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Rell & Caitlyn vs Xayah & Braum

Bot Lane Matchup

Rell vs Xayah (with Caitlyn & Braum) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you and Caitlyn win — your level 2 W all-in is one of the strongest in the game and Braum's counter-engage requires stacking passive which takes time you won't give him.
Post-6, Braum's R and Xayah's R both counter your engage patterns, so you must be more selective and bait out their cooldowns before committing your R.

Your best trading pattern is to W-dismount onto Xayah when she is standing near a trap, forcing Braum to either shield her and eat the CC or let Xayah take the full combo — Caitlyn's headshot into your CC chain is a reliable kill setup.
Do not engage onto Braum directly as he will absorb your CC with W and stack passive on you instead.

You should not roam pre-6 in this matchup — Braum's counter-engage and Xayah's feather setup punish a 1v2 Caitlyn situation, and your presence in lane is necessary to maintain the pressure advantage you have.
Post-6, if you have priority and the wave is shoved, a roam to mid is viable, but only when Braum's R is confirmed on cooldown.

Do not engage when Xayah has R available and you have not baited it — she will use R to dodge your W dismount CC and retaliate with a feather root while you are in your slow dismounted state.
Tracking Xayah's R cooldown is mandatory before committing to any all-in.

Created on 09/18/2026

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