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

Brand vs Lux

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

based on 25,085 Brand vs Lux matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
10.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Lux as Brand came out of an evaluation of 25085 ranked matches where both champs faced each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively common. Brand has to counter Lux in 10.9% of his rounds.

Brand vs Lux Matchup Summary

Brand does a ok job of beating Lux. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Brand vs Lux games, Brand’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood versus Lux.

Best Brand vs Lux 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 ScepterCosmic DriveLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomShadowflameBanshee's Veil

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
>
Last skill for Brand to max outq

Runes

DominationDark HarvestTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindCoup de Grace
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Lux as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Lux

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 Lux

When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.

Brand vs Lux Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Lux Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.2
7.2
< Deaths >
5.8
8.3
< Assists >
10.5
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
68
< Minions Killed >
93
0.6
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.47
790
< Physical Damage >
936
21,168
< Magic Damage >
19,401
1,239
< True Damage >
1,137
23,198
< Damage Dealt >
21,475
26,114
< Damage Taken >
16,367
11,090
< Gold Earned >
10,525
1.46
< Towers >
1.84
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,997
< Total Healing >
1,443
13,131
< Experience >
12,678
37
< Vision Score >
44
15
< Wards Placed >
19
224
< Time Dealing CC >
299

How to Counter Lux with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Brand vs. Lux matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between the pair. As an example, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lux’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lux..

Brand typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Lux. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Brand and Lux

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Lux
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Lux

Who is Better, Brand or Lux?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Brand usually fairs equally well when playing against Lux, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Brand makes an ok counter for Lux.

While Brand does have a higher win rate compared to Lux, when facing one another, Brand also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Brand into Lux.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Brand vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Brand is a decent counter to Lux. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Brand against Lux.

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Lux Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lux as Brand, we analyzed 25,085 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 Lux 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

If you would like to truly master Brand to counter Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Lux. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Brand versus Lux build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cosmic Drive, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Lux than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Brand boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Lux with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Lux as Brand, Brand players should take the Dark Harvest, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Coup de Grace runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Brand vs Lux face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Brand versus Lux tips and builds for a a distinct rank, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies given are computed using every round with data with both champs.