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

Brand vs Viego

How to Beat Viego as Brand in LoLBrand is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Viego as Brand

based on 8,916 Brand vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our dataset, Brand fought Viego in 8916 games. With so many matchups for Brand vs Viego provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide actionable stats and a supported build to obliterate Viego. This matchup is fairly rare. Brand is forced to battle against Viego in only 3.9% of his games.

Brand vs Viego Matchup Summary

Brand has done a ok job of countering Viego. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Brand against Viego rounds, Brand’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Viego.

Best Brand vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Brand to level upw
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Second ability for Brand to level upe
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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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W
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Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
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Guide to Countering Viego as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Viego

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 Viego Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Viego Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.9
6.9
< Deaths >
6.4
8.8
< Assists >
6.5
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
64
< Minions Killed >
36
0.62
< Dragons Killed >
1.7
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.4
796
< Physical Damage >
15,758
21,614
< Magic Damage >
2,461
1,353
< True Damage >
856
23,765
< Damage Dealt >
19,076
25,123
< Damage Taken >
34,119
10,981
< Gold Earned >
12,419
1.52
< Towers >
1.34
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
6,010
< Total Healing >
16,786
12,859
< Experience >
14,044
36
< Vision Score >
22
15
< Wards Placed >
6
232
< Time Dealing CC >
229

How to Counter Viego with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some valuable Brand versus Viego matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viego..

Brand usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Viego. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Viego

Who is Better, Brand or Viego?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Brand usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Viego, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Brand makes an ok counter to Viego.

While Brand does have a lower win rate compared to Viego, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Brand into Viego.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Brand vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Brand is a somewhat poor counter for Viego. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Brand against Viego.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

Brand Loses Against

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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 Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Brand, we analyzed 8,916 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 Viego 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

Brand Build Viego Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Brand to counter Viego during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand often racks up more CS as Viego. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Brand versus Viego build consist of Malignance, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Viego than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Brand boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Viego with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of beating Viego as Brand, you should use 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 rune combinations players chose for Brand vs Viego clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Viego as Brand are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.