How to win lane as Poppy against Brand · 53.31% win rate over 529 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Brand | Brand wins level 1 with ranged Sear poke your melee frame can't answer. |
| Level 2 | Brand | At 2 his Q-into-W combo chunks a third of your health per walk-up. |
| Level 3 | Brand | Level 3 his stun-plus-burn rotation keeps you below all-in range. |
| Levels 4-5 | Brand | Through 4-5 his passive burn and poke out-damage anything you attempt. |
| Level 6 | Brand | At 6 Pyroclasm and DoT out-burst your engage even if you land E. |
| First item | Brand | First-item Liandry's DoT shreds your tank HP before you can close. |
| Two+ items | Brand | Late he stays a rangeless-to-punish poke mage who melts you from distance. |
Brand out-ranges and out-damages you the entire early game: Sear into Pillar of Flame chunks you on every walk-up and your W has no dash to punish since all his threats are ranged spells. Farm shield stacks safely and never facetank his poke.
The full Poppy 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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