How to win lane as Maokai against Brand · 50.99% win rate over 557 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Brand | Brand out-ranges you at level 1 with Pillar of Flame poke. |
| Level 2 | Brand | His level-2 Sear stun punishes any step-up before your combo reaches. |
| Level 3 | Brand | At level 3 his W-Q-E rotation chunks you through your durability. |
| Levels 4-5 | Brand | At 4-5 his passive burn shreds your tank HP faster than you sustain. |
| Level 6 | Brand | Level 6 Pyroclasm punishes any grouped engage under his ult. |
| First item | Brand | First item makes his full combo nearly delete your ADC and chunk you. |
| Two+ items | Brand | With 2+ items his percent-health burn and AoE punish your engage all game. |
Levels 1-2 are miserable: Brand out-ranges you completely, poking with Pillar of Flame and threatening the Sear stun the moment you step up to engage. You have no way to close the gap safely before Twisted Advance is up, so you soak poke behind minions and give ground rather than feed his combo.
The full Maokai 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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