Santa Braum

Been spamming Santa Braum for about 80 games now after grabbing it from a chest, and honestly this skin hits different compared to other Braum skins. The Q feels way smoother than base skin, especially when you're trying to land those max range pokes in lane. His shield animation on E is probably the cleanest out of all his skins, making it super easy to time those last-second projectile blocks. And the ult? That sleigh bell sound effect when you pop it is actually insane for teamfights since everyone immediately knows Braum just ulted without even looking.

Playing this in a dragon fight yesterday really showed me why Santa Braum review threads always mention visibility. Enemy Cait was fed and trying to kite back, but the white and red color scheme made it so easy to track my position in the chaos. My ADC even said the present particles on my passive made it clearer when someone was about to get stunned. Compared to Dragonslayer which I mained before, Santa feels less clunky overall. The auto attack animation after W is noticeably more responsive too.

Is Santa Braum worth it though? For 1350 RP it's definitely not pay-to-win but the cleaner animations do make a difference. If you're comparing to other Braum skins, this one's up there with Cafe Cuties for pure functionality. The recall is whatever but in actual gameplay everything flows better. My experience with Santa Braum convinced me to keep using it over my other skins. If you play Braum regularly and want something that feels good while still being festive, this is worth picking up when it comes back around December.