Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstSustained DPSHeavy poke

You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.

Build vs Brand

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

The Collector
1vs Tank
Edge of Night
2vs Tank
Infinity Edge
3DPS

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Profane Hydra
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41489%
345%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Guardian Angel
5vs AD

Anti Heal

Mortal Reminder
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

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

Anti Tank

Profane Hydra
5vs Tank
Voltaic Cyclosword
vs Tank
Lord Dominik's Regards
vs Tank
Hubris
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
vs Tank

DPS

Kraken Slayer
DPS
Stormrazor
DPS
Blade of The Ruined King
DPS
100.0% WR2 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Absolute FocusAbsolute Focus
Gathering StormGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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

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