Brand Mid build & stats
- Win rate
- 47.0%
- Pick rate
- 0.6%
- Ban rate
- 0.3%
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
Boots
Runes
Sorcery +
Precision 
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Coup de Grace
Presence of Mind
Summoner spells
50.0%
16 games
Max order
W
E
Q
33.3%
9 games
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 47.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (100 games).
- Most common core: Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Zhonya's Hourglass → Liandry's Torment — 42% win rate over 12 games.
- Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 94% of games with a 46% win rate.
- Brand scales: 50% win rate after 35 minutes versus 38% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Most common sets of three completed items
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 100.0% | 3% (3) | |
| 62.5% | 8% (8) | |
| 60.0% | 5% (5) | |
| 57.6% | 33% (33) | |
| 55.6% | 18% (18) | |
| 50.0% | 82% (82) | |
| 46.1% | 76% (76) | |
| 33.3% | 3% (3) | |
| 20.0% | 5% (5) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Precision
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Coup de Grace
Presence of Mind
Sorcery +
Resolve
Sorcery +
Precision
Keystones
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Deathfire Touch
Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.
45.7%94% pick
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
33.3%3% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
46.9%49% pick
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Flash + Ghost
48.4%31% pick
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Flash + Ignite
50.0%16% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
W
E
Q
33.3%9 games
W
Q
E
50.0%6 games
Most common first three levels: W → E → Q (50%), W → Q → E (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...