PCBrand was last buffed in Patch 26.4 (). Across 60 patches, Brand has received 19 buffs, 12 nerfs, 28 adjustments since release in Patch 1.0.0.115.
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Brand jungle has been smothered as of late, so we're giving his clear speed some additional firepower to see if he can find his place again.
Blaze
- Monster damage increased to 270% from 265%.
- Non-epic monster damage cap per tick increased to 12.5/25/37.5 (at level 1/2/3) (based on Ablaze stacks) from 10/20/30 (at level 1/2/3) (based on Ablaze stacks).
Brand is a little weak, especially in his more income-heavy roles. So we’re giving him a bit more power to let him run over games where he gets off to a good start by nuking his opposition.
Blaze
- Ablaze monster damage increased to 265% from 260%.
Pillar of Flame
- AP ratio increased to 70% AP from 60% AP.
- Blaze AP ratio increased to 87.5% AP from 75% AP.
Pyroclasm
- AP ratio per bounce increased to 30% AP from 25% AP.
Passive damage to monsters increased. Q stun duration increased. R cooldown decreased.
Blaze
- Ablaze monster damage increased to 260% from 240%.
Sear
- Stun duration increased to 1.75 seconds from 1.5.
Pyroclasm
- Cooldown reduced to 100/90/80 seconds from 110/100/90.
Pyroclasm
- Bug Fix: Missile now acquires a new bounce target after its bounce delay, rather than before it.
- [Note: The original target acquisition behavior lead to an issue where the missile would fizzle after the delay if its intended bounce target became invalid during it. The missile will now acquire a target and bounce to them at the same time, once the bounce delay finishes.]
Passive damage per tick to monsters increased.
Blaze
- Ablaze monster damage increased to 240% from 215%.
Passive damage increased.
Blaze
- Ablaze non-epic monster damage cap per second increased to 40 from 30.
- Explosion monster damage cap increased to 270/355/440/525 (at level 1/6/11/16) from 250/325/400/475 (at level 1/6/11/16).
Mana regen reduced. Passive damage decreased. Q mana cost increased.
Stats
- Base mana regeneration reduced to 9 from 10.65.
Blaze
- Explosion base damage reduced to 8 to 12% (based on level) of target's maximum health from 9 to 13% (based on level).
Sear
- Mana cost increased to 70 from 50.
Passive burn damage per second and explosion damage capped against monsters.
Blaze
- New Effect: Ablaze damage per second against non-epic monsters is now capped at 30.
- Ablaze damage cap against epic monsters unchanged.
- New Effect: Explosion now deals a maximum of 250/325/400/475 (at level 1/6/11/16) damage to monsters.
- Removed: Explosion no longer deals 50% damage to epic monsters.
E cooldown increased, damage decreased.
Conflagration
- Base damage reduced to 55/80/105/130/155 from 60/85/110/135/160.
- Cooldown increased to 13/12/11/10/9 seconds from 12/11/10/9/8.
Passive mana regeneration reduced. E damage decreased.
Blaze
- Mana restore reduced to 20/25/30/35/40 (at level 1/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13/14/15) from 30 to 50 (based on level).
Conflagration
- Base damage reduced to 60/85/110/135/160 from 60/90/120/150/180.
Stats
- Selection radius increased to 120 units from 88.8889007568359.
Arclight
- Blaze
- Bug Fix: VFX no longer renders over terrain.
Apocalyptic, Arclight, Eternal Dragon, Vandal
- Blaze
- Bug Fix: Targets' outline when hovered over using the cursor is no longer pixelated.
Blaze
- Bug Fix: Can now once again trigger Dark Harvest.
Passive damage to monsters increased. R damage decreased, cooldown increased.
Blaze
- Monster damage increased to 215% from 200%.
Pyroclasm
- Cooldown increased to 110/100/90 seconds from 105/90/75.
- Base damage reduced to 100/175/250 from 100/200/300.
Pillar of Flame
- Bug Fix: Border ring VFX now properly displays on lower graphic settings when using specific skins.
Passive damage to monsters decreased, bugfix to passive. Q damage decreased.
Blaze
- Monster damage reduced to 200% from 220%.
- Bug Fix: No longer deals one more tick of damage than intended with a single application of the burn.
Sear
- Base damage reduced to 70/100/130/160/190 from 80/110/140/170/200.
General
- Updated visual effects.
- The following skins are affected: Original, Cryocore, Zombie, Spirit Fire, and Battle Boss.
Blaze
- Damage over time tick rate reduced to 0.25 seconds from 1.083 seconds.
- Damage per tick changed to 0.19% of target's maximum health from 0.83%.
