Brandvs Kayn
Brand vs Kayn is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Kayn wins with a 53.1% win rate (+6.3%) over Brand based on 32 games. Kayn wins the early laning phase while Brand scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Brand build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Brand vs Kayn 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.
Kayn(46.9%)Who Wins the Brand vs Kayn Matchup?
Brand vs Kayn Matchup Summary
The Brand vs Kayn matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 32 recent matches analyzed, Kayn wins with a 53.1% win rate compared to Brand's 46.9%, giving Kayn a 6.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Kayn controls the early laning stage, but Brand outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Kayn needs to press advantages before Brand reaches their power spikes, while Brand should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. 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. Kayn 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 Kayn 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 Kayn Laning Phase Breakdown
Brand is favored during the laning phase against Kayn, 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 Kayn
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Kayn, providing the mobility and stats Brand needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Brand against Kayn are Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Brand an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 40.0% win rate across 5 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Brand the best chance to compete against Kayn. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Brand vs Kayn matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Brand36.4%Kayn63.6%Brand52.4%Kayn47.6%Kayn dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 63.6% win rate — a 27.3 percentage point lead over Brand. This lopsided early game means Kayn can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Brand takes over with a 52.4% win rate, leading Kayn by 4.8 percentage points. Brand scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Kayn must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Brand reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Brand 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 Kayn
Domination
Inspiration
The Domination and Inspiration rune setup gives Brand the best tools to compete against Kayn in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Brand matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.67% | 407 | 2.7 | 786 | 10,924 | 40.3% | 52.4% | |
| 47.76% | 380 | 1.7 | 804 | 9,693 | 50.6% | 45.7% | |
| 55.33% | 301 | 1.8 | 829 | 10,280 | 63.7% | 49.4% | |
| 57.69% | 263 | 6.4 | 1,018 | 13,060 | 56.1% | 58.8% | |
| 53.33% | 258 | 1.8 | 852 | 10,220 | 55.5% | 52.0% | |
| 53.66% | 246 | 2.1 | 816 | 10,373 | 54.6% | 53.1% | |
| 46.44% | 239 | 2.2 | 808 | 10,604 | 49.4% | 44.8% | |
| 48.68% | 230 | 1.7 | 850 | 10,183 | 48.9% | 48.5% | |
| 47.00% | 221 | 1.7 | 821 | 10,045 | 55.4% | 41.8% | |
| 54.59% | 207 | 3.1 | 995 | 11,518 | 61.4% | 51.1% | |
| 47.32% | 205 | 2.3 | 854 | 10,385 | 47.6% | 47.1% | |
| 59.20% | 201 | 5.9 | 1,010 | 13,263 | 62.2% | 57.5% | |
| 56.82% | 177 | 1.9 | 761 | 10,593 | 56.3% | 57.1% | |
| 52.35% | 172 | 5.7 | 958 | 11,558 | 47.1% | 56.0% | |
| 47.65% | 172 | 6.1 | 1,000 | 11,157 | 52.0% | 44.2% | |
| 49.10% | 168 | 5.4 | 978 | 11,845 | 37.5% | 56.3% | |
| 49.70% | 165 | 4.0 | 861 | 11,146 | 49.1% | 50.0% | |
| 56.36% | 165 | 6.5 | 1,027 | 13,389 | 63.3% | 52.4% | |
| 49.69% | 163 | 6.2 | 970 | 12,581 | 51.5% | 48.4% | |
| 49.68% | 156 | 1.7 | 800 | 9,847 | 48.4% | 50.5% | |
| 52.05% | 146 | 3.3 | 791 | 10,610 | 46.4% | 55.6% | |
| 46.15% | 144 | 2.7 | 825 | 10,639 | 40.7% | 49.4% | |
| 50.35% | 144 | 5.3 | 965 | 12,581 | 48.1% | 51.6% | |
| 50.70% | 143 | 1.6 | 896 | 10,652 | 51.9% | 50.0% | |
| 45.32% | 139 | 1.7 | 786 | 9,878 | 50.0% | 42.5% | |
