Zilean vs Brand
How to Beat Brand as Zilean
based on 2,722 Zilean vs Brand matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Brand Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Brand Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Brand as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Brand
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Win Against Brand
Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.
Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.
Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.
Zilean vs Brand Counter Stats
How to Counter Brand with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some vital Zilean against Brand matchup stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Brand’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Brand. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Zilean normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Brand. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Brand
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Who is Better, Zilean or Brand?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when facing off against Brand, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Zilean makes an ok counter to Brand.
While Zilean does have a lower win rate compared to Brand, when they face off with one another, Zilean 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 Zilean into Brand.
Moreover, Zilean also has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Brand. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Zilean is a somewhat poor counter for Brand. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Zilean against Brand.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to counter Brand during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Brand. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Zilean versus Brand build include Morellonomicon, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Brand than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 49.3% battling Brand with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of beating Brand as Zilean, Zilean players should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Zilean vs Brand matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% winrate overall.
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