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
  炽热之焰

  布兰德的技能会对他的目标施加【烈焰焚身】效果，在4秒里持续造成伤害，最多可叠加3次。如果布兰德击杀了身上带有【烈焰焚身】的敌人，那么他会回复法力值。当【炽热之焰】在一名英雄或大型野怪身上叠至满层时，它会变得不稳定。它会在2秒内爆炸，在目标附近的区域施加法术特效并造成大量伤害。

  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
  火焰烙印

  布兰德向前方放出一团可造成魔法伤害的火球。如果目标带有【烈焰焚身】效果，那么【Q火焰烙印】将使目标晕眩。

  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
  烈焰之柱

  在短暂的延迟后，布兰德会在目标区域创造一根烈焰之柱，来对范围内的敌方单位造成魔法伤害。带有【烈焰焚身】效果的单位会额外受到25%伤害。

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

• E
  烈火燃烧

  布兰德在目标身上引发一阵强力的爆裂至附近的敌人处，造成魔法伤害。如果目标带有【烈焰焚身】效果，那么【E烈火燃烧】的扩散距离翻倍。

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

• R
  烈焰风暴

  布兰德释放一颗破坏力极强的火焰之种，火焰之种会在布兰德和附近敌人之间弹跳至多5次，每次弹跳时对敌人造成魔法伤害。弹跳会优先以带有即将满层的【炽热之焰】效果的英雄为目标。如果目标带有【烈焰焚身】效果，那么【R烈焰风暴】将使目标短暂减速。

  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.