How to beat Brand

Common role: Mid / Support

A burst mage who chains stuns and ablaze passives to melt health bars.

What makes Brand dangerous

Brand stuns you if you are already ablaze (Q after another ability), blasts an AoE (W) that hits harder on burning targets, and spreads his passive between nearby enemies for a detonation. His ultimate bounces between clustered enemies, ramping his passive and chunking a whole grouped team.

How to play against Brand

• 1Don't clump — his ult and passive bounce and spread between nearby enemies.
• 2Dodge his W or the Q stun; his combo needs the ablaze setup to lock you.
• 3He is immobile with no escape — dive or engage on him.
• 4Stack magic resist and health to survive his burst window.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Completely immobile — no dash or escape.
• ✓His stun requires an ablaze setup — dodge the first proc.
• ✓Ult and passive fizzle if enemies are spread out.
• ✓Squishy; a dive shuts him down.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Brand's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Nube de fuego

  Los hechizos de Brand prenden fuego a sus objetivos, lo que inflige daño durante 4 s. Puede acumularse hasta 3 veces. Si Brand asesina a un enemigo que esté en llamas, recupera maná. Cuando Nube de fuego alcanza el máximo de acumulaciones en un campeón o monstruo gigante, se vuelve inestable. Explota al cabo de 2 s, aplica efectos de hechizo e inflige una gran cantidad de daño en la zona que rodea a la víctima.

  Strong: his burn ticks and, when maxed, detonates for a big AoE hit. Weak: it spreads between nearby enemies — don't stand next to allies.

• Q
  Abrasar

  Brand lanza una bola de fuego que inflige daño mágico. Si el objetivo está en llamas, Abrasar lo dejará aturdido.

  Strong: stuns you if you're already ablaze, locking his combo. Weak: no ablaze, no stun — dodge the first proc and it's just a skillshot.

• W
  Pilar de llamas

  Tras un breve retardo, Brand crea un Pilar de llamas en la ubicación del objetivo que inflige daño mágico a las unidades enemigas dentro de la misma. Las unidades que estén en llamas recibirán un 25% de daño adicional.

  Strong: a big AoE that hits harder on burning targets. Weak: a delayed circle — step out of it before it lands.

• E
  Incendio

  Brand lanza un ataque poderoso a su objetivo que se extiende a los enemigos cercanos e inflige daño mágico. Si el objetivo está en llamas, se duplica la propagación de Incendio.

  Strong: spreads his passive and adds burst between clustered enemies. Weak: single-target if you're alone — spacing limits the spread.

• R
  Detonación ígnea

  Brand libera un torrente de fuego devastador que rebota hasta 5 veces entre Brand y los enemigos cercanos, e inflige daño mágico a los enemigos cada vez que rebota. Estos rebotes priorizan acumular al máximo Nube de fuego en los campeones. Si un objetivo está en llamas, Detonación ígnea lo ralentizará brevemente.

  Strong: bounces between grouped enemies, ramping his passive across the team. Weak: it fizzles if enemies are spread — don't clump.

Itemization

Spread against his bouncing ult; magic resist and health survive the burst. Dive his immobile frame and dodge the ablaze setup to deny the stun.

This guide covers Brand's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.