MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Brand vs Skarner
How often does Brand beat Skarner in Jungle?
Brand into Skarner in Jungle: 58% observed win rate across 62 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 ahead by 124 gold.
Brand at 15:00
- Gold: +124
- CS: +15
- XP: +252
Typical gap to Skarner, from 62 games that reached 15:00.
Does Brand counter Skarner?
No counter here: Brand sits at 58% over 62 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 Skarner: the Brand game plan
Someone usually dies here around 6:57 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 6:49. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Brand's Jungle build, with receipts
The most-finished Brand core is Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Zhonya's Hourglass: 54.4% across 520 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Liandry's Torment (2,066 games).
Skill plan: Brand players max W first and take Q at level 1.