Brand

Key details

• Though potent, it remains an unpopular choice among Bowazons mostly for two reasons:
• 1.
• The Amplify Damage proc that comes on this runeword is effective but often you won't get that many procs from the targets that you'll be fighting since you'll be doing your best to go ranged and not get hit.
• 2.
• It has no inherent Increased Attack Speed, which helps in attack speed breakpoints for late game considering other runewords of the similar cost like Ice and especially Faith (probably the most favored choice for Bowazons because of Fanaticism).
• Still, Brand has the benefit of dealing two types of damage: being Fire, from its Explosive Arrow/Bolt effect, and Magic, from a ridiculous 100% Bone Spear cast upon striking.
• This effects make Brand suited to non-Amazon variant builds by players like:
• Paladins with benefits from Fanaticism or max Holy Fire synergy to strengthen Explosive Arrows/ Bolts.
• Enchantress Sorceresses that empower Exploding Arrows/ Bolts with Enchant.
• Necromancers with maxes to Bone Spear's synergies, and with the proper build, can be capable of firing faster than you could cast Bone Spear if you loaded up on Faster Cast Rate items.