How to win lane as Talon against Brand · 51.04% win rate over 627 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Talon | Talon wins level 1 because Brand has no mobility and folds to early W-auto poke. |
| Level 2 | Talon | Talon wins level 2 because his single stun can't stop a committed W-Q trade. |
| Level 3 | Talon | Talon wins level 3 because W+Q bursts an immobile caster whenever Sear is down. |
| Levels 4-5 | Talon | Talon wins levels 4-5 because you can dodge his one stun with E and kill him. |
| Level 6 | Talon | Talon wins level 6 because R invisibility breaks his target lock and dodges Pillar of Flame. |
| First item | Talon | Talon wins first item because a Youmuu spike one-combos him before his blaze ramps. |
| Two+ items | Talon | Talon wins with 2+ items because you can flank and delete an immobile Brand from the shadows. |
Levels 1-2 you control the wave and deny his passive stacks; Brand has zero escape, so even a level-1 W poke pressures him off farm without risking his single-target stun.
The full Talon vs Brand report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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