How this BRAND MID got CHALLENGER for 12 YEARS

[@HappyChimeNoises]

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[@therealtime34]

2 days what

[@alibabapirce9782]

maybe some s tier jungler of meta for next video since we dont have that yet in list? :D

[@jei9012]

no

[@LeTim013]

@@jei9012 ye mb

[@moot5978]

Whats the music playing at 5:20? It sounds good.

[@arkansky]

Brand designer crying tears of joy seeing his champ played exactly like he was supposed to

[@SkeletorRizz]

Tbh i main brand in wild rift and people flame me for playing him because of his low mobility. Even tho when im behind (5/9/12) im doing more dmg then my fed teammate (15/3/10). Basically when enemy try to team fight and im there my team cannot lose because im doing way to much dmg and cc. But again people flame me for playing him...

[@itsyourguyskye]

​@@SkeletorRizzi mean hes literally covered in fire, flaming is a given XD

[@SkeletorRizz]

@@itsyourguyskye I should have said shit talking hahhahaha

[@Gaphalor]

​@@SkeletorRizzyea also main Brand, Brand has insane damage, he such a good support because he doesn't need that much gold to do damage so unlike in mid where you have to cs in support you can focus more on hitting your skills hots and it's also better for your ult to have two people to bounce around in bot lane.

[@SkeletorRizz]

@@Gaphalor I mean it's not that hard to hit cs and skills. In wr it's pretty easy

[@jiaj-]

We have reached the point where Brand mid is off-meta

[@Auloss]

shitty game

[@robertaap4295]

Brand in high elo in any role is off meta.

[@ryleeevans6211]

Was only a matter of time wont be long until we are getting " how a blitz supp got plat" videos 😂

[@alexmunoz6710]

It’s so odd having played 9 years and people thinking stuff like this is “off meta”

[@alihorda]

I always played him on the mid lane tbh, never understood the support aspect (which is really just about the cc which other supports provide more consistently)

[@notateamplayer3932]

- Hits chal every season since s1 - Plays an unique champion despite meta - Gets featured on this channel only to promote a message to conserve butterflies and bees ABOSULTE GIGACHAD

[@CASHERR]

-plays a champion on his supposed role with his supposed items

[@crow_zxc]

@@CASHERR you do that and have yet to hit challenger

[@VeryEvilBlackCat]

@@CASHERR that's why brand doesn't even appear in mid champions, right?

[@NguyenDown]

- Has no social media.

[@CASHERR]

@@crow_zxc im playing talon jungle after it got nerfed to oblivion, with indirect nerfs to eclipse and W bonus damage to monsters from 200% to 105%.

[@Teurekatze]

Im just amazed that he passed on such a wholesome message :)

[@Reddragoon100]

Right? Save the bees!

[@ckpn4771]

True 💛🐝🦋

[@yumikitagana]

he's also a bit of a gardener has a bunch of plants that he takes care of :) (ik him personally he sent me this video haha)

[@GBOsAdventures]

thats awesome!!! i started playing brand mid recently, and even this patch its still nasty. tell him i said thany you for the tips and i wish him the best @@yumikitagana

[@phoenixwright5546]

@@yumikitagana how crazy for a brand main that burns whole teams😭😭😭 (he's an example for brand mains)

[@scrung]

haha this guy refused to be shoved into the bot lane and just stayed mid when the meta shifted, i love it

[@9KingP]

Theres really something so charming about playing a champ like how you're actually supposed to. Brand is a mage, he does alot of damage, he goes to mid. Its really straightforward and I really like that mentality

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

Tbh that's why I really liked Milio's release. He's a very simple support, easy to understand, easy to enjoy playing. Nafiri seems cool too, with her simple abilities. Skill-cap champs are alright and all, but the charm of "champion who walks and then presses q and then leaves" never gets old. And like you said, it's so much better when you play a champ how you're supposed to play them. It's understandable and comforting.

[@revoltncock]

@@nomoretwitterhandles Milio is terrible and heavily dependent on a non mush brain adc.

[@dde8721]

​@@nomoretwitterhandlesyet he's yuumi levels of uninteractive and cancer. Even simple champs need to have some thought put into them, which riot clearly didn't

[@joekenwood4956]

The Original way to play brand

[@tiredofthisshieeet]

I respect this guy for sticking it out with Brand mid for all these years but I respect him even more for wanting people to save the bees. Real one

[@mohang8514]

Are we going to ignore that subway surfer gameplay while explaining brands laning phase.

