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How to Win Gragas vs Brand Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Brand

How to Beat Brand as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Brand as Gragas

based on 3,930 Gragas vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Brand as Gragas came out of an examination of 3930 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly uncommon. Gragas has to counter Brand in only 6.0% of his games.

Gragas vs Brand Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a below average job of beating Brand. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.0% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Gragas vs Brand matches, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Brand.

Best Gragas vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapVoid StaffStormsurge

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilLich BaneCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Brand as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Brand

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Win Against Brand

Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.

Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.

Gragas vs Brand Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Brand Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.1
6.1
< Deaths >
7
7.2
< Assists >
8.9
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
110
< Minions Killed >
64
0.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.71
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,466
< Physical Damage >
855
18,874
< Magic Damage >
22,708
650
< True Damage >
1,421
20,990
< Damage Dealt >
24,985
31,223
< Damage Taken >
26,546
11,519
< Gold Earned >
11,382
1.41
< Towers >
1.56
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
12,745
< Total Healing >
6,724
14,415
< Experience >
13,298
21
< Vision Score >
37
9
< Wards Placed >
14
417
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Counter Brand with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Gragas vs. Brand counter statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Brand’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Brand..

Gragas usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Brand. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Brand

Who is Better, Gragas or Brand?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when taking on Brand, with a 47.0% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes a bad counter to Brand.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate than Brand, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gragas into Brand.

Additionally, Gragas has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Brand. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gragas is a garbage counter to Brand. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Brand.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Brand Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Brand as Gragas, we analyzed 3,930 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 Brand as Gragas 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

Gragas Build Brand Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Brand during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas most often racks up more CS as Brand. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Gragas versus Brand build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Brand than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 47.0% when playing against Brand with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Brand as Gragas, you should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Gragas vs Brand counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Brand as Gragas are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.