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How to Win Brand vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupBrand is in the s tier of champions

Brand vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Brand in LoLBrand is in the b tier of champions
Mage
Fighter

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Brand

based on 1,125 Brand vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our database, Brand engaged Rek'Sai in 1125 matches. Including so many games with Brand versus Rek'Sai provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide informative statistics and a supported build to counter Rek'Sai. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Brand has to counter Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of his matches.

Brand vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Brand has done a great job of beating Rek'Sai. Normally, he wins a whopping 54.5% of the time the champs face each other in. In Brand vs Rek'Sai games, Brand’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Rek'Sai.

Best Brand vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterMalignanceZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentVoid StaffLuden's Companion

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 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
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Brand vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Rek'Sai Image
6
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
6.8
9.2
< Assists >
7.3
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
61
< Minions Killed >
33
0.73
< Dragons Killed >
1.3
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.35
842
< Physical Damage >
14,333
22,279
< Magic Damage >
76
1,406
< True Damage >
3,494
24,527
< Damage Dealt >
17,904
25,736
< Damage Taken >
36,805
11,237
< Gold Earned >
11,897
1.59
< Towers >
1.17
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
6,537
< Total Healing >
17,111
13,047
< Experience >
13,561
36
< Vision Score >
21
14
< Wards Placed >
6
252
< Time Dealing CC >
285

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Brand against Rek'Sai counter stats that may help us grasp the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rek'Sai..

Brand usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Brand and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Brand or Rek'Sai?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Brand usually wins when taking on Rek'Sai, with a 54.5% win rate. Therefore, Brand makes a great counter to Rek'Sai.

While Brand does have a much higher winrate than Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Brand into Rek'Sai.

Additionally, Brand also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Brand vs Rek'Sai matchups, Brand is the better champion 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 to Rek'Sai. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Brand against Rek'Sai.

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Brand, we analyzed 1,125 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand most often gets more CS as Rek'Sai. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Brand versus Rek'Sai build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Brand incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Rek'Sai than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Brand had an average win rate of 54.5% battling Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Rek'Sai as Brand, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Brand vs Rek'Sai face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Brand are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.