League of Legends - Brand Champion Strategy and Item Build Guide

This page contains a champion character strategy guide for Brand in League of Legends (LoL), including stats, skills and abilities, rune builds, recommended gear and equipment, and playstyles.

Brand

Basic Information

Champion Stats

Lore

Skills

Icon	Description
	Blaze INNATE: Brand’s spells light his targets ablaze, dealing 2% of their maximum Health in magic damage over 4 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. When Blaze reaches max stacks on a Champion or monster, it becomes unstable. It detonates in 2 seconds for massive damage in an area around the victim.
	Sear (Target Range: 1050, Speed: 1550, Cost: 50 Mana, Cooldown: 8/7.5/7/6.5/6ACTIVE: Brand launches a ball of fire forward that deals magic damage. If the target is ablaze, Sear will stun the target for 1.5 seconds.Brand launches a ball of fire forward that deals 80/110/140/170/200 (+55% Ability Power)magic damage.Blaze: If the target is ablaze, Sear will stun the target for 1.5 seconds.
	Pillar of Flame (Target Range: 900, Effect Radius: 250, Cost: 60/70/80/90/100 Mana, Cooldown: 10/9.5/9/8.5/8)After a short delay, Brand creates a Pillar of Flame at a target area, dealing magic damage to enemy units within the area. Units that are ablaze take an additional 25% damage. After a short delay, Brand creates a Pillar of Flame at a target area, dealing 75/120/165/210/255 (+60% Ability Power) magic damage to enemy units within the area. Blaze: Units that are ablaze take an additional 25% damage from Pillar of Flame.
	Conflagration (Target Range: 625, Effect Radius: 375, Cost: 70/75/80/85/90, Mana Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6)Brand conjures a powerful blast at his target, dealing magic damage to them. If the target is ablaze, Conflagration spreads to nearby enemies. Brand conjures a powerful blast at his target, dealing 70/90/110/130/150 (+35% Ability Power) magic damage. Blaze: If the target is ablaze, Conflagration spreads to nearby enemies.
	Pyroclasm (Target Range: 750, Effect Radius: 750, Cost: 100 Mana, Cooldown: 105/90/75)Brand unleashes a devastating torrent of fire, dealing magic damage each time it bounces, up to 5 bounces. Bounces prioritize stacking Blaze to max on Champions. If a target is ablaze, Pyroclasm will briefly slow them.Brand unleashes a devastating torrent of fire, dealing 100/200/300 (+25% Ability Power)magic damage each time it bounces up to 5 bounces. Bounces prioritize stacking Blaze to max on Champions.Blaze: If the target is ablaze, Pyroclasm will briefly slow the target by 30/45/60%.

Strategy

• Brand has good zoning capability thanks to his skills. Try to hit enemies and minions with (W) Pillar of Flame to inflict them with your passive skill Blaze. This would keep your enemies away thereby starving them of experience and gold.
• (Q) Sear is effective and easier to hit with Rylai’s Crystal Scepter in your arsenal.
• Brand is very reliant on items for his health and damage both so try to farm as much as you could. Your early game is very weak so don’t be too aggressive.
• Brand is effective in stunning single targets with his skills. Cast (E) Conflagration on an enemy laner and follow up with (Q) Sear to stun that champion. Finish it off with (W) Pillar of Flame to deal tremendous damage.
• (R) Pyroclasm bounces from enemy champion to another so release this when they are close together to deal maximum damage.
• Brand’s skills requires a lot of mana so try to get the Blue Sentinel with the help from your jungler.

Runes & Masteries

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Summoner Spells

Mid Lane		Support
Ignite	Flash	Exhaust	Flash

Item Builds

Mid Lane

Starter Items

Starter Items
Doran’s Ring	Total Biscuit of Rejuvenation	Warding Totem

Core Items
Liandry’s Torment	Morellonomicon	Rylai’s Crystal Scepter

Liandry’s Torment – Liandry’s Torment synergizes well with Brand’s skills, as it increases their damage by applying an additional damage-over-time multiplier based on their enemies’ current health for a short duration.

Morellonomicon – Getting this item makes Brand’s damage to punch through enemies who have strong health regeneration and lifesteal. It gives decent Ability Power and replenishes Brand’s mana for each time he gets a kill or assist.

Rylai’s Crystal Scepter – Having Rylai’s Crystal Scepter gives Brand’s skills to have a slowing effect. This complements well with Liandry’s Torment, as the damage-over-time increases on champions who have movement-impairing debuffs on them such as slows and stuns.