| 53.03% | 135 | 1.6 | 658 | 9,379 | 57.1% | 49.3% | |
| 53.73% | 134 | 1.6 | 716 | 9,411 | 63.4% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 134 | 1.7 | 889 | 10,127 | 48.3% | 51.3% | |
| 51.94% | 130 | 1.8 | 730 | 9,981 | 49.0% | 53.8% | |
| 49.61% | 130 | 1.8 | 784 | 10,276 | 54.9% | 46.1% | |
| 57.14% | 126 | 6.3 | 971 | 12,730 | 55.3% | 58.2% | |
| 50.40% | 126 | 6.0 | 963 | 12,146 | 44.7% | 53.9% | |
| 53.28% | 123 | 6.5 | 1,039 | 12,936 | 63.3% | 43.5% | |
| 61.34% | 121 | 2.1 | 1,009 | 10,705 | 63.8% | 59.7% | |
| 58.47% | 119 | 2.4 | 864 | 11,317 | 53.3% | 61.6% | |
| 44.07% | 119 | 1.8 | 815 | 9,991 | 42.2% | 45.2% | |
| 48.25% | 114 | 5.9 | 1,044 | 11,237 | 44.7% | 50.8% | |
| 55.75% | 113 | 5.8 | 924 | 12,094 | 66.7% | 45.8% | |
| 49.53% | 108 | 6.5 | 1,023 | 13,419 | 45.0% | 52.2% | |
| 38.38% | 100 | 1.7 | 828 | 9,929 | 43.9% | 34.5% | |
| 51.02% | 98 | 4.9 | 848 | 10,583 | 50.0% | 52.0% | |
| 60.87% | 93 | 4.3 | 959 | 11,910 | 63.4% | 58.8% | |
| 48.39% | 93 | 5.6 | 999 | 11,295 | 45.2% | 51.0% | |
| 54.35% | 92 | 6.4 | 1,052 | 13,508 | 56.4% | 52.8% | |
| 51.69% | 90 | 1.7 | 875 | 9,848 | 57.1% | 46.8% | |
| 57.47% | 87 | 2.3 | 912 | 11,215 | 54.8% | 58.9% | |
| 40.48% | 84 | 1.9 | 840 | 10,135 | 48.4% | 35.9% | |
| 41.46% | 82 | 4.8 | 839 | 11,062 | 41.4% | 41.5% | |
| 51.85% | 81 | 6.6 | 990 | 13,548 | 50.0% | 52.9% | |
| 51.25% | 81 | 6.1 | 927 | 11,807 | 51.4% | 51.1% | |
| 47.50% | 80 | 1.9 | 863 | 10,571 | 56.3% | 41.7% | |
| 50.63% | 80 | 4.9 | 873 | 11,167 | 46.1% | 55.0% | |
| 50.63% | 79 | 5.5 | 967 | 11,937 | 57.6% | 45.6% | |
| 56.76% | 74 | 1.7 | 771 | 9,851 | 58.8% | 55.0% | |
| 50.70% | 72 | 4.1 | 987 | 12,029 | 56.3% | 46.1% | |
| 52.17% | 70 | 6.0 | 1,022 | 11,834 | 34.6% | 62.8% | |
| 46.38% | 69 | 3.3 | 868 | 11,837 | 48.1% | 45.2% | |
| 55.88% | 68 | 6.4 | 1,029 | 13,254 | 66.7% | 48.8% | |
| 61.19% | 67 | 1.6 | 960 | 13,525 | 48.4% | 72.2% | |
| 56.72% | 67 | 6.4 | 926 | 12,896 | 58.3% | 55.8% | |
| 54.55% | 67 | 5.5 | 1,036 | 11,772 | 48.0% | 58.5% | |
| 58.21% | 67 | 6.3 | 1,045 | 12,935 | 64.7% | 51.5% | |
| 50.75% | 67 | 6.4 | 1,073 | 13,372 | 50.0% | 51.2% | |
| 43.94% | 66 | 6.3 | 965 | 12,240 | 48.5% | 39.4% | |
| 48.48% | 66 | 1.3 | 814 | 12,719 | 39.3% | 55.3% | |
| 54.55% | 66 | 6.6 | 1,081 | 13,235 | 68.8% | 41.2% | |
| 39.34% | 61 | 4.7 | 908 | 10,613 | 38.7% | 40.0% | |
| 61.67% | 60 | 3.0 | 963 | 12,139 | 65.0% | 60.0% | |
| 49.15% | 60 | 5.6 | 924 | 12,007 | 52.4% | 47.4% | |
| 62.50% | 58 | 4.4 | 987 | 11,654 | 53.3% | 73.1% | |
| 46.43% | 56 | 6.0 | 965 | 12,109 | 55.0% | 41.7% | |
| 55.77% | 53 | 4.5 | 1,010 | 11,521 | 52.2% | 58.6% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 4.2 | 918 | 10,789 | 56.5% | 43.3% | |
| 37.25% | 52 | 1.9 | 911 | 12,265 | 60.0% | 27.8% | |
| 59.62% | 52 | 1.4 | 792 | 12,122 | 53.6% | 66.7% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 4.9 | 803 | 11,016 | 33.3% | 53.6% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 3.0 | 899 | 10,854 | 47.8% | 41.4% | |
| 41.18% | 51 | 1.3 | 885 | 11,920 | 40.9% | 41.4% | |
| 46.00% | 50 | 2.1 | 1,145 | 12,596 | 47.8% | 44.4% | |
| 55.10% | 50 | 6.3 | 936 | 11,863 | 52.4% | 57.1% | |
| 61.22% | 49 | 5.6 | 971 | 12,323 | 50.0% | 65.7% | |
| 42.86% | 49 | 1.6 | 851 | 9,954 | 63.2% | 30.0% | |
| 35.42% | 48 | 1.9 | 842 | 10,164 | 38.1% | 33.3% | |
| 56.52% | 46 | 5.7 | 951 | 12,101 | 56.3% | 56.7% | |
| 52.17% | 46 | 1.7 | 966 | 11,318 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 43.48% | 46 | 5.4 | 1,023 | 11,670 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 35.56% | 45 | 4.8 | 1,079 | 10,908 | 36.8% | 34.6% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 6.4 | 1,119 | 11,674 | 53.3% | 48.3% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 6.2 | 942 | 13,325 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 59.09% | 44 | 6.5 | 1,007 | 10,591 | 53.6% | 68.8% | |
