Brand Support Build

Brand Champion Guide

Role: Mage

Lane: Support

Brand Support performs best with a build featuring Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Sorcerer's Shoes, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, and Morellonomicon. The most effective rune setup for Brand Support includes Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree, paired with Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree.

Brand Champion Abilities

Blaze

Brand's abilities light his targets Ablaze, dealing 2% of the target's max health as magic damage over 3.25 seconds. If Brand kills a unit that is Ablaze, he regains 20-40 mana (depending on level). Blaze can stack up to 3 times.

When a champion or large jungler monster reaches 3 stacks, the Blaze will detonate after 2 seconds, dealing 8-12% of the target's max health (+2% per 100 ability power) as magic damage to surrounding enemies (depending on level). P

Sear

Brand launches a fireball that deals 70 / 100 / 130 / 160 / 190 (+65% of ability power) magic damage to the first enemy hit.

If the target is Ablaze, they will be stunned for 1.5 seconds. Q

Pillar of Flame

Brand creates a pillar of pure fire, dealing 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255 (+60% of ability power) magic damage.

Units that are Ablaze take 93.75 / 150 / 206.25 / 262.5 / 318.75 (+75% of ability power) magic damage instead. W

Conflagration

Brand conjures a powerful blast at his target, dealing 55 / 80 / 105 / 130 / 155 (+60% of ability power) magic damage to surrounding units. If the target is ablaze, the spread range is doubled. E

Pyroclasm

Brand unleashes a devastating torrent of fire that can bounce to Brand or another enemy up to 5 times, dealing 100 / 175 / 250 (+25% of ability power) magic damage to enemies each bounce. Bounces prioritize stacking Blaze to max on champions.

If the target is Ablaze, they are briefly slowed by 30 / 45 / 60%. R

Brand Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Brand Runes

Brand Items

Brand Ability Order

Brand Matchups Overview

Strong against

Tahm Kench

Morgana

Galio

Leona

Neeko

Vel'Koz

Weak against

Shaco

Zilean

Soraka

Lulu

Seraphine

Karma

Brand Tips and Tricks

Try to poke as often as you can with your W, but keep an eye on your mana pool to avoid running out during critical moments. In team fights, aim to cast your R when the enemy is grouped together so it can bounce between multiple champions and deal more damage. If you’re struggling to lane against a champion with a hook or engage tool, the best time to harass them with your W is when their crowd control ability is on cooldown.

Brand Best Build, Runes, Items

Most Popular

For the most popular Brand Support build, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Choose Arcane Comet as your keystone, followed by Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense, depending on the matchup. Start with Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, then build Sorcerer's Shoes and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Finish with Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon, and Zhonya's Hourglass. For your ability order, focus on W - Q - E.

Optional

Your second option for Brand Support build is to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Use Dark Harvest as your keystone, with Taste of Blood, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, and Manaflow Band with Scorch in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Start with Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Complete the build with Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon, and Malignance. For your skill order, prioritize W - Q - E.

Alternative

If you're looking for an alternative Brand Support build, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Use Arcane Comet as your keystone, with Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch in the primary tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. Rune shards should be Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling. Start with Celestial Opposition, then build Sorcerer's Shoes and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Finish with Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon, and Vigilant Wardstone. Max your abilities in the order of W - E - Q.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an off-meta Brand Support build, take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. Choose Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Grisly Mementos, and Treasure Hunter as your primary rune tree, with Manaflow Band and Absolute Focus in the secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. Start with Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, followed by Sorcerer's Shoes and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. Finish with Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon, and Zhonya's Hourglass. For your skill order, focus on W - E - Q.

Situational Brand Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you may want to adjust your build. Carefully analyze the game state, your team composition, and the enemy team to decide on your optimal Brand build. For example, when choosing rune shards, consider taking Armor or Magic Resist based on the champion you're laning against.