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Brand vs Ryze

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How to Beat Ryze as Brand

based on 1,947 Brand vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Brand came out of an examination of 1947 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Brand fights Ryze in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Brand vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Brand has done a great job of countering Ryze. Normally, he wins a terrific 54.1% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Brand versus Ryze matches, Brand’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Ryze.

Best Brand vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRuby Crystal

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLuden's CompanionShadowflameMalignance

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 upe
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Last skill for Brand to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive 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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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Brand vs Ryze Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Ryze Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.8
6.7
< Deaths >
5.9
9.2
< Assists >
6.3
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
67
< Minions Killed >
193
0.66
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
915
< Physical Damage >
1,002
23,501
< Magic Damage >
22,260
1,378
< True Damage >
283
25,795
< Damage Dealt >
23,546
25,526
< Damage Taken >
27,910
11,299
< Gold Earned >
12,202
1.66
< Towers >
2.07
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,211
< Total Healing >
4,679
13,332
< Experience >
16,258
37
< Vision Score >
19
15
< Wards Placed >
10
244
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Ryze with Brand in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several strategic Brand against Ryze counter stats that can help us grasp the differences between the two. Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ryze..

Brand typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ryze. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Ryze

Who is Better, Brand or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Brand usually wins when facing off against Ryze, with a 54.1% win rate. As a result, Brand makes a great counter for Ryze.

While Brand does have a much higher win rate compared to Ryze, when they face off with one another, Brand also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Brand into Ryze.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Brand vs Ryze 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 teammates during late stage team fights.

Brand is a great counter to Ryze. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Ryze.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

Brand Loses Against

FizzFizz46.8% winrateTeemoTeemo47.8% winrateZyraZyra47.9% winrateXerathXerath48% winrate

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Brand, we analyzed 1,947 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 Ryze 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 truly master Brand in order to counter Ryze during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand typically racks up less CS relative to Ryze. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Brand versus Ryze build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Ryze than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Brand had an average winrate of 54.1% battling Ryze with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Ryze as Brand, Brand players should take 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 runes we have analyed for Brand vs Ryze counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.1% win rate overall.

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