Hey everyone, Pyroen here, most people call me Pyro.

I've been playing League since Season 1 and have since climbed to challenger top 100 NA (S8) and top 50 (S9) using the Jungle to influence the game as I see fit..

The Jungle (imo) is the most influential and most difficult roles in the game.

Teams will love or hate you if this is the path you've chosen.

Good luck summoner, you have my respect!!

DOMINATION

Why Dark Harvest? Why not Electrocute? Well.. For Brand due to his Blaze passive Dark Harvest has a larger impact in teamfights because you will be able to proc multiple DH's due to the burn on his passive. Electrocute is great for 1v1s but will pale in comparison. After your first teamfight you will see why Dark Harvest pulls ahead even after its numerous nerfs.

Cheap Shot is our go to since the majority of your damage will be against people that are movement impaired due to your your stuns and slows provided by Rylai's Crystal Scepter

Eyeball Collection is our go to rune due to the consistency you have when stacking it. Alternatively we can also go for Zombie Ward but against lower elo teams it can be very inconsistent as to whether or not you will find a ward to clear to get the full benefit

Ravenous Hunter allows for great sustain throughout the map as well as some scrappyness to teamfights/skirmishes. Alternatively you can also use Relentless Hunter if you are going for a purely ganking Brand Jungle

Attack Speed Adaptive Force Shield allows you to have the safest and most optimal clear. The added attack speed is very noticeable in the early game for any skirmishes you encounter as well.

We start with our Sear as it has the lowest cooldown of all our abilities but we max Pillar of Flame since it has the highest scaling damage of our abilities. Followed by Sear max giving us better Cooldowns on it and more uptime on our stuns.

PROS + High utility + Heavy Magic damage + Affordable core build He is a great pick when your team is heavy on AD or the enemy team picks up a bruiser or tank or two. With the rise of AD supports ( Senna/Pyke/Ashe) more teams are starting to stack and overload their damage source. Having a pocket Brand pick will set you apart from the rest!

CONS - Difficult 1st clear - Low Mobility - Punishing Skill Shots Can be punished by coordinated invades from mid and support. The only real way to eliminate his usefulness from a game is by deep warding into his jungle and consistently killing him while he is still farming for items.

This year, I will be doing an A-Z jungle series: 52 weeks with 52 jungle champions, highlighting one champion per week. In the video above, I go over tips and tricks on clearing in the jungle and optimizing abilities, followed by ranked gameplay, so be sure to check it out! Another ranked game is featured below. Stop by the stream on Twitch to see more gameplay, ask questions, and have fun!
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For more of my A-Z series, check out my other guides, or follow this link to the YouTube playlist!