Briar Top Build
The patch 26.1 Briar top build uses Slightly Magical Footwear, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver, Endless Hunger, Titanic Hydra, Oracle Lens. This Briar build has a 7.85% pick rate and a 58.92% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Briar build choices below.
Crimson 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.
Head Rush
Briar leaps to a unit and hits enemies with The Heel Wheel (of Pain), stunning them and breaking their Armor.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 13/
- 12/
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- 9
Range:- 475
Blood 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.Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 14/
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- 10
Range:- 350
Chilling 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.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 16
Range:- 400
Certain 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.
Cost:- 0
Cooldown:- 120/
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- 80
Range:- 12000
- Fighter,
- Assassin
Best Briar Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Briar build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Briar's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Death's Dance (56.8% WR, +5.6% WR diff, 34.0% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Blade of The Ruined King (52.7% WR, +1.5% WR diff, 60.1% pick rate) provides 0.1% LifeSteal, 40 AD, 0.25% AS. Black Cleaver (53.9% WR, +2.7% WR diff, 61.7% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 40 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
3,300Briar build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.
Top situational items for Briar include Endless Hunger, Titanic Hydra. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Briar are Slightly Magical Footwear. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Briar is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Briar build.
Movement Speed:25
Armor:50
Attack Damage:240
LifeSteal:10%
Attack Speed:25%
Health:1000
When facing Briar's top counters like Ekko, Rammus, Graves, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Endless Hunger or Titanic Hydra based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Briar performance.
This Briar physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 58.9% win rate across 813 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 240 total attack damage from items, substantial health pool for survivability. This Briar build offers flexibility and works well in most team compositions, providing a balance of damage and utility. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Briar's effectiveness. With a total gold cost of 16,100, this Briar build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Briar build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Champions that use similar core items to Briar. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current top briar build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
Briar Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Briar build?
The best Briar build in this patch includes Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, and Black Cleaver. This build has a 58.92% win rate and is picked 7.85% of the time.
What are Briar's core items?
Briar's core items are Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, and Black Cleaver. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Briar's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Briar?
Slightly Magical Footwear are the best boots for Briar. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Briar's playstyle. They are included in 7.8% of Briar builds.
What is the best trinket for Briar?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Briar. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Briar maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Briar builds?
Yes, alternative Briar builds include options like Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver, and Spirit Visage. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Briar?
MetaBot sources its build data for Briar directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Briar builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Briar. From there, we aggregate the Briar builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.