Support Matchup

Braum vs Karma

Patch: 15.24 (25.24)
League: Platinum+
Braum

Braum

the Heart of the Freljord
Support
Braum Support Overall Win Rate
51.63%

Matchup Win Rate

52.3%
Braum vs Karma Wins
47.7%
Karma vs Braum Wins
Karma

Karma

the Enlightened One
Support
Karma Support Overall Win Rate
50.57%

Braum vs Karma - Support Matchup Guide Patch 15.24 (25.24)

Braum Support vs Karma Support - Who is stronger?

Braum Support has an advantage against Karma (52.3% win rate) based on 1301 games. The matchup leans toward Braum.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Braum Support vs Karma Support in patch 15.24 (25.24), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 75.4% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Current meta showdown: Braum (5.8% pick rate, 11th most popular out of 52 Support champions) versus Karma (8.3%, 6th place). These two support titans clash constantly, making matchup mastery a decisive factor in your climb. Meta strength confirmed: Braum's superior tier rating (S vs A+) translates into a solid 52.3% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Braum ranks 8th in win rate among Support champions. Optimize for consistency: Guardian paired with Font of Life (64.0% win rate, 1.2% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Locket of the Iron Solari > Thornmail > Kaenic Rookern with Plated Steelcaps delivers 75.4% win rate against Karma.

Lane wins, vision lags: While winning the matchup (52.32%), Braum trails in vision control (0.86 vs 1.02 wards/min). Better map coverage could unlock even greater team advantages. Quality over quantity: Braum wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (343 vs 403/min), the 52.3% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Statistical dominance: Braum leads in both matchup win rate (52.3%) and KDA (2.90 vs 2.80) - complete superiority across all metrics.

Braum vs Karma - Support Stats Comparison

Braum Support
Braum Support
Versus
Karma Support
Karma Support
STierA+
52.3%Matchup Winrate47.7%
51.63%Role Winrate50.57%
#8Winrate Rank#20
5.8%Pickrate8.3%
2.9Average KDA2.8
291Gold per Minute286
0.86Wards per Minute1.02
343Damage per Minute403

How to Beat Karma as Braum (Support)

The Braum versus Karma matchup as support is favorable with proper positioning. Use your statistical advantage and prevent the opponent from realizing their potential.

The magic damage that Braum deals remains relevant in the late game. Look for opportunities to initiate or counter-initiate. Meanwhile, Karma deals primarily magic damage (85.81%), additional magic resistance may be required.

Consider the excellent vision control demonstrated by Karma, ranking 3rd (versus 31st for Braum) in ward placement among supports. This means the opponent provides better map vision for their team. Meanwhile, their lower KDA (2.8 versus 2.9) suggests they are less effective in team fights.

Key aspects of the Braum Support versus Karma Support matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Braum player to maintain constant pressure on Karma, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Braum vs Karma: Support Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
50.4% Win Rate51.7% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
66.3% Win Rate0.3% Pick Rate

Braum vs Karma: Support Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Guardian
GuardianGuard allies within 350 units of you, and allies you target with spells for 2.5s. While Guarding, if you or the ally take more than a small amount of damage over the duration of the Guard, both of you gain a shield for 1.5s.

Cooldown: 90 - 40 seconds
Shield: 45 - 120 + 12.5% of your ability power + 8% of your bonus health
Proc Threshold: 90 - 250 postmitigation damage

Guardian

Guard allies within 350 units of you, and allies you target with spells for 2.5s. While G…

Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Bone Plating
Bone Plating After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage.

Duration: 1.5s
Cooldown: 55s

Bone Plating

After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you re…

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until 6 min.

Biscuits restore 12% of your missing health. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health by 30.

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Cosmic Insight
Cosmic Insight +18 Summoner Spell Haste
+10 Item Haste

Cosmic Insight

+18 Summoner Spell Haste+10 Item Haste

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.2% Win Rate67.8% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Resolve
Guardian
GuardianGuard allies within 350 units of you, and allies you target with spells for 2.5s. While Guarding, if you or the ally take more than a small amount of damage over the duration of the Guard, both of you gain a shield for 1.5s.

