Brand - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.7%
Pick Rate
4.9%

Brandvs Caitlyn

SMageSupport
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 24, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Brand vs Caitlyn is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Brand wins with a 50.5% win rate (+1.0%) over Caitlyn based on 101 games. Brand wins the early laning phase while Caitlyn scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Brand build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Brand vs Caitlyn matchup.

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.

Compare against an opponent
Caitlyn - 50.5% win rateCaitlyn(50.5%)
Brand - 50.5% win rate in this matchup
Brand
50.5% WR
VS
Caitlyn vs Brand matchup - 49.5% win rate
Caitlyn
49.5% WR

Who Wins the Brand vs Caitlyn Matchup?

Brand wins the Brand vs Caitlyn matchup
Winner
Brand
Matches: 101
50.5%
Win Rate
49.5%
6.3
CS / min
6.6
1,026
DMG / min
902
13,136
Gold / game
14,146
101
Heal / min
194
394
DMG Mitigated / min
418
1.4
CC / min
0.7
69.4%
Early Game WR
30.6%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Brand vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

The Brand vs Caitlyn matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 101 recent matches analyzed, Brand wins with a 50.5% win rate compared to Caitlyn's 49.5%, giving Brand a 1.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Brand controls the early laning stage, but Caitlyn outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Brand needs to press advantages before Caitlyn reaches their power spikes, while Caitlyn should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Brand leads by 0.8s 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 Caitlyn'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 Caitlyn Laning Phase Breakdown

Caitlyn wins the laning phase against Brand in League of Legends

Caitlyn is favored during the laning phase against Brand, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Caitlyn holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.3Brand
6.6Caitlyn
Brand and Caitlyn farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 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
1,026Brand
902Caitlyn
Brand heavily out-damages Caitlyn by 123 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Caitlyn should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Brand's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,136Brand
14,146Caitlyn
Caitlyn generates a commanding 1,010 more gold per game than Brand. This substantial economic advantage means Caitlyn consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Brand should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.4Brand
0.7Caitlyn
Brand provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Caitlyn, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Brand coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
495Brand
611Caitlyn
Caitlyn heals and mitigates 116 more damage per minute than Brand, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Caitlyn to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Brand.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Brand
69.4%
+38.9% advantage
Brand early game win rateBrand69.4%
Caitlyn early game win rateCaitlyn30.6%
Late Game
Caitlyn
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Brand late game win rateBrand40.0%
Caitlyn late game win rateCaitlyn60.0%

Brand dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 69.4% win rate — a 38.9 percentage point lead over Caitlyn. This lopsided early game means Brand can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Caitlyn is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Brand. Extended games heavily favor Caitlyn, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Brand must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Caitlyn reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Caitlyn survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Brand Runes Against Caitlyn

Domination rune tree - Brand primary runes vs CaitlynDomination
Dark Harvest - best Brand rune vs CaitlynTaste of Blood - best Brand rune vs CaitlynGrisly Mementos - best Brand rune vs CaitlynTreasure Hunter - best Brand rune vs Caitlyn
Sorcery rune tree - Brand secondary runes vs CaitlynSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Brand rune vs CaitlynScorch - best Brand rune vs Caitlyn
60.0% WR

The Domination primary with Sorcery secondary combination helps Brand maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Caitlyn.


