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How to Win Brand vs Wukong Counter MatchupBrand is in the s tier of champions

Brand vs Wukong

How to Beat Wukong as Brand in LoLBrand is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Wukong as Brand

based on 2,465 Brand vs Wukong matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our dataset, Brand faced Wukong in 2465 matches. Having so many games with Brand vs Wukong provides us faith in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a pro build to suppress your rival. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Brand encounters Wukong in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Brand vs Wukong Matchup Summary

Brand does a good job of beating Wukong. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.3% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Brand vs Wukong rounds, Brand’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Wukong.

Best Brand vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapRylai's Crystal ScepterLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeCryptbloomZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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 HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Wukong as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Wukong

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 Wukong

Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.

Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.

Brand vs Wukong Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Wukong Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.7
6.9
< Deaths >
6.3
8.9
< Assists >
6.5
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
65
< Minions Killed >
91
0.69
< Dragons Killed >
0.84
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.43
806
< Physical Damage >
15,345
22,158
< Magic Damage >
2,432
1,364
< True Damage >
961
24,328
< Damage Dealt >
18,739
25,483
< Damage Taken >
31,821
11,246
< Gold Earned >
11,934
1.59
< Towers >
1.77
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
6,215
< Total Healing >
10,130
13,134
< Experience >
14,172
37
< Vision Score >
21
15
< Wards Placed >
8
239
< Time Dealing CC >
131

How to Counter Wukong with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some strategic Brand against Wukong matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences between this set of champs. Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Wukong’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Wukong..

Brand typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Wukong. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Wukong

Who is Better, Brand or Wukong?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Brand usually wins when playing against Wukong, with a 53.3% win rate. Thus, Brand makes a great counter to Wukong.

While Brand does have a higher win rate compared to Wukong, when facing one another, Brand also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Brand into Wukong.

Additionally, Brand has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Wukong. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Brand vs Wukong matchups, Brand is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Brand is a great counter for Wukong. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Wukong.

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Wukong Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Wukong as Brand, we analyzed 2,465 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 Wukong 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

If you would like to truly master Brand to counter Wukong during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Wukong. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Brand versus Wukong build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Wukong than with many other typical builds. In fact, Brand had an average winrate of 53.3% when countering Wukong with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Wukong as Brand, you should take 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 Wukong counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 53.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Wukong as Brand are given for every ranked division. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.