[@ryanmiller3065]

i thought he was making a reference to it until i realized i was getting more invested watching that lmao

[@HappyChimeNoises]

😂 just a joke for a longer clip

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

@@ryanmiller3065 I thought he was making a reference too until I realized it didn't make sense lol. I found it more distracting than anything 😂

[@peterozx]

I thought he just put that because of "long and boring" explanation for most of casuals

[@dennyzhang2840]

average Gen Z tiktoker attention span

[@MeLlamoBauti]

-Stays consistenly challenger with off meta pick -Has no social media -Supports local bugs (I think it's important to state that he said local,not just the typical save the bees) Literally a gigachad

[@nevernotnor]

arguably best twisted fate in the world literally the first season he starts playing ranked. Actually insane

[@mikivelo6219]

@@guusgeluk7733 so he sucked too

[@draketurtle4169]

@@taizai3161because not only was he arguably the best so like top 3 if your low balling it. He was the best at his champion with minimal experience playing the game…. Like the first season you play ranked it’s not expected you’d be challenger let alone the best at a champion.

[@muellernikolai8630]

that was also everyone's first season playing ranked tbh

[@Failzz8]

I mean it was THE first season, someones gotta be the best anything lol

[@Seelie_Serenus]

Chime is back! Hope you’re feeling better

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Thank you! Doing good

[@flameofmage1099]

A bee skin for brand would actually be perfect. The DoT damage can be bee stings and then he throws around honey

[@AQgod812]

Crazy to realise brand mid is considered off-meta, in my eyes he has always been and still is a midlaner. Same for xerath and lux tbh.

[@janbiel1221]

I can see Lux as a support because she can provide a shield. The rest are as good of a support as a Ryze support could be. Just damage and some CC

[@lucasgarcia691]

@@janbiel1221 In this case, it's mostly because of ratios. Brand has really high base damage, but mediocre ap ratios, so he's good champ to take the rol in wich he doesn't get much gold, and so a champions that needs it more can take it. Likewise, Ryze depends a mot more in items. Also, all of these champions are really good at outpoking adcs and enchanters.

[@mariocastro1540]

Brand was my first main and I think it was my love of that character that drove me to love league as much as I did. Eventually I changed lanes, mains, etc. but I always love playing brand mid so this episode hit different.

[@Test-iv4pm]

It's AMAZING that a player like this can go under the radar for so long.

[@avocadomilksmoothie]

Because he isn't, he's well known and every year there's always a KZbinr making a video about how he achieved Challenger consistently with Brand mid. Pretty much every NA pro player and chall elo NA streamer knows him, he got target banned when he used to play a lot more back in earlier seasons, that's how he ended up mastering TF.

[@zail112]

Maxing E is not considered unusual by any means. R>W>E>Q is literally the most common skillpath on Brand

[@hexvid6412]

I remember the time I was facing a rylai's, Heartsteel Brand mid this guy was so damn tanky and massive and the HP dmg was insane since he also got demonic, like what do you do with that monstrosity...

[@bernardq]

Heartsteel on mages should be illegal

[@chlopjakdab]

@@bernardq it is terrible

[@BeeTheCynic]

Idk just abuse the hell out of someone who wastes 3.2k gold for HP on a mage?

[@genesisnineteen9579]

either u are playing on 600 ping or ur pc is a potato there is no way I’m losing to a brand with heart steel 🤣🤣

[@giordannorodrigues5826]

I mean, if the guy has good spacing it must be really hard to punish, like the anivia tank who btw also was chall.

[@Jamlex]

If brand mid is "off meta" I should be put in jail for my picks

[@netomtoloko01]

Super glad to see you back!

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Thank you :) 2 more videos this month I hope so should be back to usual for now!

[@Liger-Inuzuka]

With the game shifting around slayers, assassins, fighters, all with 200 years effects, it seems to me the midlaners of old were relegated to support not because Riot intended that but rather the game state shoved them out. And a champion has to go SOMEWHERE you know - I see more top laners mid, than I see mages mid nowadays. I hope Brand gets a new legendary skin some time, I think he deserves it being such a staple champ.

