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Brand vs Ekko

How to Beat Ekko as Brand in LoLBrand is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ekko as Brand

based on 10,986 Brand vs Ekko matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Brand faced off against Ekko 10986 times. Including so many games with Brand versus Ekko provides us confidence in our capability to produce informative stats and a solid build to suppress Ekko. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Brand is forced to battle against Ekko in only 4.8% of his rounds.

Brand vs Ekko Matchup Summary

Brand does a ok job of countering Ekko. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Brand vs Ekko matches, Brand’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Ekko.

Best Brand vs Ekko Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomShadowflameStormsurge

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
>
Last skill for Brand to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive 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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Q
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W
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E
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Ekko

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 Ekko

The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.

Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.

Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.

Brand vs Ekko Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Ekko Image
5.8
< Kills >
8.3
7
< Deaths >
6
8.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
64
< Minions Killed >
106
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
0.8
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.47
855
< Physical Damage >
2,419
22,333
< Magic Damage >
18,842
1,358
< True Damage >
1,052
24,547
< Damage Dealt >
22,314
26,046
< Damage Taken >
32,503
11,164
< Gold Earned >
12,700
1.5
< Towers >
1.84
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
6,435
< Total Healing >
12,087
13,098
< Experience >
14,679
36
< Vision Score >
20
14
< Wards Placed >
7
249
< Time Dealing CC >
379

How to Counter Ekko with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several influential Brand versus Ekko matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ekko..

Brand typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Ekko. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Ekko

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Ekko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Ekko

Who is Better, Brand or Ekko?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Brand usually fairs equally well when playing against Ekko, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Brand makes an ok counter to Ekko.

While Brand does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Brand into Ekko.

Additionally, Brand has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Brand vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Brand is a somewhat poor counter to Ekko. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Ekko.

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Ekko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ekko as Brand, we analyzed 10,986 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 Ekko 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Brand to counter Ekko during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand on average racks up less CS as Ekko. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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 require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Brand versus Ekko build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Brand used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Ekko than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Brand boasted an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Ekko with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Ekko as Brand, Brand players should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Brand vs Ekko fights, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ekko as Brand are displayed for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.