Full Item Build
Rylai’s Crystal Scepter	Liandry’s Torment	Sorcerer’s Shoes
Rabadon’s Deathcap	Void Staff	Morellonomicon

Sorcerer’s Shoes – A standard boots upgrade for mages, Sorcerer’s Shoes gives additional Magic Penetration for Brand, giving his skills added potency.

Rabadon’s Deathcap – Another standard mage item, Rabadon’s Deathcap significantly increases Brand’s skills, allowing him to deal tremendous damage.

Void Staff – Void Staff further increases Brand’s magic penetration, apart from giving good bonus Ability Power.

Situational Items
Banshee’s Veil	Mejai’s Soulstealer	Zhonya’s Hourglass
Rod of Ages

Banshee’s Veil – A good defensive item for Brand, Banshee’s Veil gives a protective shield that blocks one enemy crowd control skill. Moreover, this item allows him to survive getting hit with one disable and enables him to re-position himself to safety. Stats-wise, Banshee’s Veil gives good magic resistance and Ability Power which synergizes with Brand’s skills.

Mejai’s Soulstealer – For more aggressive players, getting Mejai’s Soulstealer is an excellent item to pick up. It gives Brand additional Ability Power for each kill or assist he gets, but loses half of it should he die.

Zhonya’s Hourglass – Another staple defensive item for mages, Zhonya’s Hourglass puts Brand into stasis, rendering him immune to any damage for a short duration. Moreover, this item gives good bonus Ability Power and armor.

Rod of Ages – If you are expecting a longer game, you can opt to purchase Rod of Ages. It gives Brand scaling health, mana and Ability Power, for up to 10 charges. However, expect your early to mid-game damage to be subpar, since the bonus Ability Power this item gives will be apparent once you get your second core item.

Support

Starter Items

Starter Items
Spellthief’s Edge	Total Biscuit of Rejuvenation	Warding Totem

Core Items
Eye of the Watchers	Rylai’s Crystal Scepter	Liandry’s Torment

Eye of the Watchers – A nice Sightstone upgrade to get, especially for Support Mages, Eye of the Watchers give good health, Ability Power and mana regeneration stats. It also allows Brand to place wards throughout the map, so long as it has charges.

Core Items
Eye of the Watchers	Rylai’s Crystal Scepter	Ionian Boots of Lucidity or Sorcerer’s Shoes
Redemption	Liandry’s Torment	Morellonomicon

Ionian Boots of Lucidity – If you feel that you need to spam your skills more often, get Ionian Boots of Lucidity. It gives good cooldown reduction, allowing you to harass enemies with your skills.

Redemption – Redemption gives Brand good health and mana regeneration, as well as the ability to heal his team during team fights. Apart from this, Redemption has good mana regeneration, health regeneration and cooldown reduction.

Situational Items
Rabadon’s Deathcap	Banshee’s Veil

Playing Against

• Brand is very hard to 1v1 if you can’t burst him down quickly. His combination of Rylai’s Crystal Scepter and (Q) Sear stun can deal massive amounts of damage.
• Above all else, do your best to avoid getting hit with any of his skills. (W) Pillar of Flame deals high damage, and when he hits you with (Q) Sear, he will stun you.
• Brand is near OP during mid and late game, especially when he finally builds Liandry’s Torment and Rylai’s Crystal Septer. However, his early game is subpar at best as he doesn’t have that much damage.
• His health also comes from his items so he is still fairly squishy. Without his build, Brand won’t be able to do that much damage so engage him early on and try to starve him as much minions as you can. The later he finishes his build the better.
• A mage champion with superior range like Lux or Xerath can poke and harass Brand from a safe distance
• During teamfights, don’t stay very close to each other as (R) Pyroclasm bounces from champion to champion

Hard Counters

• Kassadin – Kassadin specializes in assassinating champions who have limited mobility. He can quickly burst down Brand and get away easily with Riftwalk, Null Sphere and Nether Blade as well as dodge most of his skills.
• Galio – Galio is exceptionally strong against mages, thanks to his Shield of Durand. Moreover, he can also get close to Brand with Justice Punch and deal significant damage with Winds of War.
• Zed – Similar to Kassadin, Zed excels in eliminating single targets. He is a highly mobile champion who can burst down Brand with his Death Mark + Shadow Slash + Razor Shuriken combo before Brand can cast his spells.

Strategy Video

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