MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Braum vs Xerath
How often does Braum beat Xerath in Support?
Braum into Xerath in Support: 48% observed win rate across 930 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 587 gold.
Braum at 15:00
- Gold: -587
- CS: -2
- XP: -396
Typical gap to Xerath, from 922 games that reached 15:00.
Does Braum counter Xerath?
No counter here: Braum sits at 48% over 930 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 Xerath: the Braum game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Braum at 60% across 267 games. Flip the lead and Braum falls to 43% across 663.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 60% | 267 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 663 |
| First blood | 53% | 235 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 56% | 174 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 42% | 477 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 207 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 62% | 77 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:51 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:49. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Braum's Support build, with receipts
Into Xerath specifically, Braum finishes Locket of the Iron Solari first most often: 50.2% over 245 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.