MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Brand vs Soraka
How often does Brand beat Soraka in Support?
Brand into Soraka in Support: 46% observed win rate across 1,255 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 406 gold.
Brand at 15:00
- Gold: +406
- CS: +5
- XP: +17
Typical gap to Soraka, from 1,246 games that reached 15:00.
Does Brand counter Soraka?
The count says no. Soraka holds 54% of 1,255 ranked Support games here. The lane is still winnable. Brand wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Brand against Soraka, and play for those first.
Beating Soraka: the Brand game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Brand at 53% across 804 games. Flip the lead and Brand falls to 33% across 449.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 53% | 804 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 33% | 449 |
| First blood | 53% | 411 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 49% | 526 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 44% | 707 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 238 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 63% | 79 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:21 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 8:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Brand's Support build, with receipts
Into Soraka specifically, Brand finishes Rylai's Crystal Scepter first most often: 47.3% over 311 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 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.