MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Brand vs Hwei
How often does Brand beat Hwei in Support?
Brand into Hwei in Support: 46% observed win rate across 141 ranked games.
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 50 gold.
Brand at 15:00
- Gold: -50
- CS: -2
- XP: -136
Typical gap to Hwei, from 140 games that reached 15:00.
Does Brand counter Hwei?
No counter here: Brand sits at 46% over 141 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Hwei: the Brand game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Brand at 53% across 60 games. Flip the lead and Brand falls to 41% across 81.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 53% | 60 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 81 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 40% | 53 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:32 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:40. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Brand's Support build, with receipts
The most-finished Brand core is Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon: 51.0% across 902 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Rylai's Crystal Scepter (11,116 games).
Skill plan: Brand players max W first and take W at level 1.