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Brand vs Nilah

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How to Beat Nilah as Brand

based on 3,409 Brand vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our data, Brand fought Nilah in 3409 rounds. Having so many matchups for Brand versus Nilah gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to smash your opposition. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Brand has to counter Nilah in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Brand vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Brand has done a decent job of countering Nilah. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champions battle each other in. In Brand against Nilah rounds, Brand’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Brand vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassMorellonomiconZaz'Zak's RealmspikeMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Brand to level upw
>
Second ability for Brand to level upe
>
Last skill for Brand to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Brand's passive ability p
Brand's q ability q
Brand's w ability w
Brand's e ability e
Brand's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Nilah

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.

Brand vs Nilah Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Nilah Image
6
< Kills >
7.9
6.8
< Deaths >
7.1
9.6
< Assists >
6
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.79
65
< Minions Killed >
172
0.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.52
881
< Physical Damage >
18,212
23,112
< Magic Damage >
174
1,350
< True Damage >
413
25,344
< Damage Dealt >
18,799
24,704
< Damage Taken >
25,740
11,188
< Gold Earned >
12,853
1.68
< Towers >
2.45
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,958
< Total Healing >
8,967
13,124
< Experience >
13,628
36
< Vision Score >
17
14
< Wards Placed >
9
236
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Nilah with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Brand vs. Nilah counter statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Brand usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Nilah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Nilah

Who is Better, Brand or Nilah?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Brand usually wins when taking on Nilah, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Brand makes a good counter to Nilah.

While Brand does have a higher winrate than Nilah, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Brand into Nilah.

Moreover, Brand has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Brand vs Nilah matchups, Brand is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Brand is a decent counter for Nilah. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Nilah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

Brand Loses Against

FizzFizz46.8% winrateTeemoTeemo47.8% winrateZyraZyra47.9% winrateXerathXerath48% winrate

Brand Wins Against

ZeriZeri58.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.2% winrateXayahXayah55.8% winrateYuumiYuumi55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 55.4% 3348 GamesBardBard+ 55.5% 3915 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 56.1% 14071 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 56.5% 6844 Games

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Brand, we analyzed 3,409 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Nilah as Brand comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Brand to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand most often accumulates less CS as Nilah. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Brand versus Nilah build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Nilah than with most other common item sets. In fact, Brand boasted an average win rate of 51.2% battling Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Nilah as Brand, Brand players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Brand vs Nilah face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.2% winrate overall.

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