Brand - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.5%
Pick Rate
6.0%

Brandvs Aphelios

AMageSupport
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Brand vs Aphelios is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Brand wins with a 51.8% win rate (+3.6%) over Aphelios based on 56 games. Brand holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Brand build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Brand vs Aphelios matchup.

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Brand Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Brand performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Brand - 51.8% win rate in this matchup
Brand
51.8% WR
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Aphelios vs Brand matchup - 48.2% win rate
Aphelios
48.2% WR

Who Wins the Brand vs Aphelios Matchup?

Brand wins the Brand vs Aphelios matchup
Winner
Brand
Matches: 56
51.8%
Win Rate
48.2%
6.7
CS / min
6.6
1,035
DMG / min
976
13,504
Gold / game
14,164
97
Heal / min
257
367
DMG Mitigated / min
528
1.3
CC / min
0.4
52.2%
Early Game WR
47.8%
51.5%
Late Game WR
48.5%

Brand vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

The Brand vs Aphelios matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 56 recent matches analyzed, Brand wins with a 51.8% win rate compared to Aphelios's 48.2%, giving Brand a 3.6 percentage point advantage. Brand dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Aphelios players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Brand leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Brand has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Aphelios's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Brand vs Aphelios Laning Phase Breakdown

Brand wins the laning phase against Aphelios in League of Legends

Brand is favored during the laning phase against Aphelios, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Brand holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.7Brand
6.6Aphelios
Brand and Aphelios farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
1,035Brand
976Aphelios
Brand deals 59 more champion damage per minute than Aphelios. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Aphelios choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Brand's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
13,504Brand
14,164Aphelios
Aphelios earns 660 more gold per game than Brand, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Aphelios slightly faster item completions.
Utility
1.3Brand
0.4Aphelios
Brand brings significantly more crowd control than Aphelios, with 0.9 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Brand far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Aphelios should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
464Brand
785Aphelios
Aphelios vastly out-sustains Brand, healing and mitigating 322 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Aphelios can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Brand is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Brand, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Brand
52.2%
+4.3% advantage
Brand early game win rateBrand52.2%
Aphelios early game win rateAphelios47.8%
Late Game
Brand
51.5%
+3.0% advantage
Brand late game win rateBrand51.5%
Aphelios late game win rateAphelios48.5%

During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Brand has a meaningful 52.2% win rate, outperforming Aphelios by 4.3 percentage points. Brand players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Brand takes over with a 51.5% win rate, leading Aphelios by 3.0 percentage points. Brand scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

Brand holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Aphelios players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Brand Runes Against Aphelios

