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Brand combos

the Burning Vengeance

3 Brand combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is E › Q › W. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Brand combos

The stun

E › Q › W

When: An enemy is within range.

Conflagration ignites the target, Sear stuns them since they are burning, Pillar of Flame deals 25% bonus damage.

The full burst

W › E › Q › R

When: A carry is within range.

Pillar of Flame then Conflagration and Sear; Pyroclasm bounces in priority onto affected champions that have not reached the max stacks and slows them.

The Blaze explosion

Q › E › W › R

When: A champion is approaching max stacks.

At max stacks on a champion, the Blaze becomes unstable and explodes after 2 seconds, dealing huge damage around the victim.

Common mistakes

• Casting Sear with no burning target: you lose the stun.
• Forgetting Conflagration's doubled range on a burning target.
• Casting the ultimate without several targets to bounce onto.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Sear	8/7.5/7/6.5/6	70 Mana	1050
W · Pillar of Flame	10/9.5/9/8.5/8	60/70/80/90/100 Mana	900
E · Conflagration	13/12/11/10/9	90 Mana	625
R · Pyroclasm	100/90/80	100 Mana	750

Official ability descriptions

PassiveBlaze

Brand's spells light his targets ablaze, dealing damage over 4 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. If Brand kills an enemy while it is ablaze he regains mana. When Blaze reaches max stacks on a Champion or large monster, it becomes unstable. It detonates in 2 seconds, applying spell effects and dealing massive damage in an area around the victim.

QSear

Brand launches a ball of fire forward that deals magic damage. If the target is ablaze, Sear will stun the target.

WPillar of Flame

After a short delay, Brand creates a Pillar of Flame at a target area, dealing magic damage to enemy units within the area. Units that are ablaze take an additional 25% damage.

EConflagration

Brand conjures a powerful blast at his target that spreads to nearby enemies, dealing magic damage. If the target is ablaze, Conflagration's spread is doubled.

RPyroclasm

Brand unleashes a devastating torrent of fire that bounces up to 5 times off of Brand and nearby enemies, dealing magic damage to enemies each time bounce. Bounces prioritize stacking Blaze to max on Champions. If a target is ablaze, Pyroclasm will briefly slow them.

Riot's official tips for playing Brand

• You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.
• You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.
• Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.

How to play around Brand's combos

• Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.
• Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.
• Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Frequently asked questions

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