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How to Win Illaoi vs Brand Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Brand

How to Beat Brand as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the s tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Brand as Illaoi

based on 4,462 Illaoi vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.33
Pick Rate
6.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Brand as Illaoi came out of an examination of 4462 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Illaoi encounters Brand in only 6.3% of her games.

Illaoi vs Brand Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi does a poor job of beating Brand. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.7% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Illaoi versus Brand games, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Brand.

Best Illaoi vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spirit VisageJak'Sho, The ProteanDeath's DanceBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Brand as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Brand

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi vs Brand Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Brand Image
5.1
< Kills >
6.1
7
< Deaths >
6.6
4.2
< Assists >
9.3
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
192
< Minions Killed >
68
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.6
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.42
24,157
< Physical Damage >
852
831
< Magic Damage >
23,913
391
< True Damage >
1,430
25,379
< Damage Dealt >
26,196
37,259
< Damage Taken >
25,509
12,073
< Gold Earned >
11,234
2.67
< Towers >
1.53
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
8,773
< Total Healing >
6,131
15,518
< Experience >
13,358
16
< Vision Score >
36
8
< Wards Placed >
15
436
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Brand with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some influential Illaoi against Brand counter statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Brand’s ratio of NaN, showing that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Brand..

Illaoi usually has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives more damage than Brand. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Brand

Who is Better, Illaoi or Brand?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when playing against Brand, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes a bad counter to Brand.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate than Brand, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Illaoi into Brand.

Moreover, Illaoi has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Brand. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Illaoi is a garbage counter for Brand. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Brand.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Brand Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Brand as Illaoi, we analyzed 4,462 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 Illaoi 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

If you would like to truly master Illaoi in order to counter Brand during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi on average racks up more CS compared to Brand. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Brand build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Brand than with many other common builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 47.7% when playing against Brand with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Brand as Illaoi, Illaoi players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Illaoi vs Brand counters, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.

If you need to get Illaoi versus Brand tips and builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using all rounds with data with these champions.