MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Brand vs Zed
How often does Brand beat Zed in Jungle?
Brand into Zed in Jungle: 43% observed win rate across 113 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 662 gold.
Brand at 15:00
- Gold: -662
- CS: -1
- XP: -285
Typical gap to Zed, from 113 games that reached 15:00.
Does Brand counter Zed?
No counter here: Brand sits at 43% over 113 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 Zed: the Brand game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 38% | 79 |
| First blood | 52% | 64 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 51% | 47 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:21 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:02. 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.