Gwen vs Brand
How to Beat Brand as Gwen
based on 4,645 Gwen vs Brand matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Brand Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Brand Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Brand as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Brand
Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.
Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.
Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.
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.
Gwen vs Brand Counter Stats
How to Counter Brand with Gwen in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize some valuable Gwen vs. Brand counter stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the pair. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Brand’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Brand..
Gwen typically has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Brand. This typically indicates 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 Gwen and Brand
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Who is Better, Gwen or Brand?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gwen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Brand, with a 49.0% win rate. Therefore, Gwen makes an ok counter to Brand.
While Gwen does have a lower winrate compared to Brand, when they face off with one another, Gwen also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Gwen into Brand.
Additionally, Gwen also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Brand. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Gwen is a somewhat poor counter for Brand. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gwen against Brand.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Gwen to counter Brand during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen on average accumulates more CS relative to Brand. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Gwen versus Brand build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Cosmic Drive. When Gwen used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better when facing Brand than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gwen had an average win rate of 49.0% when countering Brand with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Brand as Gwen, Gwen players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Gwen vs Brand clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.0% win rate overall.
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