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

Brand vs Viktor

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

based on 3,241 Brand vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Viktor as Brand came out of an examination of 3241 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This matchup is somewhat rare. Brand is forced to battle against Viktor in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Brand vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Brand has done a ok job of beating Viktor. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champions fight each other in. In Brand vs Viktor games, Brand’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Brand vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffZaz'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
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
1
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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R

Guide to Countering Viktor as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Brand vs Viktor Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Viktor Image
6
< Kills >
6.5
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
8.8
< Assists >
7
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
65
< Minions Killed >
185
0.72
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.44
792
< Physical Damage >
592
22,243
< Magic Damage >
25,922
1,337
< True Damage >
703
24,373
< Damage Dealt >
27,218
26,661
< Damage Taken >
19,794
11,278
< Gold Earned >
12,299
1.45
< Towers >
1.88
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
6,797
< Total Healing >
1,837
13,254
< Experience >
15,380
37
< Vision Score >
19
14
< Wards Placed >
10
252
< Time Dealing CC >
278

How to Counter Viktor with Brand in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several strategic Brand vs. Viktor matchup stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Viktor..

Brand normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Viktor. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Viktor

Who is Better, Brand or Viktor?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Brand usually fairs equally well when playing against Viktor, with a 50.7% win rate. Therefore, Brand makes an ok counter to Viktor.

While Brand does have a higher winrate compared to Viktor, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Brand into Viktor.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Brand vs Viktor matchups, Brand is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Brand is a decent counter for Viktor. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Viktor.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

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Brand Wins Against

ZeriZeri58.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.2% winrateXayahXayah55.8% winrateYuumiYuumi55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Brand, we analyzed 3,241 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 Viktor 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 to counter Viktor during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand often gets less CS as Viktor. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Brand versus Viktor build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Viktor than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Brand had an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Viktor with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Viktor as Brand, Brand players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Brand vs Viktor counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.7% winrate overall.

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