[@StefanLopuszanski]

Brand is all about the butterflies and the bees!

[@korigato]

my man is trying to fry our dopamine receptors with both league clips + voice + subway surfers

[@D0omsday779]

This is literally the exact build I normally go for on Brand. Man's got below average AP ratios and he's a DoT machine so just... buy utility effects on your burns. Honestly kind of shocked it's NOT meta for him to build rylai's. The only two things I do different are playing him support and getting liandry's before rylai's.

[@drb4074]

Because most players in games like LoL are low-IQ dolts that chase damage, damage, DAMAGE. Items... runes... most players just take the "what gives more damage?" routes. The game has played into this by making kill times faster and faster. So the players often want to blow things up faster.

[@TheNavandal]

The reason is simple, He regens mana in mid from last hitting ablazed minions while you can't in support so you need Lost chapters to Function early and poke down enemy

[@youknowmysteeeez]

One of the first champs I felt decent with and one of my favorite.

[@nobodysbusinezz]

Bee and/or Butterfly Brand skin when? Brand is one of my all time favorites. His abilities are designed to mesh and combo so well. His ult buff and the passive changes really made Brand great as a mid laner. I love seeing this guy be my hero.

[@meodrac]

I'm more impressed that he managed to stay with the game consistently for such a long time.

[@C4st3l-Fur1]

this guy has reached a point where he knows so well brand, that regardless of the matchup he guarantees victory or at least his lane victory

[@irishparade]

Right on man thanks! As a boomer millennial it does my heart good to see a 30 something even playing let alone at the top for a decade. Here's to the next dozen mate!

[@EEFLmao]

If anyone is having trouble with Zed, Brand's e is longer than Zed's ult, and he will always spawn behind you, just press e and wait for his ult to be over and q behind you, sometimes if you have stopwatch you can actually kill Zed, or just stun him run away that works too

[@gromperstomper161]

I gave up on Brand a while ago. While he still remains my champion with the most mastery, I have played him I'm at least a few seasons. Thank you Mr TITANDWEVIL and Mr Chime for inspiring me to pick him up again.

[@ivanbenkovic610]

As someone who has mained brand since 2014 i really like this video.

[@marufawal]

The OG finally got a spotlight

[@aeryxx]

I love this person so much man. My legend, my icon, my moment

[@tanuki88]

PSA: There are multiple species of bees that need our help. Honey bees are the ones that have been getting all the attention (almost too much).

[@HappyChimeNoises]

They work with all bees 👍

[@yvan5892]

6:55 that was a nice e from challenger kha

[@escapegrass]

Quick little tip, you can q into e and still get the stun, very hard to predict.

[@PlutoDarknight]

You just need to be in range for your E, usually by flashing

[@majones117]

Brand mid being off-meta hurts me so much. He was my mid champ since he came out back when I played this game through S5

[@silasschramm]

Bro the subtle jokes in this video are hilarious - that subway surfers part got me 💀

[@dangolf9560]

Nice you helped the bees :) thank you

[@ameanoacid6176]

My man looking out for native wildlife, what a chad !

[@luufia]

what a chad! plays wholesome offmeta and fights for bees and butterflies

[@rexravsten2626]

Gigachad challenger advocates for the bees

[@fantasticalthoughts]

8:49 why did you put subway surfers gameplay in your video 😂

[@Tachii31]

I'm gonna need a Bee-rand skin now, thanks.

[@k0mb4t92]

Another quick tip is u can press Q then E for an instant stun. That’s if u close enough

[@uncipher5889]

he is actually the definition of built different

[@balintszabo7111]

Gigachad guy. Great dedication. Also great choice of champion and lane. Much approved. I also love brand mind. Cheers.

[@noroyalbloodline3983]

Love this. Doesn’t matter if it’s “off meta” but if you are good enough or not

[@Enavoid]

Now we need a bee themed Brand skin

[@uniquesell7557]

Beerand

[@balintgorbe81]

Bumblebrand

[@laicord]

8:36 thanks for subway gameplay, need that sweet dopamine

[@medziplanetarny]

13:35 there is a suden impact icon but its supposed to be taste of blood :)

[@alecfernandes4243]

Could u do a video on the GM EUW fiddle sticks top drunkenztain?

[@Pardox7525]

13:36 taste of blood got the new icon, poggers.

