MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Braum vs Hwei
How often does Braum beat Hwei in Support?
Braum into Hwei in Support: 52% observed win rate across 190 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Braum behind by 412 gold.
Braum at 15:00
- Gold: -412
- CS: -5
- XP: -218
Typical gap to Hwei, from 189 games that reached 15:00.
Does Braum counter Hwei?
No counter here: Braum sits at 52% over 190 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Hwei: the Braum game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Braum at 58% across 64 games. Flip the lead and Braum falls to 49% across 126.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 64 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 49% | 126 |
| First blood | 52% | 44 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 49% | 68 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 41 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:44 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:50. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Braum's Support build, with receipts
Into Hwei specifically, Braum finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 62.2% over 45 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Braum core is Bandlepipes, Locket of the Iron Solari, Knight's Vow: 64.3% across 2,309 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Locket of the Iron Solari (21,673 games).
Skill plan: Braum players max Q first and take Q at level 1.