Sorcery rune tree - Brand primary runes vs ApheliosSorcery
Deathfire Touch - best Brand rune vs ApheliosManaflow Band - best Brand rune vs ApheliosTranscendence - best Brand rune vs ApheliosScorch - best Brand rune vs Aphelios
Precision rune tree - Brand secondary runes vs ApheliosPrecision
Cut Down - best Brand rune vs ApheliosPresence of Mind - best Brand rune vs Aphelios
69.2% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Precision secondary allows Brand to press their advantage against Aphelios, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Brand matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Brand's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Brand build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Brand matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.65%3642.876810,36555.9%48.9%
49.09%3302.281910,07546.6%50.8%
53.67%3006.31,03512,49458.6%50.0%
54.34%2655.91,04113,01960.6%50.3%
49.79%2373.090210,86754.7%46.5%
52.89%2256.298312,44160.0%48.1%
52.47%2236.01,05712,76458.8%49.0%
50.23%2191.98619,92356.1%45.5%
48.37%2151.98689,87851.6%46.0%
50.00%2106.21,01911,74660.6%41.4%
53.62%2071.887710,26360.2%49.2%
53.20%2031.88469,95056.4%51.2%
44.55%2026.21,10513,03257.0%36.6%
43.98%1912.182510,04349.3%41.1%
54.60%1636.31,00612,69555.6%54.0%
51.90%1583.084511,22348.1%53.8%
54.23%1423.11,00511,30056.6%52.8%
40.29%1393.678710,24442.1%39.0%
51.09%1376.11,02412,42354.8%49.5%
51.91%1313.787110,81640.9%57.5%
48.03%1272.183010,51550.0%46.7%
50.41%1211.87849,90451.2%50.0%
59.83%1176.31,06713,10261.2%58.8%
58.62%1162.086411,27866.7%55.4%
51.35%1111.88429,60161.2%43.5%
47.75%1115.31,02411,48846.5%48.5%
60.55%1095.61,04711,35955.6%64.1%
42.99%1071.991010,19951.2%37.9%
49.48%972.11,03310,48846.1%51.7%
55.21%965.998911,63355.6%55.0%
54.17%965.91,07512,84455.6%53.3%
43.16%956.41,04212,83353.3%38.5%
58.51%942.484610,28458.3%58.6%
45.74%941.980710,06355.6%39.7%
59.14%935.896213,10974.2%51.6%
58.62%871.88349,67373.2%45.6%
55.29%856.01,05812,86751.4%58.0%
50.60%831.76719,26451.2%50.0%
53.09%816.31,07812,05251.3%54.8%
59.74%772.090710,47359.4%60.0%
57.97%695.81,06313,17261.1%56.9%
60.29%681.887510,67944.4%66.0%
57.58%661.983110,19556.0%58.5%
45.31%641.88139,72844.0%46.1%
55.56%636.497912,27557.7%54.0%
58.06%625.992613,15581.0%46.3%
51.61%624.599512,07844.0%56.8%
56.67%605.81,01611,26655.0%57.5%
39.66%585.61,00111,90217.6%48.8%
55.17%586.697911,61852.0%57.6%
48.28%581.994710,22866.7%37.8%
49.12%574.01,03511,34342.1%52.6%
60.71%561.877410,24476.5%53.9%
46.43%564.593011,38545.8%46.9%
51.79%566.71,03513,50452.2%51.5%
56.36%556.21,01112,99060.9%53.1%
56.60%534.991110,57660.9%53.3%
43.14%515.11,05410,62340.7%45.8%
56.00%505.894811,61652.6%58.1%
51.02%495.283810,50956.5%46.1%
44.90%494.59449,81137.0%54.5%
41.67%486.71,01510,97552.0%30.4%
61.70%472.389110,96462.5%61.3%
54.35%465.18979,99147.4%59.3%
65.22%462.289010,25870.0%61.5%
42.22%451.98779,93145.0%40.0%
42.22%456.090210,94150.0%36.0%
52.27%441.87719,74563.2%44.0%
38.64%445.293211,41837.5%39.3%
46.51%433.091711,38938.9%52.0%
52.50%404.21,06411,44840.0%60.0%
42.50%405.31,02911,74027.3%48.3%
53.85%395.090411,20850.0%56.5%
47.37%382.189512,33837.5%50.0%
64.86%376.596412,80076.5%55.0%
41.67%365.894611,19740.0%42.9%
55.88%345.779810,15852.6%60.0%
64.71%344.592711,17266.7%63.6%
40.63%325.691111,23041.7%40.0%
81.25%326.21,04713,78681.8%81.0%
48.39%311.98619,78953.9%44.4%
58.06%313.61,01110,41461.5%55.6%
56.67%303.19679,73664.3%50.0%
51.85%271.67739,91854.5%50.0%
59.26%275.896912,22460.0%58.8%
50.00%264.51,27812,10037.5%55.6%
61.54%265.81,01212,18657.1%63.2%
30.77%265.395910,59641.7%21.4%
60.00%254.591311,41650.0%66.7%
28.00%256.21,08112,63830.8%25.0%
45.83%241.679511,40045.5%46.1%
54.17%245.696911,79557.1%52.9%
34.78%234.787510,59950.0%23.1%
54.55%226.01,05812,90244.4%61.5%
68.18%226.41,04012,18377.8%61.5%
