Xerath vs Braum Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Support, this is Xerath versus Braum — a mage/support hybrid against a tank/support hybrid. Over 531 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Xerath closes out 42.8% of them. A deficit of 7.2 points is what earns Braum its counter flag in this matchup.
Xerath holds a 400-unit range advantage (525 to 125), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. Braum has to create the opening before the trade maths turn around — a gap-closer, a freeze, or help from the jungle.
Neither profile surprises the other: Xerath and Braum are both magic threats. Xerath carries 596 base health to Braum’s 610, and 22 armour to 35. Braum starts 13 armour ahead, which is felt before either buys anything. Level 18 armour lands at 102 for Xerath and 120 for Braum. Speed reads 340 to 335, handing Xerath the better rotations.
Track Eye of Destruction on Xerath and Glacial Fissure on Braum — the lane swings on those two. Ultimates decide the rest — Rite of the Arcane versus Glacial Fissure.
A 8/10 difficulty rating on Xerath, against 3/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. A 531-game window is wide enough to trust the direction, narrow enough to shift. No hand-editing here — the Xerath figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Braum has the statistical edge. Xerath wins 42.8% of the recorded games.
42.8% from Xerath's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
531 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Xerath build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Xerath build page.