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Brand vs Gnar

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How to Beat Gnar as Brand

based on 2,344 Brand vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Gnar as Brand resulted from an examination of 2344 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Brand is forced to battle against Gnar in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Brand vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Brand has done a good job of beating Gnar. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.0% of games the champs face each other in. In Brand against Gnar rounds, Brand’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Gnar.

Best Brand vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflameRylai's Crystal ScepterZaz'Zak's Realmspike

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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Brand vs Gnar Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Gnar Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.3
7
< Deaths >
6
8.7
< Assists >
6
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
63
< Minions Killed >
169
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.49
840
< Physical Damage >
18,213
22,129
< Magic Damage >
3,491
1,318
< True Damage >
464
24,288
< Damage Dealt >
22,168
25,596
< Damage Taken >
30,706
10,994
< Gold Earned >
11,563
1.51
< Towers >
2.36
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,058
< Total Healing >
6,184
12,826
< Experience >
15,125
37
< Vision Score >
18
15
< Wards Placed >
9
229
< Time Dealing CC >
424

How to Counter Gnar with Brand in LoL

The stats shown here feature several vital Brand vs. Gnar counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gnar..

Brand normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Gnar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Gnar

Who is Better, Brand or Gnar?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Brand usually wins when trying to fight Gnar, with a 53.0% win rate. As a result, Brand makes a good counter for Gnar.

While Brand does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Brand into Gnar.

Moreover, Brand has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Brand is a good counter for Gnar. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Gnar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

Brand Loses Against

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Brand Wins Against

ZeriZeri58.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee57.2% winrateXayahXayah55.8% winrateYuumiYuumi55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 55.4% 3348 GamesBardBard+ 55.5% 3915 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 56.1% 14071 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 56.5% 6844 Games

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Brand, we analyzed 2,344 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 Gnar 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

Brand Build Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Brand to counter Gnar 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 listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand often picks up less CS as Gnar. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly 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 situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Brand versus Gnar build include Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Gnar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Brand boasted an average win rate of 53.0% when playing against Gnar with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Gnar as Brand, Brand players 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 builds players used for Brand vs Gnar counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.0% winrate overall.

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