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How to Win Brand vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupBrand is in the s tier of champions

Brand vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Brand in LoLBrand is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Brand

based on 9,306 Brand vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
54.6 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Brand came out of an analysis of 9306 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular matchup is fairly uncommon. Brand is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.1% of his rounds.

Brand vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Brand has done a great job of beating Kai'Sa. Typically, he wins a fantastic 54.6% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Brand versus Kai'Sa games, Brand’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Brand vs Kai'Sa 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 ScepterMalignanceZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffCryptbloomShadowflame

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
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
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
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Brand vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
54.6 %
VS
Win Rate
45.4 %
Kai'Sa Image
6
< Kills >
8.1
7
< Deaths >
6.5
9.3
< Assists >
6.2
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
65
< Minions Killed >
182
0.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
870
< Physical Damage >
12,262
22,274
< Magic Damage >
8,727
1,342
< True Damage >
441
24,487
< Damage Dealt >
21,432
25,424
< Damage Taken >
21,271
11,252
< Gold Earned >
12,832
1.69
< Towers >
2.02
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
6,028
< Total Healing >
4,699
13,161
< Experience >
13,269
37
< Vision Score >
18
15
< Wards Placed >
9
233
< Time Dealing CC >
47

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Brand in LoL

The stats provided here feature some important Brand against Kai'Sa counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kai'Sa..

Brand normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Brand or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Brand usually wins when facing off against Kai'Sa, with a 54.6% win rate. Therefore, Brand makes a great counter for Kai'Sa.

While Brand does have a much higher win rate compared to Kai'Sa, when they face off with one another, Brand also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Brand into Kai'Sa.

Additionally, Brand also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Brand vs Kai'Sa matchups, Brand is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Brand is a great counter for Kai'Sa. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Kai'Sa.

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

NilahNilah+ 55.4% 3348 GamesBardBard+ 55.5% 3915 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 56.1% 14071 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 56.5% 6844 Games

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Brand, we analyzed 9,306 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 Kai'Sa 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Brand in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand often picks up less CS as Kai'Sa. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Brand versus Kai'Sa build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Brand combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Kai'Sa than with many other common builds. In fact, Brand boasted an average winrate of 54.6% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Kai'Sa as Brand, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Brand vs Kai'Sa battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Brand are shown for every ranked division. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.