| 39.53% | 43 | 2.5 | 1,029 | 12,791 | 47.1% | 34.6% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 2.1 | 879 | 12,831 | 53.9% | 43.3% | |
| 56.10% | 42 | 5.6 | 1,064 | 11,788 | 43.8% | 64.0% | |
| 59.52% | 42 | 1.1 | 834 | 12,997 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 39.02% | 41 | 5.7 | 943 | 11,993 | 40.0% | 38.1% | |
| 53.66% | 41 | 1.7 | 875 | 12,691 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 1.9 | 972 | 12,467 | 46.7% | 60.9% | |
| 51.35% | 38 | 3.9 | 1,037 | 12,389 | 50.0% | 52.2% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 2.1 | 826 | 11,969 | 53.9% | 48.0% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 1.5 | 957 | 12,029 | 66.7% | 43.5% | |
| 41.67% | 37 | 6.5 | 1,043 | 11,585 | 50.0% | 35.0% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 1.2 | 847 | 11,649 | 41.2% | 50.0% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 3.8 | 1,121 | 11,708 | 33.3% | 56.5% | |
| 40.00% | 35 | 5.0 | 784 | 10,330 | 23.5% | 55.6% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 1.4 | 869 | 12,903 | 30.8% | 57.1% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 1.8 | 858 | 12,329 | 36.4% | 52.4% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 1.4 | 886 | 13,391 | 10.0% | 63.6% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 5.7 | 953 | 12,847 | 55.6% | 65.2% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 1.6 | 828 | 9,665 | 70.6% | 50.0% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 5.5 | 1,004 | 12,105 | 50.0% | 52.9% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 5.9 | 1,018 | 13,625 | 36.4% | 68.4% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.0 | 880 | 11,960 | 56.3% | 35.7% | |
| 63.33% | 30 | 3.5 | 932 | 11,572 | 64.7% | 61.5% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 5.8 | 1,006 | 11,242 | 66.7% | 41.2% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 6.2 | 1,204 | 13,601 | 69.2% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 4.9 | 1,123 | 12,779 | 63.6% | 52.9% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 5.9 | 916 | 12,132 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 2.0 | 869 | 12,382 | 38.5% | 71.4% | |
| 52.00% | 26 | 1.1 | 808 | 11,666 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 3.9 | 1,030 | 11,778 | 44.4% | 52.9% | |
| 30.77% | 26 | 1.5 | 915 | 13,109 | 37.5% | 27.8% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 1.9 | 965 | 12,483 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 4.3 | 834 | 10,520 | 53.9% | 53.9% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 1.4 | 888 | 12,285 | 87.5% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.8 | 860 | 11,661 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 2.6 | 895 | 11,321 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 56.52% | 24 | 3.0 | 998 | 15,059 | 66.7% | 55.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 4.1 | 1,011 | 10,545 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 23 | 6.5 | 977 | 11,609 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 2.7 | 929 | 11,707 | 25.0% | 54.5% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 6.3 | 1,094 | 13,572 | 72.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 2.4 | 1,097 | 13,163 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 3.7 | 843 | 13,604 | 66.7% | 43.8% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 5.6 | 1,018 | 13,390 | 28.6% | 42.9% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 3.1 | 932 | 12,800 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 1.2 | 977 | 12,160 | 61.5% | 50.0% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 4.3 | 896 | 12,055 | 54.5% | 70.0% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 1.7 | 793 | 11,230 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 1.8 | 733 | 11,058 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 5.7 | 823 | 9,493 | 36.4% | 55.6% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.6 | 1,072 | 13,456 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 0.9 | 843 | 11,565 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 1.5 | 910 | 10,905 | 44.4% | 12.5% | |
