Brand ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 50.5%
- Pick rate
- 0.8%
- Ban rate
- 3.2%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Sorcery
Precision
Summoner spells
Max order
W
E
Q
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Brand
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Brand wins 50.5% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (734 games).
- Most common core: Blackfire Torch → Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Liandry's Torment — 56% win rate over 9 games.
- Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 80% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Jhin (63% over 43 games). Hardest: Ashe (31% over 13 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 75.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 65.0% | 3% (20) | |
| 60.0% | 1% (5) | |
| 52.0% | 17% (125) | |
| 48.3% | 20% (145) | |
| 46.2% | 5% (39) | |
| 45.9% | 18% (135) | |
| 43.5% | 3% (23) | |
| 40.0% | 1% (5) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Sorcery
Precision
Sorcery +
Precision
Sorcery +
Precision
Keystones
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
47.2%22% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
40.0%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
49.3%10% pick
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Flash + Ghost
47.2%7% pick
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Flash + Barrier
42.9%3% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
W
E
Q
38.5%13 games
W
Q
E
50.0%6 games
Most common first three levels: W → E → Q (40%), W → Q → E (60%), W → E → W (0%).
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PBlazeBrand'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...
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QSear
Brand launches a ball of fire forward that deals magic damage. If the target is ablaze, Sear will stun the target.
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WPillar of Flame
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.
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EConflagration
Brand conjures a powerful blast at his target that spreads to nearby enemies, dealing magic damage. If the target is ablaze, Conflagration's spread is doubled.
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RPyroclasmBrand unleashes a devastating torrent of fire that bounces up to 5 times off of Brand and nearby enemies, dealing magic damage to enemies each time bounce. Bounces prioritize stacking Blaze to max on Champions. If a targ...