Passive Monster damage modifier increased. E damage increased.
Blaze
- Monster damage increased to 230% from 220%.
Conflagration
- Base damage changed to 60/90/120/150/180 from 65/90/115/140/165.
- AP ratio increased to 60% AP from 50% AP.
Level 1 attack speed increased, attack speed growth increased, base armor increased, armor growth decreased, base health decreased, health growth increased. Passive monster damage increased. E damage decreased.
Stats
- Base health reduced to 570 from 590.
- Health growth increased to 105 from 102.
- Base armor increased to 27 from 22.
- Armor growth reduced to 4.2 from 4.7.
- Base attack speed increased to 0.681 from 0.625.
- Attack speed growth increased to 2% from 1.36%.
Blaze
- Monster damage increased to 220% from 120%.
Conflagration
- Base damage reduced to 65/90/115/140/165 from 70/95/120/145/170.
- AP ratio reduced to 50% AP from 55% AP.
Passive mana restoration increased. Q AP scaling increased. E AP scaling increased.
Blaze
- Mana restored increased to 30 to 50 (based on level) from 20 to 40 (based on level).
Sear
- AP ratio increased to 65% AP from 55% AP.
Conflagration
- AP ratio increased to 55% AP from 45% AP.
Stats
- Base mana regeneration reduced to 10.65 from 10.67.
Passive percent health burn damage decreased.
Blaze
- Damage over time reduced to 2.5% of target's maximum health from 3%.
- Explosion base damage reduced to 9 to 13% (based on level) maximum health from 10 to 14% (based on level).
Stats
- Base health increased to 590 from 520.
- Health growth increased to 102 from 88.
- Armor growth increased to 4.7 from 3.5.
- Magic resistance growth increased to 1.3 from 0.5.
QoL changes on passive and R.
Blaze
- New Effect: Mana restore now occurs if the ability kills the target.
Pyroclasm
- Now prioritizes bouncing to nearby targets before bouncing to Brand.
Blaze
- Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where it would not trigger Spellthief's Edge Tribute.
Stats
- Base health increased to 520 from 519.68.
- Base attack damage reduced to 57 from 57.04.
- Base armor increased to 22 from 21.88.
Conflagration
- Bug Fix: Now properly cancels when the target dies during the cast time.
While our last changes helped bring Brand back into the midlane, he's a little too strong in Average play for both mid and support. Dampening down his early game damage to bring him back in line.
Blaze
- Explosion base damage reduced to 10 to 14% (based on level) maximum health from 10 to 14% (based on level).
Conflagration
- Cooldown increased to 12/11/10/9/8 seconds from 10/9/8/7/6.
Passive explosion damage decreased. E blaze spread now always spreads to nearby enemies; blaze spread radius increased; indicator now displays blaze spread radius. R fireball can now bounce back to Brand; bounce priority updated.
Blaze
- Explosion base damage reduced to 10 to 14% (based on level) maximum health from 12 to 16% (based on level).
- Explosion AP ratio increased to 2% per 100 AP from 1.5% per 100 AP.
Conflagration
- New Effect: Conflagration now always spreads to nearby targets.
- Spread radius reduced to 300 units from 375.
- New Effect: Blaze now increases Conflagration's spread radius to 600 units.
- New Effect: Now displays a brief indicator for the spread range.
Pyroclasm
- New Effect: Can now bounce back to Brand. Bounces off Brand "sticks" to him slightly longer to temper 0-distance instant bursts.
- Bounce priority is now enemy champions, then Brand, then any valid bounce target.
Increased mana restore on Ablazed enemy takedowns.
Blaze
- Mana restoration increased to 20 to 40 (based on level) from 6 to 18 (based on level).
Blaze
- New Effect: Ablaze now deals 20% bonus damage against monsters.
Conflagration
- Base damage increased to 70/95/120/145/170 from 70/90/110/130/150.
- AP ratio increased to 45% AP from 35% AP.
Zombie
- Bug Fix: Buffs aura now properly follow the model during certain animations.
Arclight
- Bug Fix: Now appropriately opens his mouth when laughing or taunting.
Zombie
- Bug Fix: VO no longer plays globally when Brand is in vision.
Passive damage over time decreased.
General
- Recommended items updated.
Blaze
- Damage over time reduced to 3% of target's maximum health from 4%.
Zombie
- Bug Fix: VO lines no longer overlap.
Stats
- Base mana increased to 469 from 375.6.
- Mana growth reduced to 21 from 42.
- Base mana regeneration increased to 10.665 from 8.008.
Stats
- Base health regeneration increased to 5.5 from 5.424.
Conflagration
- New Effect: Now draws nearby minion aggro when targeting an enemy champion.
