Just picked up Brand in Wild Rift and need a few pointers? Don't worry, just read on for our guide on the Burning Vengeance and you'll be a master of the midlane in no time!
Runes
Brand is a mage who doesn't cut corners. He has very high base damage, which we'll use to win early trades. Electrocute can trigger quite easily with Brand, if you manage to hit with a Sear that stuns.
Brutal gives you colossal poke potential from the very start of the match, while Adaptive Carapace in green is one of the best defensive runes for fragile mages -- it will save you from being burst down or assassinated in the event of a problem.
In blue, Manaflow Band stacks easily over the course of the game, without too much risk, in order to give you the resources to trade longer without having to back.
Skills
Here is the optimal skill order. Max out the abilities as outlined in the graphic below, though make sure you rank up your ultimate whenever you can.
Summoner Spells
Starting Items and Boots
Main Items
The items you buy in game will vary heavily from match to match, depending on what composition the enemy team is running.
We've put together a list of the most important items for Brand, ranked by their effectiveness. Items in bold are must-have items that you'll opt for in most, if not all, of your matches on this champion.
Tips & Tricks
- Brand excels in teamfights with his many AoE abilities and bouncing flames. Whenever possible, be sure to launch his ultimate Pyroclasm on two adjacent enemy champions, to obtain rapid and assured rebounds.
- Casting Sear on a target already affected by your Blaze passive is your only way to CC that target. This spell should therefore be used sparingly.
- Conflagration is an effective poke on enemy champions, if you cast it intelligently at minions.
