Guide · Jungle

Briar Guide

the Restrained Hunger

Fighter

Assassin

Tier A Jungle

Briar, the Restrained Hunger, is a fighter and assassin champion that is easy to pick up. Across our 408 analysed ranked games, Briar is mostly played in the Jungle (100% of its games), with a 55.4% win rate in that role: tier A among Jungle champions (#9 of 48, ranked by win rate). Briar's damage is mostly physical (82%): armor is the best defensive answer against this champion. Win rate varies with game length: 58.4% in medium-length games (25 to 35 min, 233 games) versus 45.3% in long games (over 35 min).

Averages measured over 408 Jungle games played with Briar, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Briar is a frenzied jungler: her attacks and abilities deal a stacking bleed that heals her, and she lacks natural regeneration but her healing increases when she is low on health. Head Rush stuns and breaks armor, Blood Frenzy makes her chase the nearest enemy, Chilling Scream frees her from the frenzy, and Certain Death flies her to her prey.

The engage

Q › AA AA › W › AA AA

When: An enemy is within leap range.

Head Rush leaps onto a unit, stuns and breaks armor; Blood Frenzy gives speeds and area damage around the target; recast it for a Snack Attack.

Leaving the frenzy

E › Q › AA AA

When: You need to regain control.

Chilling Scream frees you from Blood Frenzy, reduces the damage you take while charging and heals you; a fully charged scream knocks back and stuns against a wall.

The prey ultimate

R › W › AA AA

When: A carry is visible on the map.

Certain Death marks the first champion hit as your prey and flies you to them while terrifying nearby enemies; you gain armor, magic resistance, life steal and speed.

Laning phase

Do not count on your regeneration: make trades that heal you through the bleed. Head Rush stuns and breaks armor.

Common mistakes

• Staying in the frenzy with no control: you chase the nearest enemy.
• Forgetting Blood Frenzy's recast.
• Casting the ultimate on a prey who can flee.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Black Cleaver, Titanic Hydra, and Death's Dance (66 games, 62.1% win rate).

Black Cleaver+Titanic Hydra+Death's Dance

66 games · 62.1%

Titanic Hydra+Death's Dance+The Collector

34 games · 50.0%

Lord Dominik's Regards+Titanic Hydra+The Collector

31 games · 58.1%

Summoner spells

Flash + Smite55.7% · 402 games

Most-played runes

Press the Attack + Domination

58.0% · 212 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph100%

Legend: Alacrity79%

Coup de Grace95%

Secondary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact100%

Treasure Hunter98%

Shards

Adaptive force96%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling93%

Press the Attack + Inspiration

53.8% · 93 games

Primary tree · Precision

Triumph100%

Legend: Alacrity60%

Coup de Grace98%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Cosmic Insight80%

Magical Footwear75%

Shards

Adaptive force97%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling91%

Hail of Blades + Inspiration

45.6% · 57 games

Primary tree · Domination

Sudden Impact100%

Sixth Sense95%

Treasure Hunter98%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Cash Back96%

Triple Tonic93%

Shards

Adaptive force100%

Adaptive force100%

Health scaling96%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Briar's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team59.8% · 122 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Titanic Hydra 64.5% ▲

Black Cleaver 64.4% ▲

The Collector 56.0%

Death's Dance 61.1% ▲

Blade of The Ruined King 62.1% ▲

Spirit Visage 73.9%

The item that stands out most is Blade of The Ruined King: 62.1% win rate, +10 points versus its usual win rate.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team53.9% · 89 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Titanic Hydra 55.8%

The Collector 64.1% ▲

Black Cleaver 51.3% ▼

Death's Dance 55.6%

Lord Dominik's Regards 68.4%

Blade of The Ruined King 52.6%

The item that stands out most is The Collector: 64.1% win rate, +7 points versus its usual win rate.

Balanced enemy team53.3% · 197 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Titanic Hydra 53.6% ▼

Death's Dance 54.2%

Black Cleaver 56.0%

The Collector 55.2%

Lord Dominik's Regards 51.3% ▼

Blade of The Ruined King 44.7% ▼

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Briar in the Jungle

Viego Briar: 58.8%17 games

Viego has the edge in 41% of the 17 Jungle duels against Briar. See the Viego guide.

Lee Sin Briar: 63.2%19 games

Lee Sin has the edge in 37% of the 19 Jungle duels against Briar. See the Lee Sin guide.

Who Briar is strong against

Lee Sin63.2% · 19 games

Viego58.8% · 17 games

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Briar's matchups.

Abilities

PassiveCrimson Curse

Briar's attacks and abilities apply a stacking bleed that heals her for a portion of the damage it deals. Perpetually hungry, she gains increased healing based on her missing Health, but lacks innate Health Regeneration.

QHead Rush

Briar leaps to a unit and hits enemies with The Heel Wheel (of Pain), stunning them and breaking their Armor.

WBlood Frenzy / Snack Attack

Briar leaps forward and shatters her pillory, entering a Blood Frenzy that causes her to relentlessly pursue the nearest enemy (prioritizing champions). While frenzied, she gains increased Attack Speed and Move Speed, and her attacks deal damage in an area around her target.

Briar can reactivate this ability while frenzied to take a CHOMP out of her target on her next attack, dealing additional damage based on their missing Health, and healing Briar based on the damage she deals.

EChilling Scream

Briar refocuses her mind, removing Blood Frenzy and channeling energy into a powerful scream that damages and slows enemies. While charging, she takes reduced damage and heals for a portion of her max Health. A fully charged scream knocks foes back, dealing additional damage and stunning those who collide with a wall.

RCertain Death

Briar kicks her pillory's hemolith gemstone, marking the first champion it hits as her prey. She then beelines straight to them, fearing other surrounding enemies upon arriving at her target, and enters a state of complete hemomania. She will pursue her prey until death, gaining the benefits of Blood Frenzy as well as additional Armor, Magic Resistance, Life Steal, and Move Speed.

Frequently asked questions

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