Brandvs Katarina
Brand vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Katarina wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Brand based on 9 games. Brand wins the early laning phase while Katarina scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Brand build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Brand vs Katarina 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 the Brand vs Katarina Matchup?
Brand vs Katarina Matchup Summary
The Brand vs Katarina matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 9 recent matches analyzed, Katarina wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Brand's 33.3%, giving Katarina a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Brand controls the early laning stage, but Katarina outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Brand needs to press advantages before Katarina reaches their power spikes, while Katarina should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Brand leads by 1.1s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Katarina has a strong advantage in this matchup. Brand players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Katarina overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Brand vs Katarina Laning Phase Breakdown
Brand is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, 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.
Best Brand Build Against Katarina
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Katarina, providing the mobility and stats Brand needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Brand against Katarina are Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Brand an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Katarina. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Brand vs Katarina matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
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Katarina0.0%Brand25.0%Katarina75.0%Brand dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Brand can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Katarina is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Brand. Extended games heavily favor Katarina, 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 Katarina reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Katarina 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 Katarina
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Brand the best tools to compete against Katarina in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Brand matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42.11% | 76 | 2.2 | 769 | 8,739 | 32.4% | 51.3% | |
| 50.68% | 73 | 2.2 | 684 | 9,459 | 48.0% | 52.1% | |
| 50.00% | 58 | 2.9 | 852 | 9,826 | 57.1% | 46.0% | |
| 59.62% | 52 | 6.2 | 1,047 | 12,997 | 64.7% | 57.1% | |
| 47.06% | 51 | 1.9 | 900 | 10,085 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 60.87% | 46 | 2.0 | 810 | 9,988 | 63.2% | 59.3% | |
| 45.65% | 46 | 2.0 | 872 | 9,936 | 50.0% | 43.3% | |
| 42.22% | 45 | 5.8 | 1,045 | 12,011 | 20.0% | 53.3% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 2.6 | 937 | 10,911 | 57.1% | 55.2% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 1.9 | 918 | 10,508 | 46.7% | 53.6% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 2.0 | 882 | 9,694 | 53.9% | 60.9% | |
| 38.89% | 36 | 1.9 | 729 | 8,213 | 30.0% | 50.0% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 4.9 | 969 | 12,263 | 63.6% | 57.1% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 3.0 | 794 | 9,688 | 33.3% | 38.1% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.0 | 1,149 | 13,765 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 48.15% | 27 | 2.0 | 853 | 10,025 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 2.0 | 784 | 8,710 | 54.5% | 46.7% | |
| 69.23% | 26 | 5.5 | 904 | 11,450 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 2.1 | 797 | 8,802 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 2.6 | 780 | 9,231 | 37.5% | 58.8% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 3.9 | 874 | 9,705 | 28.6% | 61.1% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 5.3 | 943 | 11,232 | 37.5% | 40.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 4.8 | 950 | 9,411 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.4 | 1,059 | 11,707 | 70.0% | 45.5% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.7 | 984 | 11,097 | 50.0% | 42.1% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 2.5 | 1,050 | 11,636 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 5.0 | 1,002 | 11,710 | 83.3% | 30.8% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 5.3 | 993 | 11,264 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.6 | 608 | 7,472 | 80.0% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.9 | 818 | 9,077 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 2.3 | 818 | 10,043 | 57.1% | 63.6% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 5.2 | 827 | 10,560 | 20.0% | 45.5% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 1.8 | 774 | 9,325 | 50.0% | 30.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 2.3 | 800 | 10,181 | 25.0% | 54.5% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 1.9 | 913 | 9,388 | 28.6% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 5.8 | 985 | 11,738 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.7 | 1,139 | 11,531 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.8 | 881 | 11,021 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.1 | 838 | 10,965 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 6.3 | 984 | 13,132 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.7 | 846 | 9,987 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.0 | 1,067 | 10,907 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.0 | 1,127 | 10,298 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.5 | 904 | 11,934 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 4.0 | 770 | 9,513 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 2.2 | 883 | 12,113 | 0.0% | 30.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.1 | 1,002 | 14,456 | 100.0% | 44.4% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 2.0 | 705 | 8,509 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.1 | 845 | 9,093 | 25.0% | 85.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 827 | 9,989 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 850 | 13,140 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.1 | 854 | 10,944 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.4 | 963 | 11,976 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 2.3 | 852 | 10,752 | 0.0% | 22.2% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.9 | 1,048 | 11,394 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.9 | 1,060 | 13,729 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 3.6 | 743 | 10,043 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 4.8 | 771 | 10,590 | 33.3% | 83.3% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.6 | 990 | 12,007 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.6 | 1,010 | 13,918 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.5 | 871 | 9,673 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 1,338 | 10,727 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.5 | 734 | 5,917 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.4 | 1,047 | 11,177 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.4 | 1,085 | 13,201 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.0 | 994 | 10,534 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 6.2 | 986 | 7,378 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.0 | 1,197 | 13,387 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.3 | 1,110 | 11,843 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.0 | 1,137 | 11,612 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.5 | 1,012 | 11,869 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.2 | 1,001 | 12,507 | 0.0% | 71.4% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.2 | 1,013 | 10,549 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.8 | 954 | 13,000 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.9 | 989 | 12,838 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.4 | 1,447 | 11,815 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.5 | 969 | 11,018 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.0 | 993 | 10,153 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.5 | 765 | 9,260 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.8 | 927 | 11,263 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.6 | 1,018 | 15,168 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 1,570 | 13,199 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 872 | 10,707 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 865 | 15,519 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 1,172 | 14,105 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 1,064 | 13,572 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 954 | 10,213 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 1,249 | 13,599 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 884 | 8,379 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
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Brand vs Katarina - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Brand do against Katarina in League of Legends?
Katarina wins the Brand vs Katarina matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Brand's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 9 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Brand do against Katarina in the early game?
In the early game, Brand has the advantage against Katarina with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. 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 Katarina in the late game?
In the late game, Katarina takes over the Brand vs Katarina matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Katarina scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Brand vs Katarina matchup?
Katarina wins the matchup against Brand with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Katarina is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 9 games analyzed.
What is the best Brand build against Katarina?
The best Brand build against Katarina includes Liandry's Torment, Shadowflame, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Brand runes against Katarina?
The best Brand runes against Katarina use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Brand vs Katarina matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Brand counter Katarina?
No, Brand struggles against Katarina with only a 33.3% win rate. Katarina has the advantage in this matchup. Brand players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Katarina's lead.
How do I play Brand against Katarina?
When playing Brand against Katarina, play cautiously and avoid Katarina's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Katarina has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.