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Brand vs Xin Zhao

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How to Beat Xin Zhao as Brand

based on 7,403 Brand vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Xin Zhao as Brand came out of an examination of 7403 ranked rounds where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Brand has to counter Xin Zhao in only 3.2% of his games.

Brand vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Brand has done a decent job of countering Xin Zhao. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Brand versus Xin Zhao rounds, Brand’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Xin Zhao.

Best Brand vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeZhonya's HourglassMorellonomicon

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 HarvestTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
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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E
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Brand vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Xin Zhao Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.7
9.2
< Assists >
7.7
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
63
< Minions Killed >
44
0.68
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
840
< Physical Damage >
17,545
22,664
< Magic Damage >
1,486
1,373
< True Damage >
977
24,879
< Damage Dealt >
20,008
25,569
< Damage Taken >
41,520
11,059
< Gold Earned >
12,006
1.51
< Towers >
1.46
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
6,388
< Total Healing >
21,277
12,940
< Experience >
13,806
36
< Vision Score >
22
14
< Wards Placed >
6
246
< Time Dealing CC >
470

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several important Brand vs. Xin Zhao matchup stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, showing that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xin Zhao..

Brand normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Brand and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Brand or Xin Zhao?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Brand usually wins when trying to fight Xin Zhao, with a 51.2% win rate. Therefore, Brand makes a good counter for Xin Zhao.

While Brand does have a higher win rate compared to Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Brand into Xin Zhao.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Brand vs Xin Zhao matchups, Brand is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Brand is a decent counter to Xin Zhao. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Xin Zhao.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

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Brand Wins Against

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Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Brand, we analyzed 7,403 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 Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand often gets a similar amount of CS as Xin Zhao. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Brand versus Xin Zhao build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Xin Zhao than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Brand boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when playing against Xin Zhao with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of beating Xin Zhao as Brand, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Brand vs Xin Zhao matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.2% winrate overall.

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