Blitzcrank vs Brand
How to Beat Brand as Blitzcrank
based on 8,735 Blitzcrank vs Brand matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Brand Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Brand Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Brand as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Brand
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
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.
Blitzcrank vs Brand Counter Stats
How to Counter Brand with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stats provided here show several influential Blitzcrank against Brand matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Brand’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Brand. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Brand. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Brand
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Brand?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually fairs equally well when taking on Brand, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Blitzcrank makes an ok counter for Brand.
While Blitzcrank does have a lower win rate compared to Brand, when on opposite teams, Blitzcrank also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Blitzcrank into Brand.
Furthermore, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Brand. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Blitzcrank is a somewhat poor counter to Brand. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Blitzcrank against Brand.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank to counter Brand during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank usually gets less CS as Brand. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Blitzcrank versus Brand build include Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Brand than with most other typical builds. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average winrate of 49.2% battling Brand with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Brand as Blitzcrank, you should equip the Aftershock, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Blitzcrank vs Brand counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.2% winrate overall.
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