Brand vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Brand
based on 4,244 Brand vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Brand vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Brand vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Brand
Tips for Playing as Brand against Akshan
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 Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Brand in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some vital Brand versus Akshan counter stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, showing that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Akshan..
Brand normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Akshan. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Brand and Akshan
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Who is Better, Brand or Akshan?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Brand usually wins when playing against Akshan, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Brand makes a good counter for Akshan.
While Brand does have a higher winrate than Akshan, when they face off with one another, Brand also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Brand into Akshan.
Furthermore, Brand has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Brand vs Akshan matchups, Brand is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Brand is a decent counter to Akshan. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Brand against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Brand in order to counter Akshan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Brand on average accumulates less CS as Akshan. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The best items to use in your Brand versus Akshan build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Brand bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Akshan than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Brand boasted an average winrate of 51.6% when playing against Akshan with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Akshan as Brand, Brand players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Brand vs Akshan counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Akshan as Brand are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.