MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Katarina vs Brand
How often does Katarina beat Brand in ADC?
Katarina into Brand in ADC: 53% observed win rate across 64 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Katarina ahead by 772 gold.
Does Katarina counter Brand?
Too close for a counter call: Katarina sits at 53% over 64 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Brand: the Katarina game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 62% | 42 |
| First blood | 60% | 50 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 48 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:51 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:26. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Katarina's ADC build, with receipts
Into Brand specifically, Katarina finishes Kraken Slayer first most often: 52.5% over 40 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Katarina core is Kraken Slayer, Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus: 58.6% across 1,885 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Kraken Slayer (3,813 games).
Skill plan: Katarina players max Q first and take Q at level 1.