League Classic matchup
Brand vs Karthus
The lane, from both sides
Brand’s side
- Strong against Karthusfrom the AP Burn Mage build (Mid)
Karthus has to stand in
DefileDefileEPassive: Karthus restores mana whenever he kills an enemy. This passive is disabled when Defile is toggled on. Toggle: Karthus surrounds himself in a necrotic aura that deals magic damage every second to all nearby enemies. Toggling Defile off triggers a final tick of damage. Defile is toggled off automatically if Karthus becomes unable to pay its mana cost. to deal damage, which is exactly where 
Pillar of FlamePillar of FlameWActive: After a 0.625-second delay, Brand erupts the target area in flames, dealing magic damage to enemies within. Blaze old.png Blaze: Pillar of Flame deals 25% additional damage. lands. Neither can dodge, and Brand's burst arrives first.
Karthus’s side
No note from Karthus’s side yet; the silence is a gap, not a verdict.
The kits at a glance
Brand
Full abilities- Blaze
- Sear
- Pillar of Flame
- Conflagration
- Pyroclasm
Karthus
Full abilities- Death Defied
- Lay Waste
- Wall of Pain
- Defile
- Requiem
Base stats, side by side
| Stat | Brand | Karthus |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 456 (+76) | 465 (+75) |
| HP regen | 1.01 (+0.11) | 1.21 (+0.11) |
| Mana | 295 (+45) | 331 (+61) |
| Attack damage | 55 (+3) | 45.45 (+3.25) |
| Armor | 19.5 (+3.5) | 18.5 (+3.5) |
| Magic resist | 30 | 30 |
| Attack speed | 0.625 (+1.36) | 0.625 (+2.11) |
| Move speed | 340 | 335 |
| Attack range | 550 | 450 |
Level-1 values with per-level growth in parentheses, read from the Classic client and re-checked against it on every update.
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