How to win lane as Braum against Hwei · 50.64% win rate over 2,664 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Hwei | Hwei's level-1 Devastating Fire poke out-ranges your short Winter's Bite. |
| Level 2 | Hwei | At level 2 his QQ-QE combo chunks you and your ADC with no answer. |
| Level 3 | Hwei | By 3 his full poke kit dictates the lane while you can't close distance. |
| Levels 4-5 | Hwei | Levels 4-5 he keeps zoning you with ranged burst you can't trade back. |
| Level 6 | Hwei | His level-6 Spiraling Despair and WE knock-up out-damage and out-range you. |
| First item | Hwei | With first item his poke DPS still out-values your shield and peel. |
| Two+ items | Braum | Late your unmissable stun and knockup lock immobile Hwei for the 2v2 kill. |
Hwei out-ranges you from level 1. His Devastating Fire poke and Severing Bolt follow-up chunk you and your carry while you have no way to reach him, so soak minimal poke, dodge his skillshots, and lean on your ADC to contest his range.
The full Braum vs Hwei report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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