MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Braum vs Swain
How often does Braum beat Swain in Support?
Braum into Swain in Support: 50% observed win rate across 1,148 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 540 gold.
Braum at 15:00
- Gold: -540
- CS: -6
- XP: -247
Typical gap to Swain, from 1,141 games that reached 15:00.
Does Braum counter Swain?
No counter here: Braum sits at 50% over 1,148 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 Swain: the Braum game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Braum at 61% across 368 games. Flip the lead and Braum falls to 45% across 780.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 368 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 45% | 780 |
| First blood | 57% | 310 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 188 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 47% | 364 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 205 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 79% | 72 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:48 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:45. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Braum's Support build, with receipts
Into Swain specifically, Braum finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 46.8% over 308 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.