How to win lane as Taric against Brand · 55.8% win rate over 371 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Brand | Brand's ranged W-Q poke outranges your melee kit from level 1. |
| Level 2 | Brand | Level 2 his Pillar-plus-stun pressure keeps you pinned and losing HP. |
| Level 3 | Brand | At level 3 his ablaze poke continues to out-damage your setup. |
| Levels 4-5 | Brand | Through level 4 his cooldown-cheap harass still controls the lane. |
| Level 6 | Brand | Level 5 his sustained poke and detonation burst keep him ahead. |
| First item | Brand | At first item his range advantage still beats your heal throughput. |
| Two+ items | Taric | Only at two-plus items does your invuln-and-sustain all-in finally overtake his poke. |
Levels 1-5 are all Brand: his W Pillar of Flame and Q stun out-range everything you have, and as a melee-range enchanter you can't trade back, so soak minimal poke, keep Q heal charges up, and just survive the ablaze pressure.
The full Taric 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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