be better on Braum at the moment to be honest with you. Um but you know, Braum as a champion still very strong with tank supports being stronger. Uh Braum is one of the best champions to play against tank supports because he can just put his shield up every single time the tank support jumps in and you can just proc your passive. Guardian's decent, but overall it's, you know, ice overlord might just be better because of just how strong the rune is overall.(01:06:17)

05

Recommended runes

creator-cited rune picks
GuardianGuardianCross-path keystone · 1 mention
  • *"So, every 3 seconds, you're going to be going for another attack. Next up, we have one of their newer rooms, and that's guardian. Guard allies within 350 units of you, and allies you target with abilities for 2.5 seconds. While guarding, if you or the ally take more than a certain amount of damage, both of you gain a shield for 1.5 seconds. So um guardian is kind of like the old protector's vow right the passive protector's vow it's kind kind of like lock it gives like a big shield which has a very long cool down right 40 to 20 second the problem with the guardian is that it can be kind of procked before a fight starts so a champion like
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Patch notes

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