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Brand vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Brand in LoLBrand is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Brand

based on 2,414 Brand vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Brand came out of an analysis of 2414 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Brand is forced to battle against Taliyah in only 1.1% of his games.

Brand vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Brand has done a good job of countering Taliyah. Typically, he wins a whopping 53.3% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Brand against Taliyah rounds, Brand’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Brand vs Taliyah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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 upq
>
Last skill for Brand to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
6
R
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Brand vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Taliyah Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.4
6.9
< Deaths >
6.7
8.5
< Assists >
8.3
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
64
< Minions Killed >
125
0.74
< Dragons Killed >
0.57
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.39
806
< Physical Damage >
755
22,012
< Magic Damage >
21,444
1,295
< True Damage >
1,131
24,114
< Damage Dealt >
23,331
26,104
< Damage Taken >
22,328
11,307
< Gold Earned >
12,370
1.52
< Towers >
1.57
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
6,643
< Total Healing >
4,580
13,181
< Experience >
14,619
37
< Vision Score >
22
14
< Wards Placed >
9
251
< Time Dealing CC >
561

How to Counter Taliyah with Brand in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several influential Brand against Taliyah matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Taliyah..

Brand typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Taliyah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Taliyah

Who is Better, Brand or Taliyah?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Brand usually wins when taking on Taliyah, with a 53.3% win rate. Thus, Brand makes a great counter for Taliyah.

While Brand does have a higher winrate compared to Taliyah, when facing one another, Brand also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Brand into Taliyah.

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

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

Brand is a great counter to Taliyah. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Brand, we analyzed 2,414 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 Taliyah 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 in order to counter Taliyah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand on average gets less CS compared to Taliyah. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Brand versus Taliyah build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Taliyah than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Brand had an average winrate of 53.3% when countering Taliyah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Taliyah as Brand, Brand players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Brand vs Taliyah counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.3% win rate overall.

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