[@WolfValor]

Btw, the fact he wasn't challenger in season 1 is because there wasn't challenger in season 1, only diamond. Challenger was first introduced in s2 - this guy is what all challengers aspire to become.

[@lknown]

season 3*

[@maruserumangaka]

I play Brand mid since 2014 (from time to time). Glad to know someone is still doing this for years with electrocute as I do lool 😂. Nice message tho. We must keep a sustainable environment 🤝🏾

[@doctorkrelaa]

Story time (Father of 4 here) been playing Brand mid just as long as this guy just never made a push to be a high rank (maybe I felt I couldn't) I can 100% back this. Been playing Brand mid and rekting the mid lane for years now 💪 only thing I do different is I take q 2nd everything now and then when I know the enemy with dash or flash to me to try to kill and makes them look silly on top of the cd reducing faster makes it to where if someone jumps on you you can stun them twice before they can even reach you with flash.

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Wholesome to hear 👍

[@inky7993]

Based Pikmin 2 username

[@bernardq]

Ahhh hell naw Subway surfer when explaining 💀

[@3KerO3]

Taking electrocute with brand was always best choice, since some seasons ago, electrocute comes from anniewhere and kills, like afk kill and teemo

[@bigsmoke4592]

if anything i'm actually surprised that mage supports like Brand work in the first place. i often hear that support items are very gold efficient cause supports have less money. But lux, xerath and brand supports just go build towards deathcap anyways. so now i'm back to my theory that support players are just poor and underleveled for no other reason than that someone has to do it since there isn't another lane to farm.

[@Brurgh]

its exactly that. 5 players, 3 lanes 1 jungle. because of this you see some weird support picks/champs. Pyke for example is a roaming support and can generate money from executing so doesnt fit the traditional support role of sticking with the ADC. you also have the mage supports (lux, brand,xerath) that provide CC and can them build up to a lot of dmg in the late game. the poor under levelled role actually makes the game more interesting, the other 4 roles are fairly stale and repetative and usually on-meta compared to support, which is a lot more dynamic with what champs can play there.

[@ashishpaudel807]

love that taste of blood suddenly looks like sudden impact

[@slickybob4973]

The subway surfers clip killed me 🤣

[@Andyisgodcky]

Delightful irony that the higher elo, the more effective Brand can be since enemies are far more likely to be grouped

[@mobilegameadsdontdeserveto6010]

You can tell this guy is an OG midlaner if he still permabans Zed in high elo

[@Solhick]

As a brand mid enjoyer this is great

[@zacharywong483]

Really nice vid here, HappyChimeNoises!

[@weebman9762]

when the OG brand is now off meta

[@jasonreardon8477]

I was playing brand top for awhile. Its suprisingly good if you can keep wave frozen just right in front of your tower. Just hold the q for when they get pissed and try n dive you 😮

[@Lionhart1991]

As a supp main, in can say for sure that Brand is in my top 5 most fav in that role

[@VagineerHuur]

Rhere's no secrets or hidden tricks here, this guy's just good.

[@silaskintsugi8980]

Like... this is the REAL Brand Support. Awesome!!

[@Malnair]

Subway Surfers coming in clutch. I was about to watch Ninjas stream cause you only talk about brand. But that distraction gave me peace of mind again to concentrate on what really matters. Wait, what was I going to say? I forgot. Imma watch some TikToks now, frfr

[@RensReckluse]

brand is the sole reason i was diamond 2 mid for 3 seasons straight

[@死神あらし]

13:36 shows sudden impact icon but mentions taste of blood

[@nts4906]

Brand was one of my first favorites because his kit was simple enough for me to understand but also rewarded me for proper combos and positioning.

[@houndmaster2940]

didnt know they swapped the icons fro taste of blood and sudden impact (13:42)

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Oops should be taste of blood!

