Talk:Braum/@comment-25042105-20140630171226/@comment-5955640-20140701193807

He's not Leona with a wall. For one thing Leona is much tankier than him early game and is built to create several hard engages. As bad as getting knocked up by Braum is. It's no comparison to the Stun,root,stun, that Leona can do for next to nothing everytime in lane whenever she feels like it.

Leona is a grabber perhaps THE grabber and is why people love kill lanes. Braum is no grabber. He counter attacks and harasses. He locks you down the second you are out of position or made an engage that he negated.

Braum's strength lies in that the player doesn't know how to handle a Braum. Back away when he's just going straight at you when the minion wave is down. Don't ult until after you've forced the wall. Ward bushes and pick at him with ranged harass as he waits for an opporunity to strike (pre-level six he can't hit you with his Q in a minion wave) and lastly. If the Marksman has CC, heavy mobility, or Stealth. You should extremely careful and request Mikeal's from your support and try to get Mercurial for later game. If you see this match up ahead of time get Flash and Cleanse.