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

Brand vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Brand in LoLBrand is in the b tier of champions
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Marksman

How to Beat Zeri as Brand

based on 2,245 Brand vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
58.5 %
K/D/A
2.32
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zeri as Brand came out of an examination of 2245 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Brand encounters Zeri in only 1.0% of his matches.

Brand vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Brand does a great job of countering Zeri. On average, he wins a whopping 58.5% of games the champs face one another in. In Brand versus Zeri matches, Brand’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Zeri.

Best Brand vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Brand Items

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

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflameLiandry's TormentZhonya's Hourglass

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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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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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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zeri as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Zeri

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.

Brand vs Zeri Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
58.5 %
VS
Win Rate
41.5 %
Zeri Image
6
< Kills >
7.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.2
9.1
< Assists >
6.4
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
64
< Minions Killed >
187
0.7
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
847
< Physical Damage >
13,467
22,321
< Magic Damage >
6,515
1,296
< True Damage >
549
24,465
< Damage Dealt >
20,532
24,559
< Damage Taken >
23,785
11,095
< Gold Earned >
12,571
1.72
< Towers >
2.02
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,111
< Total Healing >
4,469
12,978
< Experience >
12,872
36
< Vision Score >
18
14
< Wards Placed >
8
229
< Time Dealing CC >
122

How to Counter Zeri with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Brand against Zeri matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri..

Brand often has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Zeri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Brand and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Zeri

Who is Better, Brand or Zeri?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Brand usually wins when facing off against Zeri, with a 58.5% win rate. As a result, Brand makes a fantastic counter for Zeri.

While Brand does have a much higher winrate than Zeri, when facing 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 Zeri.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Brand vs Zeri matchups, Brand is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Brand is a great counter for Zeri. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Zeri.

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Brand, we analyzed 2,245 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 Zeri 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 truly master Brand to counter Zeri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand typically gets less CS compared to Zeri. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Brand versus Zeri build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Brand used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Zeri than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Brand boasted an average win rate of 58.5% when playing against Zeri with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Zeri as Brand, you should equip 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 sets that we analyzed for Brand vs Zeri matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 58.5% winrate overall.

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