Pyroclasm
- New Effect: Now draws nearby minion aggro when targeting an enemy champion.
Blaze
- Damage per stack increased to 4% of target's maximum health from 2%.
Blaze
- New Effect: Whenever Brand kills an Ablaze unit, he restores 6 to 18 (based on level) mana.
General
- Bug Fix: Now correctly has recommended item pages for both mid and support.
Spirit Fire
- Blaze
- Bug Fix: No longer have higher volume levels compared to his classic skin.
- Conflagration
- Bug Fix: No longer have higher volume levels compared to his classic skin.
- Pyroclasm
- Bug Fix: No longer have higher volume levels compared to his classic skin.
Zombie
- Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where moving the camera away and back during his death animation would make his gravestone and earth particles to disappear.
Conflagration
- Bug Fix: When spreading to nearby enemies after hitting an ablaze target, the spread damage no longer counts as a single-target spell.
General
- New ability icons.
Blaze
- Damage per second reduced to 0.5% of the target's maximum health from 2% of the target's maximum health.
- New Effect: Stacks up to 3 times, up to 1.5% of the target's maximum health per second.
- New Effect: At 3 stacks, an area around the target is highlighted. After 2 seconds, all targets within the area take magic damage equal to 12% to 16% (based on level) (+ 1% per 60 AP) of their maximum health. The damage from this detonation will apply Blaze to secondary targets and refresh the current timer on the target. Once a target has detonated, they will not generate Blaze stacks again for 4 seconds. Until their current buff times out.
Sear
- Base damage reduced to 80/110/140/170/200 from 80/120/160/200/240.
- AP ratio reduced to 55% AP from 65% AP.
- Stun duration reduced to 1.5 seconds from 2.
Pillar of Flame
- Cooldown reduced to 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 seconds from 10 at all ranks.
- Mana cost reduced to 60/70/80/90/100 from 70/80/90/100/110.
Conflagration
- Base damage reduced to 70/90/110/130/150 from 70/105/140/175/210.
- AP ratio reduced to 35% AP from 65% AP.
- Cooldown reduced to 10/9/8/7/6 seconds from 12/11/10/9/8.
Pyroclasm
- Base damage reduced to 100/200/300 from 150/250/350.
- AP ratio reduced to 25% AP from 50% AP.
- New Effect: Now prioritizes getting enemies to 3 stacks of Blaze.
- Champions with 2 stacks of Blaze.
- Champions with 1 stacks of Blaze.
- Champions with no Blaze.
- Champions immune to Blaze.
- Other targets.
- New Blaze Effect: Now briefly slow enemies hit by 30/45/60%.
Pyroclasm
- Bug Fix: Pyroclasm didn't bounce to minions if cast on an Blaze enemy champion with no other nearby enemy champions.
Pyroclasm
- Bug Fix: Pyroclasm was almost always prioritizing champions unless it killed its target.
Pillar of Flame
- Mana cost increased to 70/80/90/100/110 from 70/75/80/85/90.
Pyroclasm
- New Effect: If Brand's initial target becomes untargetable while the inferno is in flight, the projectile will select a new target instead of fizzling.
- Coming Soon: Pyroclasm will always select a new target if it's current target becomes untargetable while in flight. This didn't make it into this patch, though. Sorry.
Pyroclasm
- Now has a secondary targeting indicator that shows bounce radius.
Conflagration
- Fixed a bug where the cast range was longer than intended: reduced range to 625 from 650.
Pillar of Flame
- Mana cost reduced to 70/75/80/85/90 from 70/80/90/100/110.
Conflagration
- Mana cost increased to 70/75/80/85/90 from 60/65/70/75/80.
Pyroclasm
- Mana cost reduced to 100 at all ranks from 100/150/200.
Pyroclasm
- Now properly bounces to other targets after hitting an enemy affected by Blaze.
Pyroclasm
- Pyroclasm can no longer bounce more than 5 times.
Pyroclasm
- Missile speed increased to 1000 from 800.
- Missile speed no longer increases when hitting ablaze targets.
- If Pyroclasm strikes an ablaze target, the next bounce will now prioritize champions.
Conflagration
- Range reduced to 625 from 675.
Pillar of Flame
- Base damage reduced to 75/120/165/210/255 from 80/125/170/215/260.
Pyroclasm
- Fixed a bug where it would sometimes disappear if Brand died while the projectile was in the air.
Pyroclasm
- Fixed a bug where it could instant-kill enemies under some circumstances.
Pyroclasm
- It no longer gets blocked by spell shields.
- Fixed a bug where it could sometimes fizzle if there was an enemy stealthed nearby.
Brand added to League of Legends
