How to win lane as Alistar against Brand · 50.5% win rate over 1,095 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Brand | Brand's ranged Q-W poke and ablaze stun chunk you before your melee flip reaches him at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Brand | At 2 his Pillar-plus-Sear combo still out-trades your engage and controls the lane. |
| Level 3 | Brand | By 3 his burn stacks and stun keep every trade in his favor as you try to close distance. |
| Levels 4-5 | Brand | Through 4-5 his mana and poke let him zone your flip and win extended exchanges. |
| Level 6 | Brand | At 6 Pyroclasm and passive detonation out-damage your all-in through your health bar. |
| First item | Brand | His first-item burn spike keeps him ahead even when you land the flip. |
| Two+ items | Brand | Late game his teamfight AoE and detonation outscale your single-target pick threat. |
Brand beats you at every early level - his ranged Q, W zone, and stun on ablaze targets let him chunk you long before your melee flip is in range. Any straight walk-in eats a Sear stun that shuts your combo down, so farm cautiously, dodge Pillars, and only threaten a flip when he's shoved up or low on mana. Expect to concede CS pressure and play for scaling.
The full Alistar 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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