Thornmail Braum Build

Thornmail Braum Build.

Thornmail Braum build with runes and items. Thornmail Braum guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Thornmail Braum build in League of Legends Patch 26.2!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Bramble Vest should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Braum ability Winter's Bite should be leveled first.
Q
Braum ability Unbreakable should be leveled second.
E
Braum ability Stand Behind Me should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Abyssal Mask should be final item in your build.
Randuin's Omen should be final item in your build.
Jak'Sho, The Protean should be final item in your build.
Dead Man's Plate should be final item in your build.
Sunfire Aegis should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Guardian from Resolve tree.
Minor rune Precision.
Summoner spells
Pick Mark as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Thornmail Braum Runes

Resolve
Resolve major tree Grasp of the Undying rune.
Resolve major tree Aftershock rune.
Resolve major tree Guardian rune.
Resolve major tree Demolish rune.
Resolve major tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve major tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve major tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve major tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve major tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve major tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve major tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve major tree Unflinching rune.
Precision
Precision minor tree Absorb Life rune.
Precision minor tree Triumph rune.
Precision minor tree Presence of Mind rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Alacrity rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Haste rune.
Precision minor tree Legend: Bloodline rune.
Precision minor tree Coup de Grace rune.
Precision minor tree Cut Down rune.
Precision minor tree Last Stand rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

Optional Summoner Spells

Exhaust summoner spell

Exhaust

Defensive option. Exhaust for peeling against enemy divers and assassins and protecting your carries.

Ghost summoner spell

Ghost

Ghost for extra mobility - great for chasing down fleeing enemies or staying on top of slippery AD carries.

Ignite summoner spell

Ignite

Offensive option if you are feeling spicy. Grievous Wounds + some damage. Good in early fights and you can score some kills, but reduces your going-in potential. Especially later.

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How it works

General

  1. You rush Thornmail and stack as much Armor as you can.
  2. You become auto-attackers' worst nightmare.
  3. Hit or miss. Works great if the enemy team is full of physical damage and auto-attackers. Less effective against full AP - but still viable since players auto attack anyway.

Playstyle

  1. Rush Thornmail and become a walking cactus. 🌵
  2. Stay in fights - the more they hit you, the more they hurt themselves. ⚔️
  3. Adapt: if they are heavy AP, pivot to regular tank items. 🎯

How to play

Thornmail Braum

  1. Stand Behind Me (W) grants you bonus Armor which makes your Thornmail hit even harder.
  2. Jump to your frontline allies with Stand Behind Me (W) to dive into the enemy team and get auto attacked a little.

General

Getting started

  1. Start with Bramble Vest and Ruby Crystal. Rush Thornmail #1, then keep stacking Armor items.
  2. This build is aimed to counter AD comps. Since you don't know the enemy team before loading in, you need to adapt. If they are heavy AP, you can just fall back to a regular tank build.

During fights

  1. Stay in the middle of fights as long as possible. The more enemies hit you, the more damage Thornmail reflects.
  2. Randuin's Omen is great for engagements - it slows enemies on activation and reduces their crit damage.
  3. Late game, you can consider selling boots for a 6th item - for even more sweet Thornmail damage!
  4. You can use Bandlepipes to give your whole team an attack speed boost whenever you CC enemies. Great synergy with auto attackers.

Runes

  1. Be careful to not waste Aftershock. Try timing it and keeping it for going in. It increases your Armor greatly, which in turn increases Thornmail damage!
  2. You can also take Grasp of the Undying as an alternative rune if you prefer scaling.
  3. Triumph is better overall (heal + gold), but if you want to have easier time with your mana, go Presence of the Mind.

Tips and Tricks

Riot

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

Skill Order

  • Braum [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Winter's Bite
  • Braum [object Object] ability.
    W
    Stand Behind Me
  • Braum [object Object] ability.
    E
    Unbreakable
  • Braum [object Object] ability.
    R
    Glacial Fissure

Items

Starting items
Bramble Vest item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Rush this
Thornmail item.
Good tank items
Protoplasm Harness item.
Fimbulwinter item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Force of Nature item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Spirit Visage item.
Hollow Radiance item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Good Armor items
Sunfire Aegis item.
Frozen Heart item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Thornmail item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Unending Despair item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Situational items
Titanic Hydra item.
Bandlepipes item.
Knight's Vow item.
Zeke's Convergence item.
Trailblazer item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Sorcery item.
Example final build
Thornmail item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Sunfire Aegis item.