Brand matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.08%1922.875210,28848.0%54.8%
54.00%1501.78029,94455.8%53.1%
47.86%1401.68609,78349.2%46.7%
60.63%1271.886110,59361.8%59.7%
51.72%1161.984010,45247.8%54.3%
51.72%1164.092211,99142.1%56.4%
50.86%1162.382710,26543.2%55.6%
49.06%1065.495912,20248.8%49.2%
58.25%1032.698710,63967.5%52.4%
46.08%1021.78259,88551.1%42.1%
50.50%1016.31,02613,13669.4%40.0%
45.00%1001.782010,00944.2%45.6%
41.30%926.097111,16651.2%32.6%
44.44%901.787110,16360.0%32.0%
51.16%863.478110,34539.5%60.4%
46.91%811.880610,80540.0%51.0%
50.00%802.677810,70244.4%52.8%
51.32%762.687010,94460.0%45.6%
52.70%746.21,02912,70461.1%44.7%
60.27%735.81,06911,90456.3%63.4%
56.16%736.297313,31558.6%54.5%
51.43%701.985211,19966.7%44.9%
55.07%695.81,01012,76764.5%47.4%
44.78%676.495711,39148.3%42.1%
35.82%672.074511,21138.1%34.8%
53.13%646.194312,44257.1%50.0%
59.68%621.97229,74063.3%56.3%
48.33%601.91,02910,64158.3%41.7%
53.33%601.67909,65354.2%52.8%
43.10%586.31,05913,27035.0%47.4%
52.73%551.75988,57253.1%52.2%
48.15%545.899512,45557.1%42.4%
47.17%535.81,03211,29254.5%41.9%
44.23%522.384811,08052.2%37.9%
55.77%521.88539,90047.8%62.1%
50.00%521.979310,33868.2%36.7%
56.00%506.41,08913,04752.2%59.3%
58.97%394.789810,54952.6%65.0%
60.53%386.21,00514,02056.3%63.6%
52.63%386.194511,92941.7%57.7%
52.63%381.686710,45850.0%55.0%
62.16%375.491311,45350.0%66.7%
59.46%375.81,02911,44557.1%60.9%
52.78%361.98319,99471.4%40.9%
58.33%365.892411,59062.5%55.0%
61.11%364.71,03010,79256.3%65.0%
45.71%355.591413,31771.4%39.3%
38.24%346.094811,86230.0%41.7%
35.29%345.490012,09337.5%34.6%
54.55%333.494411,90861.5%50.0%
48.48%331.581910,34637.5%58.8%
45.16%314.51,08911,52450.0%42.9%
66.67%306.21,01313,00776.9%58.8%
41.38%296.21,10812,94377.8%25.0%
48.28%291.590010,15653.9%43.8%
57.14%282.494311,62575.0%50.0%
39.29%285.51,02611,68250.0%28.6%
44.44%275.51,05612,92358.3%33.3%
51.85%275.01,01512,39655.6%50.0%
55.56%271.785011,19955.6%55.6%
59.26%275.588811,39957.1%61.5%
51.85%274.81,00412,39050.0%52.6%
53.85%264.21,16410,76372.7%40.0%
53.85%265.384410,87853.9%53.9%
61.54%261.88229,68471.4%50.0%
44.00%255.190611,31736.4%50.0%
56.00%251.88519,54284.6%25.0%
50.00%242.488411,30428.6%58.8%
78.26%236.689312,21158.3%100.0%
63.64%226.11,07613,84670.0%58.3%
72.73%224.387610,33980.0%66.7%
47.62%214.093711,25450.0%46.1%
47.62%216.21,00313,85160.0%43.8%
61.90%211.691910,80771.4%57.1%
42.86%215.796412,74525.0%53.9%
47.62%215.71,08313,55550.0%47.1%
50.00%206.288811,11036.4%66.7%
52.63%193.191110,92240.0%66.7%
36.84%195.995912,7100.0%50.0%
36.84%191.690312,10055.6%20.0%
44.44%186.31,09912,65037.5%50.0%
50.00%186.590510,46150.0%50.0%
55.56%184.992012,21440.0%61.5%
55.56%186.51,13111,68987.5%30.0%
64.71%172.180711,99180.0%58.3%
52.94%176.398212,02662.5%44.4%
37.50%161.897714,40850.0%33.3%
40.00%156.096812,09420.0%50.0%
66.67%156.197411,28577.8%50.0%
46.67%151.691212,97633.3%50.0%
33.33%152.91,20011,14342.9%25.0%
66.67%156.81,00713,14166.7%66.7%
35.71%144.478811,07216.7%50.0%
35.71%141.977910,40837.5%33.3%
78.57%146.01,19213,17533.3%90.9%
50.00%145.61,1169,76857.1%42.9%
35.71%141.91,19214,59350.0%30.0%
57.14%146.01,03213,805100.0%50.0%
69.23%136.51,07112,24780.0%62.5%
30.77%131.675412,10840.0%25.0%
76.92%136.51,10112,09985.7%66.7%
