Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstSustained DPSHeavy poke

Build vs Brand

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Ravenous Hydra
1DPS
Trinity Force
2DPS
Spear of Shojin
3Bruiser

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Death's Dance
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41472%
41217%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Maw of Malmortius
5vs AP

Other options

Sterak's Gage
Survival
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Bone PlatingBone Plating
UnflinchingUnflinching
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
CamilleCamille
BrandBrand
Careful
Careful
Aggressive

Brand's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Blaze (P)

Brand's spells light his targets ablaze, dealing damage over 4 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. If Brand kills an enemy while it is ablaze he regains mana. When Blaze reaches max stacks on a Champion or large monster, it becomes unstable. It detonates in 2 seconds, applying spell effects and dealing massive damage in an area around the victim.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
38s10s13s
67s10s13s1m40
96s9.5s13s1m40
116s9s13s1m30
166s8s11s1m20
186s8s9s1m20

Playing against Brand

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Spread out: Brand's R bounces and his passive explodes in AoE. Staying grouped is suicide.

2

His Q only stuns if you're already ablaze — if he hits you with E first, absolutely dodge the Q.

3

Brand is immobile and squishy — assassins and direct engages destroy him easily.

4

Buy MR early: his damage is nearly 100% magic and his % max HP ratios hurt a lot.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026