How to win lane as Thresh against Brand · 52.56% win rate over 5,124 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Brand | Brand's cheap Pillar-Sear poke chunks you with no sustain answer, favoring him. |
| Level 2 | Brand | His level-2 combo out-damages your hook trade, so he leads. |
| Level 3 | Brand | He keeps zoning you with AoE burst through level 3, favoring Brand. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4-5 you're durable enough to answer, evening it to skill. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Your Box and hook offset his Pyroclasm swing at 6, keeping it even. |
| First item | Even / skill | One item lets you all-in when his spells are down, staying even. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late, his immobility lets your hook delete him, balancing his burst. |
Brand owns the first three levels: his Pillar plus Sear stun combo pokes you and your ADC down with cheap, long-range burst while you have no sustain and can't hook through his minion wall safely.
The full Thresh 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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