Xerath vs Braum Counter Pick

One ability accounts for most of this result. Unbreakable raises Braum’s shield in a direction for several seconds, intercepting projectiles and destroying them, and Xerath delivers nearly all of his damage through projectiles and skillshots. He records 42.8% over 531 recorded support games on patch 16.13.1.

• Stand Behind Me leaps Braum to an allied champion or minion and grants both of them armor and magic resist, erasing the 400-unit gap between 125 and 525 attack range for free.
• Concussive Blows keeps stacking from ally attacks once Braum has applied the first, so the stun does not require him to land everything himself.
• Glacial Fissure knocks up nearby enemies and leaves a slowing line behind it.
• Winter’s Bite slows and deals magic damage while applying a stack, so closing the distance and building the stun are the same action.

The bodies are mismatched as well. Braum opens at 610 health and 35 armor and finishes at 2,514 and 120, while Xerath sits on 596 and 22, reaching 2,398 and 101.9, and Braum’s damage reads as mixed, which denies a single-resistance answer. What is left for Xerath is 340 move speed against 335 and the option to threaten from outside shield coverage with Arcanopulse, though Rite of the Arcane immobilizes him for as long as it fires. Difficulty runs 8 against 3. Kit: Braum.