Please update Brand

Hello. I would very much like to see Brand get buffed or even better a rework. He has always been one of my fave ap champions to play but as time has gone on he has become less and less relevant. Yes he has good burst and one of the best potential AoE damage but he has to make himself very vunerable to do so. You very rarely have an chance to unleash your highest aoe damage combo and if you do 99% of the time you die straight after from having to get so close. When he first came out he was fine but over time the amount of melee champions with gap closers and other fail safes has gone up a lot. Now being an immobile champion you'd think he'd have a srtong cc like perhaps Zerath or maybe Annie but no. He has a skill shot stun that requires 2 spells to pull off. Melee and mages can nuke you before you can do this. I'm not saying it's not possible but what I'm trying to say is that a Brand player needs to play a lot better and safer than other champs in his role. He's been left behind and outclassed by the current and more reliable champs. My last point is his ult. It's so random. Yes it can be amazing but that is often not the case. When you use your ult with another champion you know what you're going to get and when you need it most. With Brand when I press "R" I have my toes crossed and am chanting "please please please" over and over. An ultimate, a champions best ability shouldn't have too much chance involved. You want it to act hard and fast when you need it. I just think Brand needs some updating as he's outclassed by the other mid champs and has to play that much better just to compete. THanks.