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Brand vs Pyke

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How to Beat Pyke as Brand

based on 7,626 Brand vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
51.7 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our data, Brand battled Pyke in 7626 rounds. Having so many matchups for Brand vs Pyke provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce informative data and a pro build to wreck Pyke. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Brand is forced to battle against Pyke in only 3.3% of his games.

Brand vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Brand has done a decent job of beating Pyke. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.7% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Brand against Pyke games, Brand’s team is 0.3% less probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Brand vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandHaunting Guise

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameCryptbloomStormsurge

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 upq
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Last skill for Brand to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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W
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E
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Brand vs Pyke Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
51.7 %
VS
Win Rate
48.3 %
Pyke Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.1
7.7
< Deaths >
7.5
9
< Assists >
8.9
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
65
< Minions Killed >
39
0.64
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.33
881
< Physical Damage >
10,390
22,326
< Magic Damage >
67
1,332
< True Damage >
2,457
24,541
< Damage Dealt >
12,914
25,765
< Damage Taken >
23,278
11,305
< Gold Earned >
10,430
1.56
< Towers >
1.07
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
5,858
< Total Healing >
5,191
13,080
< Experience >
10,948
35
< Vision Score >
68
15
< Wards Placed >
31
232
< Time Dealing CC >
96

How to Counter Pyke with Brand in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several significant Brand vs. Pyke matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between these two champions. Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pyke..

Brand typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Pyke. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Pyke

Who is Better, Brand or Pyke?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Brand usually wins when facing off against Pyke, with a 51.7% win rate. As a result, Brand makes a good counter to Pyke.

While Brand does have a higher winrate compared to Pyke, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Brand into Pyke.

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

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

Brand is a decent counter for Pyke. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Brand against Pyke.

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

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Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Brand, we analyzed 7,626 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 Pyke 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Brand to counter Pyke 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand often racks up more CS as Pyke. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Brand versus Pyke build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Zaz'Zak's Realmspike. When Brand included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Pyke than with most other common item sets. In fact, Brand had an average win rate of 51.7% battling Pyke with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Pyke as Brand, Brand players should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Brand vs Pyke fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Pyke as Brand are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.