| 73.33% | 16 | 5.8 | 1,005 | 10,955 | 66.7% | 77.8% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.0 | 1,053 | 11,588 | 75.0% | 37.5% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.5 | 744 | 10,371 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 1.9 | 922 | 10,798 | 62.5% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 15 | 1.4 | 841 | 11,211 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.0 | 791 | 11,166 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 78.57% | 14 | 1.3 | 981 | 14,201 | 66.7% | 87.5% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.5 | 820 | 11,657 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.2 | 1,082 | 10,583 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 61.54% | 14 | 3.8 | 1,017 | 11,040 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.7 | 950 | 14,075 | 33.3% | 70.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 4.7 | 892 | 11,626 | 60.0% | 71.4% | |
| 8.33% | 12 | 3.9 | 938 | 12,297 | 0.0% | 12.5% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 4.3 | 1,025 | 12,367 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.3 | 949 | 8,008 | 44.4% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.2 | 899 | 12,347 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 3.3 | 787 | 9,849 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.0 | 927 | 10,638 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.6 | 676 | 10,179 | 16.7% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.9 | 988 | 13,008 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.1 | 943 | 11,191 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 979 | 11,710 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 5.5 | 881 | 11,851 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.2 | 1,011 | 11,464 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 1,068 | 11,518 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 754 | 9,963 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 949 | 10,426 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
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Brand vs Kayn - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Brand do against Kayn in League of Legends?
Kayn wins the Brand vs Kayn matchup with a 53.1% win rate compared to Brand's 46.9%, a 6.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 32 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Brand do against Kayn in the early game?
In the early game, Kayn has the advantage against Brand with a 63.6% win rate versus 36.4%. Kayn players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Brand do against Kayn in the late game?
In the late game, Brand takes over the Brand vs Kayn matchup with a 52.4% win rate compared to 47.6%. Brand scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Brand vs Kayn matchup?
Kayn wins the matchup against Brand with a 53.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 6.3 percentage point advantage means Kayn is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 32 games analyzed.
What is the best Brand build against Kayn?
The best Brand build against Kayn includes Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 40.0% 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 Kayn?
The best Brand runes against Kayn use the Domination primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 42.9% win rate in the Brand vs Kayn matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Brand counter Kayn?
No, Brand struggles against Kayn with only a 46.9% win rate. Kayn has the advantage in this matchup. Brand players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kayn's lead.
How do I play Brand against Kayn?
When playing Brand against Kayn, play cautiously and avoid Kayn's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Kayn in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.