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How to Win Brand vs Vi Counter MatchupBrand is in the s tier of champions

Brand vs Vi

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

based on 6,660 Brand vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Vi as Brand resulted from an analysis of 6660 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Brand is forced to battle against Vi in only 2.9% of his rounds.

Brand vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Brand does a dismal job of beating Vi. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Brand versus Vi games, Brand’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Vi.

Best Brand vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Banshee's VeilRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

CryptbloomVoid StaffMorellonomiconZhonya's Hourglass

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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Vi as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Vi

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 Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Brand vs Vi Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Vi Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.7
7
< Deaths >
6.4
9
< Assists >
7.8
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
65
< Minions Killed >
34
0.64
< Dragons Killed >
1.66
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.41
831
< Physical Damage >
16,582
22,323
< Magic Damage >
88
1,366
< True Damage >
852
24,521
< Damage Dealt >
17,523
25,780
< Damage Taken >
31,222
11,119
< Gold Earned >
11,877
1.49
< Towers >
1.28
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
6,196
< Total Healing >
11,636
13,034
< Experience >
13,872
36
< Vision Score >
23
14
< Wards Placed >
6
244
< Time Dealing CC >
280

How to Counter Vi with Brand in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several significant Brand against Vi matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Vi..

Brand normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Vi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Brand and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Vi

Who is Better, Brand or Vi?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Brand usually loses when facing off against Vi, with a 48.5% win rate. As a result, Brand makes a bad counter to Vi.

While Brand does have a lower winrate than Vi, when facing one another, Brand also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Brand into Vi.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Brand vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Brand is a somewhat poor counter to Vi. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Brand against Vi.

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 Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Brand, we analyzed 6,660 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 Vi 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Brand to counter Vi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand on average accumulates more CS compared to Vi. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Brand versus Vi build consist of Banshee's Veil, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Vi than with many other common item sets. In fact, Brand had an average winrate of 48.5% when countering Vi with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Vi as Brand, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Brand vs Vi counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vi as Brand are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.