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Brand vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Brand in LoLBrand is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Xerath as Brand

based on 9,794 Brand vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Brand fought Xerath in 9794 rounds. Using so many games with Brand versus Xerath provides us confidence in our ability to produce actionable data and a solid build to annihilate Xerath. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Brand is forced to battle against Xerath in only 4.3% of his rounds.

Brand vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Brand has done a poor job of countering Xerath. On average, he wins a lowly 48.0% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Brand vs Xerath matches, Brand’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Brand vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's Hourglass

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameLiandry's TormentStormsurge

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 upq
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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
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Xerath

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 Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Brand vs Xerath Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Xerath Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.2
7.4
< Deaths >
5.5
8.2
< Assists >
10.1
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
66
< Minions Killed >
107
0.67
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.4
765
< Physical Damage >
594
21,221
< Magic Damage >
25,055
1,316
< True Damage >
808
23,302
< Damage Dealt >
26,457
27,544
< Damage Taken >
17,168
11,217
< Gold Earned >
11,460
1.4
< Towers >
1.57
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,598
< Total Healing >
1,580
13,308
< Experience >
13,507
37
< Vision Score >
39
15
< Wards Placed >
18
237
< Time Dealing CC >
186

How to Counter Xerath with Brand in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some valuable Brand versus Xerath matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xerath..

Brand usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Xerath. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Brand and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Xerath

Who is Better, Brand or Xerath?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Brand usually loses when taking on Xerath, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Brand makes a poor counter to Xerath.

While Brand does have a lower win rate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Brand into Xerath.

Moreover, Brand has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Brand is a bad counter to Xerath. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Brand against Xerath.

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Brand, we analyzed 9,794 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 Xerath 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 learn all of the intricacies of Brand to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand most often picks up less CS relative to Xerath. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Brand versus Xerath build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Brand used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Xerath than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Brand boasted an average win rate of 48.0% when playing against Xerath with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Xerath as Brand, you should use 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 we have analyed for Brand vs Xerath clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.0% win rate overall.

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