MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Brand vs Mel
How often does Brand beat Mel in Support?
Brand into Mel in Support: 55% observed win rate across 659 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Brand behind by 248 gold.
Does Brand counter Mel?
The numbers say yes: across 659 ranked Support games into Mel, Brand takes 55% — past the noise band for this sample. Read from Mel's side, the same games give the mirror rate, and every number here shows the games behind it.
Beating Mel: the Brand game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Brand at 64% across 252 games. Flip the lead and Brand falls to 49% across 407.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 64% | 252 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 49% | 407 |
| First blood | 59% | 210 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 146 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 290 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 92 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:23 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:34. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Brand's Support build, with receipts
Into Mel specifically, Brand finishes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first most often: 60.8% over 148 games of this matchup.
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 16.1-16.12.
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.