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Brand vs Gragas

Brand vs Gragas in Mid: who wins more often?

Across 40 ranked games in Mid, Brand beats Gragas in 43% of them.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Brand behind by 281 gold.

Brand at 15:00

Typical gap to Gragas, from 39 games that reached 15:00.

Does Brand counter Gragas?

Even on the count: Brand lands at 43% over 40 games. Neither pick wins the lane alone, so take the side you play better and use the rows below to see which early spots swing this one, then play your first ten minutes around them.

Your Brand game plan against Gragas

In the median game here, the first death comes near 4:48 and level 6 lands around 5:09. Until your spike is online, treat the all-in window with respect.

Brand in Mid: the items that actually get built

The most-finished Brand core is Blackfire Torch, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment: 59.1% across 1,001 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blackfire Torch (4,105 games).

Skill plan: Brand players max W first and take W at level 1.

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