[@LitlEngnThtPwns]

My man out here sticking up for the bees and butterflies. My wife and I got you

[@JohnPanio]

This brand is on fire 🎉🎉🎉

[@atmathoughts2871]

I did not know brand was this good

[@dusjoe3007]

Btw you put the Sudden Impact image where Taste of Blood should have been. Anyways, great stuff keep it up. Oftentimes i see people copying your exact vids the day after so you're doing a fantastic job

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Ty ❤️

[@apkawa]

I also starting play from season3 mid only with Brand and bought Rylai as the 1st or 2nd item to show from afar with Q, forcing enemies to run away. I like to play with the barrier instead of buying Zhonya. Always CDR boots and runes, because constant aggressive play requires more than 40 Ability Haste beyond middle of the game. First max Q/W/E depending on the line and setup. For example you need to max E first when you play against Yasuo on the line. The most Brand counter of all time is Zed, because after lvl 6 he pushing you and went roaming. Fizz/Annie/Leblanc also hard. Brand useless in games vs no tank enemies, ideally there should be 2 frontliners and then the game will automatically win after 40minute

[@jeromejosemartinez5410]

Back in my days if your champ is AP it's mid automatically

[@iandabest3973]

subway surfers is crazy

[@marian3248]

8:38 AHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@krafhagen1429]

Unironic Subway Surfers gameplay in the background to keep the viewers occupied I feel like I’m in a fever dream

[@FluffyCorgi3469]

it was probably a joke

[@krafhagen1429]

@@FluffyCorgi3469 yeah Ik i was caught off guard tho

[@Peter-zg3em]

i keep ivy on my house for bee habitat primarily. last year the entire wall rumbled. hundreds of bees pollinating. wasps on the other hand... on sight. if the wasps get in the house it's on sight.

[@Brurgh]

12:19 is exactly why Brand is played as a support. Doesnt need a lot of gold to be useful! If you have an extended game you have a powerful full build mage rather than a normal support. These characteristics are why people play him in support, even if he has bad matchups.

[@atruescotsmanuth2481]

Brand support is a situational good pick because hes stupidly oppressive in some matchups, he doesnt need items to do alot of damage and his abilities hit 2 instead of one. But, he doesnt scale compared to a normal support. Support is one of the hardest scaling roles in the game. Having a brand later probably means you lose to the enchanter, and the bad matchups for brand are really bad down there.

[@BlueFireDudester]

As a Brand Mid main you taught me something fundamental I was missing, so thank you. However I will defeat you.

[@Ikimono]

14:00 He will be pleased to know that I am in the process of planing a clover meadow in my yard specifically so that pollinators will have more food available to them.

[@HappyChimeNoises]

yo thats amazing!

[@user-bg1uc1gm3q]

at 13:35 the icon is sudden impact instead of TOB, just thought you should know

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Oops mb taste of blood is correct

[@tinellixavier8022]

i'll go back to maining brand for real ! Back in the day he helped me reach plat 5 easy. The main part of what still made me bad with the pick was : - not warding properly and dying to ganks - no picking teleport - no good positionning and focus in tf - trying to hard on solo kills on bad timings

[@tinellixavier8022]

Taste of blood it is a mistake no ? (runes)

[@Belive7heHype]

I remember playng aginast a brand mid in season 2 and got bodied instantly went to play him haha he just never stopped

[@jameelalom2961]

I use the same zombie skin! I also wanted material on climbing with Brand mid since I like playing Brand!

[@jeffreyaquino4146]

Man, I feel so old that even playing Brand in midlane is now considered off-meta. I main Brand midlane in 2014 and my peak was Diamond 2.

[@mrjukerino4424]

I am a 3-year GrandMaster Player with Brand Top. Such an amazing and unexpected pick. Recently got out of 13 game winstreak (I had the most damage in my team in almost all of them)

[@balintgorbe81]

Not many 3-year olds can get grandmaster. Congrats.

[@KATAGODEMACIA]

thanks for the video and 13:47 that's the wrong icon for taste of blood i nearly trolled my runes xD i was like wait... how do i proc this ?

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Oops

[@1lonewolfbeats]

Inspirational, Brand mains stand up 🔥

[@SteveB-nx2uo]

always loved brand epitome of glass cannon, but pulling off full combos and even team fights landing all of your stuns and with a lucky ult you just melt everything also yea rylais liandries was standard for a lot of my ap champions, especially heimerdinger. slow, %hp burn and HP for you. he could get rod of ages first. and zed is an overloaded nightmare, easily pops brand. unless you are rushing zhonyas its gg

[@Ferno209]

8:43 what’s the subway surfer gameplay for?

[@HappyChimeNoises]

Entertain the irons who dont understand the concept since it took a while to explain :)