53.85%132.080910,61250.0%57.1%
53.85%132.91,03711,13550.0%60.0%
69.23%131.993811,800100.0%63.6%
83.33%122.775810,17787.5%75.0%
66.67%124.21,12311,94050.0%75.0%
45.45%113.51,03213,02850.0%44.4%
54.55%115.91,18813,14160.0%50.0%
63.64%116.41,17912,30775.0%33.3%
45.45%114.31,06013,40160.0%33.3%
36.36%111.878510,01740.0%33.3%
60.00%104.61,06010,53840.0%80.0%
60.00%105.18059,67160.0%60.0%
70.00%104.990010,57460.0%80.0%
30.00%101.88699,51637.5%0.0%
50.00%106.01,03712,533100.0%37.5%
44.44%95.086410,76750.0%40.0%
44.44%96.285313,22850.0%40.0%
44.44%92.174810,50933.3%50.0%
33.33%96.11,11912,55733.3%33.3%
44.44%95.91,01012,1090.0%57.1%
66.67%94.179412,59975.0%60.0%
55.56%92.296413,19166.7%50.0%
25.00%84.91,07313,04625.0%25.0%
50.00%85.61,11311,6940.0%80.0%
50.00%85.39959,42233.3%100.0%
50.00%86.51,24811,89133.3%60.0%
50.00%86.18549,66066.7%40.0%
37.50%85.796410,50040.0%33.3%
37.50%83.874210,49750.0%25.0%
14.29%72.182011,64550.0%0.0%
28.57%72.71,02210,78125.0%33.3%
85.71%75.41,02412,863100.0%80.0%
42.86%72.491712,6360.0%75.0%
71.43%71.780710,58375.0%66.7%
71.43%72.387711,81366.7%75.0%
57.14%74.291811,75750.0%60.0%
42.86%73.11,25815,3510.0%42.9%
42.86%72.798911,99133.3%50.0%
42.86%70.993911,84433.3%50.0%
66.67%62.790112,8620.0%66.7%
16.67%62.18189,25525.0%0.0%
50.00%62.784210,85750.0%50.0%
50.00%63.81,16512,37350.0%50.0%
33.33%67.073811,0310.0%66.7%
50.00%65.597111,09750.0%50.0%
20.00%53.48308,8930.0%50.0%
80.00%54.375311,497100.0%50.0%
40.00%51.886710,78725.0%100.0%
100.00%55.792812,586100.0%100.0%
0.00%52.11,10010,2630.0%0.0%
20.00%53.88329,45433.3%0.0%
40.00%55.193610,65250.0%33.3%

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Brand vs Caitlyn - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Brand do against Caitlyn in League of Legends?

Brand wins the Brand vs Caitlyn matchup with a 50.5% win rate compared to Caitlyn's 49.5%, a 1.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 101 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Brand do against Caitlyn in the early game?

In the early game, Brand has the advantage against Caitlyn with a 69.4% win rate versus 30.6%. 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 Caitlyn in the late game?

In the late game, Caitlyn takes over the Brand vs Caitlyn matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Caitlyn scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Brand vs Caitlyn matchup?

Brand wins the matchup against Caitlyn with a 50.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 1.0 percentage point advantage means Brand is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 101 games analyzed.

What is the best Brand build against Caitlyn?

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

What are the best Brand runes against Caitlyn?

The best Brand runes against Caitlyn use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.0% win rate in the Brand vs Caitlyn matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Brand counter Caitlyn?

Yes, Brand has a favorable matchup against Caitlyn with a 50.5% win rate. Brand slightly edges out Caitlyn in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Brand against Caitlyn?

When playing Brand against Caitlyn, 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.