How to beat Brand
Common role: Mid / Support
A burst mage who chains stuns and ablaze passives to melt health bars.
Best counters vs Brand
Champions with the highest win rate against Brand on their main role — real ranked match data, patch 16.14.
- 1
Shaco61.9%44 games
- 2
Morgana58.0%128 games
- 3
Zilean57.2%66 games
- 4
Bard55.4%143 games
- 5
Janna55.7%77 games
- 6
Braum54.8%101 games
- 7
Nami54.3%227 games
- 8
Camille53.7%143 games
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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
FiammataLe abilità di Brand infiammano i suoi bersagli, infliggendo danni nell'arco di 4 secondi, cumulabili fino a 3 volte. Se Brand uccide un nemico in fiamme ottiene mana. Quando Fiammata raggiunge il massimo delle cariche su un campione o un mostro grande, Fiammata diventa instabile. Esplode in 2 secondi, applicando gli effetti delle abilità e infliggendo danni ingenti in un'area attorno alla vittima.
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
Fuoco ardenteBrand lancia una palla di fuoco che infligge danni magici. Se il bersaglio è in fiamme, Fuoco ardente lo stordisce.
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
Pilastro di fiammeDopo un breve ritardo, Brand crea un Pilastro di fiamme nell'area bersaglio, infliggendo danni magici alle unità nemiche nella zona. Le unità in fiamme subiscono il 25% di danni in più.
Strong: a big AoE that hits harder on burning targets. Weak: a delayed circle — step out of it before it lands.
E
ConflagrazioneBrand lancia contro il bersaglio una potente scarica che si propaga ai nemici vicini, infliggendo danni magici. Se il bersaglio è in fiamme, la propagazione di Conflagrazione è raddoppiata.
Strong: spreads his passive and adds burst between clustered enemies. Weak: single-target if you're alone — spacing limits the spread.
R
Cataclisma di fuocoBrand scatena un devastante fiume di fuoco che rimbalza tra lui e i nemici vicini fino a 5 volte, infliggendo danni magici agli avversari a ogni rimbalzo. I rimbalzi danno la priorità al raggiungimento del massimo delle cariche di Fiammata sui campioni. Se il bersaglio è in fiamme, Cataclisma di fuoco lo rallenta 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.
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