Brandvs Kai'Sa
Brand vs Kai'Sa is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Brand wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Kai'Sa based on 21 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 Kai'Sa 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.
Who wins Brand vs Kai'Sa?
Brand wins 41.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 26.4% and 57.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 52.5% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −11.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 34 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Kai'Sa, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Brand wins 41.2% of 34 games (95% range 26.4–57.8%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 52.5% for Brand; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 372, within the margin of error (34 games).
- Brand players pick Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward much less often against Kai'Sa: 40.1% of their other Bot games, 20.6% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Brand and Kai'Sa played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Brand's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Brand vs Kai'Sa Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Brand vs Kai'Sa Win Rate by Game Length
Brand's win rate against Kai'Sa by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Brand's results against Kai'Sa in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Brand vs Kai'Sa Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenBrand gold at 15: −372
- First itemBrandBrand: 10.7 min · Kai'Sa: 11.4 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Brand Changes Against Kai'Sa
Choices Brand players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually40.1%vs Kai'Sa20.6%−19.5 pts
ShadowflameItemUsually29.1%vs Kai'Sa47.1%+18.0 pts- W > Q > Ethe W > Q > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually16.2%vs Kai'Sa2.9%−13.2 pts
Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually88.4%vs Kai'Sa76.5%−11.9 pts30.8% WR here
Banshee's VeilItemUsually2.0%vs Kai'Sa8.8%+6.8 pts
Heal + IgniteSummoner spellsUsually0.9%vs Kai'Sa5.9%+5.0 pts
Luden's EchoItemUsually1.3%vs Kai'Sa5.9%+4.6 pts
Best Brand Build vs Kai'Sa
Usual Brand build (Bot)
72.2% win rate · 18 games
Against Kai'Sa
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 28 Brand games against Kai'Sa carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Brand's standard build instead.
- Brand usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 10.7 min (median of 23 games).
- Kai'Sa usually completes Kraken Slayer first, at 11.4 min (median of 22 games).
- Skill priority: W > E > Q — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Brand Runes vs Kai'Sa
Usual Brand runes (Bot)
Deathfire Touch
53.5% win rate · 245 games
Against Kai'Sa
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Brand draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Brand matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Brand Matchups
Hardest for Brand
Easiest for Brand
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
Help us maintain accuracy! If you notice incorrect stats, missing data, or any issues, your feedback directly improves the quality of our data for the entire community.
Brand vs Kai'Sa FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Brand vs Kai'Sa?
Current data slightly favors Kai'Sa, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Brand wins 41.2% of 34 games (95% range 26.4–57.8%).
What is Brand's win rate against Kai'Sa?
Brand wins 41.2% of 34 Bot games against Kai'Sa on patch 26.19 (95% range 26.4–57.8%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 52.5% would be expected.
Does Brand counter Kai'Sa?
Not clearly. Brand wins 41.2% of 34 games against Kai'Sa, and the 95% range (26.4–57.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Brand or Kai'Sa?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 372, within the margin of error (34 games).
Does Brand outscale Kai'Sa?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Kai'Sa strongest against Brand?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Kai'Sa is ahead of Brand beyond the margin of error.
What should Brand build against Kai'Sa?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Brand's usual Bot core: Bloodletter's Curse, Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame. The biggest change against Kai'Sa: Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (40.1% usually, 20.6% here).
What runes should Brand use against Kai'Sa?
Use Brand's usual Deathfire Touch page (Sorcery + Precision); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Kai'Sa: Health Scaling (defense) (88.4% usually, 76.5% here).