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Brand vs Annie

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

based on 3,723 Brand vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our data, Brand faced Annie in 3723 rounds. Having so many matchups for Brand vs Annie provides us confidence in our ability to produce informative data and a supported build to defeat Annie. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Brand fights Annie in only 1.6% of his matches.

Brand vs Annie Matchup Summary

Brand has done a decent job of beating Annie. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Brand vs Annie rounds, Brand’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Annie.

Best Brand vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Banshee's VeilRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeLiandry's TormentCryptbloom

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 upq
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Last skill for Brand to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
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
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Q
3
E
4
W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Annie as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Annie

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 Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Brand vs Annie Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Annie Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.8
7
< Deaths >
6.2
8.6
< Assists >
8
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
65
< Minions Killed >
136
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.43
771
< Physical Damage >
840
21,636
< Magic Damage >
21,329
1,267
< True Damage >
1,270
23,675
< Damage Dealt >
23,440
25,514
< Damage Taken >
18,931
11,073
< Gold Earned >
11,118
1.52
< Towers >
1.7
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,024
< Total Healing >
1,844
12,867
< Experience >
13,939
36
< Vision Score >
22
15
< Wards Placed >
10
237
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Annie with Brand in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several significant Brand against Annie matchup stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Annie..

Brand usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Annie. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Brand and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Annie

Who is Better, Brand or Annie?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Brand usually wins when taking on Annie, with a 51.7% win rate. Therefore, Brand makes a good counter to Annie.

While Brand does have a higher win rate compared to Annie, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Brand into Annie.

Furthermore, Brand also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Brand is a decent counter for Annie. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Brand against Annie.

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

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Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Brand, we analyzed 3,723 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 Annie 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Brand in order to counter Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand usually gets less CS relative to Annie. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Brand versus Annie build include Banshee's Veil, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Brand incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Annie than with most other common builds. In fact, Brand had an average winrate of 51.7% battling Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Annie 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 that we analyzed for Brand vs Annie counters, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.7% win rate overall.

If you want to get Brand x Annie tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific skill level, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all games with data with these champions.