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Brand & Yunara vs Sivir & Maokai

Bot Lane Matchup

Brand vs Sivir (with Yunara & Maokai) BOT matchup tips: who wins, how to trade, wave control and common mistakes.

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Who Wins

Pre-6, you and Yunara struggle to win extended trades because Sivir's spell shield blocks your stun or W, and Maokai's passive healing sustains through your poke.
Post-6, Yunara's R makes all-ins more viable since her dash and slowing laser can lock Sivir in place for your full combo to land without spell shield negation being as reliable.

Your best pattern is to land W on the ground first to force Sivir to either walk through it or spell shield it, then follow with Q stun on a target that has your passive stacks — if Sivir burns her E on your W, she is open to a full combo.
Coordinate with Yunara to engage only after Sivir's spell shield is confirmed spent.

You should not roam frequently because Yunara is immobile pre-6 and leaving her in a 1v2 against Maokai is a near-guaranteed death or flash burn.
Post-6 roam windows open if Yunara has her R available and the wave is shoved, but even then, your kill pressure mid or top must be near-certain to justify the risk.

Do not stack your passive on Maokai as your primary target — his passive healing from nearby minions partially offsets your damage, and Sivir is the correct kill target since she is squishier and her death removes the spell shield safety net for the rest of the game.
Misidentifying your kill target is the most common way Brand loses this lane.

Created on 08/29/2026

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