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Brand with Xin Zhao

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How to Synergize Brand and Xin Zhao

based on 5,088 Brand with Xin Zhao pairs
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the stats from from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Brand has gone into battle with Xin Zhao in 5088 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the creators of League, we are sure that we can showcase high-quality, insightful builds to help Brand synergize with Xin Zhao. It is relatively rare for Brand to play with Xin Zhao on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.2% of rounds with Brand.

Brand Xin Zhao Synergy Summary

Brand has done a good job of teaming up with Xin Zhao. Usually, he wins a terrific 52.6% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Brand when fighting on the same team as Xin Zhao by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Brand vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameStormsurgeRylai's Crystal Scepter

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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 HarvestTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Brand and Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Brand with Xin Zhao

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 Understand How Xin Zhao Will Play

Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.

Brand Xin Zhao Synergy Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Xin Zhao Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.9
7.1
< Deaths >
7
8.7
< Assists >
8.9
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
79
< Minions Killed >
65
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.66
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
815
< Physical Damage >
843
22,397
< Magic Damage >
22,309
990
< True Damage >
1,355
24,202
< Damage Dealt >
24,507
21,964
< Damage Taken >
25,724
10,543
< Gold Earned >
11,149
1.67
< Towers >
1.54
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
2,818
< Total Healing >
6,222
12,205
< Experience >
13,070
44
< Vision Score >
36
19
< Wards Placed >
14
147
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Play with Xin Zhao as Brand in LoL

The Brand Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Brand sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xin Zhao. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Xin Zhao helps Brand perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Brand is paired with Xin Zhao, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This could indicate that Xin Zhao does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Brand is played with Xin Zhao on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Xin Zhao.

Additionally, when Brand plays with Xin Zhao on the same side, he typically receives much less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Xin Zhao does a decent job of covering Brand in team fights.

Synergies between Brand and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Brand
Xin Zhao

Is Brand better when played alongside Xin Zhao?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Brand that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. Yet, Xin Zhao is a decent ally for Brand. By playing on the same side as Brand, he increases their win rate by 1.2% to 52.6%. This proves that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Brand and Xin Zhao that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Xin Zhao has a lower difficulty than Brand. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Xin Zhao comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.

Playing alongside, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

In contrast, by pairing Brand and Xin Zhao together, you will not be providing your side much crowd control. Plan to have other champions on your team that nullifies this relative hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Xin Zhao ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand Xin Zhao Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Brand and Xin Zhao, we analyzed 5,088 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Brand with Xin Zhao comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Brand to synergize with Xin Zhao during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to have in your Brand and Xin Zhao synergy build include Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand included at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Xin Zhao than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Brand had an average winrate of 52.6% when playing alongside Xin Zhao with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing your oponents, Brand players should use the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Xin Zhao with Brand are given for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.