If you are an ARAM enjoyer, you probably know that one of the most important things in ARAM is range and damage. These two stats happen to be incredibly strong for this mode, and Brand also happened to be the embodiment of these stats. Considering this, it is not hard to see why Brand is one of the strongest ARAM champions despite having received heavy nerfs from Riot. In this article, we are gonna cover the best build for this incredible champion!
Best Brand ARAM Items
Blackfire Torch
The first item we will build is the Blackfire Torch. It will give us a much-needed mana boost, as well as some damage which will be activated on all our abilities. If you happen to be running a summoner for mana, you can also consider building Liynandry’s first, but either will be fine.
Liyandry’s Torment
Liyandry’s Torment is a core item for Brand, the only reason we are not building it first is due to its lack of mana stats, however, the item should always be built early. It will synergize with our passive burn, and chunk the enemies for a percentage of their HP. The item will also make us more tanky, as it will give us a nice 300 HP boost.
Rylai’s Crystal Scepter
Rylai’s is another super powerful item, it’s especially strong in ARAM. The strength comes from our ability to proc it consistently, as we will always be team fighting. The item has a slow which will significantly impair most of the enemies, which has great utility in helping you win fights!
Shadowflame
Another essential item that we will be building is Shadowflame. The item will make our spells critically strike whenever an enemy is below a certain health threshold. Since we are playing the perma-fighting mode that is ARAM, it’s clear that we will be able to proc this item so often.
Rabadon’s Deathcap
I like to end my builds with Rabadon’s Deathcap because of its passive that increases AP by 30%. It is really strong, and quite frankly, the most fun item to build. You could theoretically build Zhonya’s, however, it will simply not be as strong as Rabadon’s. Additionally, you can get all the benefits of Zhonia’s by just working on correct positioning.
Boots
The only considerable boots for this build are the Sorcerer’s Shoes. They will give us the base movement speed that we need, as well as some much needed magic penetration. The other options are not really worth exploring.
Runes for ARAM Brand
- Dark Harvest
- Cheap Shot
- Eyeball Collection
- Ultimate Hunter
- Presence of Mind
- Coup de Grace
Dark Harvest is a critical rune for ARAM Brand as it is easily stackable and will enhance our damage by a large margin. The next rune we will take is the Cheap Shot, which will make us do extra damage to impaired enemies. Another damage rune we will take is Eyeball Collection, which will give us scaling AP for each unique takedown.
Another key rune for Brand is the Ultimate Hunter, as it will allow us to proc the core ability of our kit more often. We will also take Presence of Mind, which will help with early mana sustain. Finally, we will take Coup de Grace, which will allow us to add extra damage to our finisher combos.
In Conclusion
The brand is a super powerful ARAM pick. He can output massive damage and significantly impair the progress of the opposing team. The best way to play him is full AP/penetration with some utility items such as Rylai’s.