Brand vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Brand
based on 23,440 Brand vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Brand vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Brand vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Brand
Tips for Playing as Brand against Caitlyn
You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.
You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.
Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.
Advice to Win Against Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Brand vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Brand in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several significant Brand against Caitlyn matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s ratio of NaN, showing that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Caitlyn..
Brand usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Brand and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Brand or Caitlyn?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Brand usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 50.8% win rate. Therefore, Brand makes an ok counter to Caitlyn.
While Brand does have a higher win rate compared to Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Brand also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Brand into Caitlyn.
Moreover, Brand also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Brand vs Caitlyn matchups, Brand is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Brand is a decent counter to Caitlyn. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Brand against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Brand in order to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Brand usually racks up less CS compared to Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Brand versus Caitlyn build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Brand bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Caitlyn than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Brand had an average winrate of 50.8% battling Caitlyn with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Caitlyn as Brand, Brand players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Brand vs Caitlyn battles, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.8% winrate overall.
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