Cooldown: 90 - 40 seconds
Shield: 45 - 120 + 12.5% of your ability power + 8% of your bonus health
Proc Threshold: 90 - 250 postmitigation damage

Guardian

Guard allies within 350 units of you, and allies you target with spells for 2.5s. While G…

Font of Life
Font of Life Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you and the lowest health nearby allied champion.

70% effect for Ranged Users.

Cooldown: 20s

Font of Life

Impairing the movement of an enemy champion restores @BaseHeal@ Health to you a…

Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Overgrowth
Overgrowth Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanently gaining 3 maximum health for every 8.

When you've absorbed 120 monsters or enemy minions, gain an additional 3.5% maximum health.

Overgrowth

Absorb life essence from monsters or enemy minions that die near you, permanent…

Secondary Path
Domination
Deep Ward
Deep Ward Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[30 - 45]s increased duration (+[45 - 150]s for Trinket stealth wards).

Level 9: Wards in the river are also Deep.

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep. Deep wards gain +1 extra Health and +[…

Relentless Hunter
Relentless Hunter Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks are earned the first time you get a takedown on each enemy champion.

Relentless Hunter

Gain 8 Move Speed out of combat per Bounty Hunter stack. Bounty Hunter stacks a…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

64.0% Win Rate1.2% Pick Rate

Braum vs Karma: Support Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
46.3% Win Rate84.5% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
47.7% Win Rate55.9% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

51.2% Win Rate26.6% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
48.4% Win Rate6.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste

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Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste

Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Knight's Vow
Knight's Vow (2300 gold) 200 Health
40 Armor
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen

Sacrifice
While near your Worthy ally, take 12% of the damage they receive and heal for 10% of the damage they deal to champions.Pledge (0s)
Designate an ally as Worthy.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor

Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
62.0% Win Rate20.0% Pick Rate
Final Build

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
67.1% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
57.0% Win Rate3.0% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

51.2% Win Rate26.6% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
48.4% Win Rate6.6% Pick Rate
Core Build
Kindlegem
Kindlegem (800 gold) 200 Health
10 Ability Haste

->
Locket of the Iron Solari
Locket of the Iron Solari (2200 gold) 200 Health
25 Armor
25 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste

Devotion
Grant nearby allies a 200 - 360 Shield that decays over 2.5 seconds.
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor

Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern (2900 gold) 400 Health
80 Magic Resist
100% Base Health Regen

Magebane
After not taking magic damage for 15 seconds, gain a magic shield.
75.4% Win Rate3.0% Pick Rate
Final Build
Other Items

Braum vs Karma: Support Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Winter's Bite Braum propels freezing ice from his shield, slowing and dealing magic damage.

Applies a stack of Concussive Blows.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Stand Behind Me Braum leaps to a target allied champion or minion. On arrival, Braum and the ally gain Armor and Magic Resist for a few seconds.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Unbreakable Braum raises his shield in a direction for several seconds, intercepting all projectiles causing them to hit him and be destroyed. He negates the damage of the first attack completely and reduces the damage of all subsequent attacks from this direction.
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Glacial Fissure Braum slams the ground, knocking up enemies nearby and in a line in front of him. A fissure is left along the line that slows enemies.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
46.5% Win Rate70.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Winter's Bite Braum propels freezing ice from his shield, slowing and dealing magic damage.

Applies a stack of Concussive Blows.
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Stand Behind Me Braum leaps to a target allied champion or minion. On arrival, Braum and the ally gain Armor and Magic Resist for a few seconds.
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Unbreakable Braum raises his shield in a direction for several seconds, intercepting all projectiles causing them to hit him and be destroyed. He negates the damage of the first attack completely and reduces the damage of all subsequent attacks from this direction.
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Glacial Fissure Braum slams the ground, knocking up enemies nearby and in a line in front of him. A fissure is left along the line that slows enemies.
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Max Order: Q > E > W
81.7% Win Rate0.6% Pick Rate

Braum tips:

  • Work with your allies to stack Concussive Blows, encourage them to basic attack marked targets.
  • Leap in front of squishy friends and shield them from projectiles with Unbreakable.
  • Glacial Fissure leaves a powerful slow zone, position it well to split teamfights and slow the enemy approach.

Playing Against Karma

  • Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.
  • Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.
  • Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.