47.62%211.295213,41140.0%50.0%
38.10%211.476010,10337.5%38.5%
47.62%211.97938,47450.0%44.4%
65.00%205.01,08111,24666.7%63.6%
36.84%191.590111,62850.0%22.2%
42.11%194.385810,79937.5%45.5%
63.16%193.71,02412,96650.0%72.7%
63.16%191.992912,42380.0%57.1%
68.42%192.487312,45285.7%58.3%
42.11%194.41,02111,00957.1%33.3%
73.68%196.21,20213,90680.0%71.4%
57.89%195.88629,91537.5%72.7%
66.67%186.41,13110,41277.8%55.6%
27.78%185.093410,23840.0%12.5%
38.89%185.81,15812,62550.0%30.0%
44.44%182.085312,69557.1%36.4%
66.67%182.694413,49875.0%64.3%
52.94%175.71,21012,52966.7%45.5%
18.75%162.187012,2470.0%27.3%
56.25%166.399110,98255.6%57.1%
56.25%161.697411,95257.1%55.6%
46.67%151.398912,27525.0%54.5%
53.33%154.71,20111,837100.0%30.0%
35.71%146.494811,76375.0%20.0%
57.14%145.695112,34250.0%60.0%
28.57%144.91,03810,42314.3%42.9%
30.77%135.193611,99450.0%22.2%
53.85%132.41,06311,66040.0%62.5%
61.54%131.67669,92860.0%62.5%
38.46%134.41,13210,65150.0%33.3%
69.23%136.51,03412,50383.3%57.1%
38.46%135.21,10411,65133.3%42.9%
75.00%121.598812,51383.3%66.7%
66.67%124.692511,948100.0%55.6%
75.00%124.385711,01066.7%83.3%
41.67%121.274411,17328.6%60.0%
66.67%122.274511,89366.7%66.7%
36.36%114.91,11511,89366.7%25.0%
54.55%111.46509,65140.0%66.7%
50.00%105.81,06311,85066.7%42.9%
60.00%101.41,12515,03725.0%83.3%
55.56%94.91,21312,81833.3%66.7%
77.78%91.378412,65850.0%85.7%
22.22%95.19099,5480.0%50.0%
66.67%94.91,14311,54833.3%83.3%
33.33%94.78128,3520.0%75.0%
11.11%96.07128,5300.0%33.3%
75.00%85.21,12114,04266.7%80.0%
50.00%85.077710,22333.3%60.0%
37.50%82.891611,8520.0%50.0%
37.50%85.37996,42550.0%0.0%
57.14%71.287112,7210.0%66.7%
83.33%62.378011,214100.0%50.0%
50.00%63.38809,41450.0%50.0%
33.33%61.21,08211,8130.0%50.0%
33.33%64.31,00012,92433.3%33.3%
33.33%62.468010,88050.0%25.0%
33.33%61.381510,98433.3%33.3%
60.00%56.479710,14766.7%50.0%
60.00%52.082011,10566.7%50.0%
40.00%55.11,09011,4460.0%50.0%
40.00%56.08548,9530.0%66.7%
40.00%53.91,03610,32633.3%50.0%
40.00%54.31,05510,87533.3%50.0%
60.00%56.498610,887100.0%33.3%
60.00%54.31,33313,0110.0%75.0%

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Brand vs Aphelios - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Brand do against Aphelios in League of Legends?

Brand wins the Brand vs Aphelios matchup with a 51.8% win rate compared to Aphelios's 48.2%, a 3.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 56 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Brand do against Aphelios in the early game?

In the early game, Brand has the advantage against Aphelios with a 52.2% win rate versus 47.8%. Brand players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Brand do against Aphelios in the late game?

In the late game, Brand takes over the Brand vs Aphelios matchup with a 51.5% win rate compared to 48.5%. Brand scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Brand vs Aphelios matchup?

Brand wins the matchup against Aphelios with a 51.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 3.6 percentage point advantage means Brand is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 56 games analyzed.

What is the best Brand build against Aphelios?

The best Brand build against Aphelios includes optimized core items. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Brand runes against Aphelios?

The best Brand runes against Aphelios use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 69.2% win rate in the Brand vs Aphelios matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Brand counter Aphelios?

Yes, Brand has a favorable matchup against Aphelios with a 51.8% win rate. Brand has a solid advantage over Aphelios in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Brand against Aphelios?

When playing Brand against Aphelios, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.