Briar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.6%
Pick Rate
4.1%

BriarTop Build

SFighterAssassin
Patch26.14
Matches134,440
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.14 Briar top build uses Plated Steelcaps, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver, Endless Hunger, Titanic Hydra, Oracle Lens. This Briar build has a 2.49% pick rate and a 61.43% win rate in LoL patch 26.14. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Briar build choices below.

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Select a Briar Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • Death's Dance - Briar Highest Win Rate Build core itemDeath's Dance
  • Blade of The Ruined King - Briar Highest Win Rate Build core itemBlade of The Ruined King
  • Black Cleaver - Briar Highest Win Rate Build core itemBlack Cleaver
Core Items
61.4%Win Rate
+8.9%WR Diff
2.5%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • The Collector - Briar Most Popular Build core itemThe Collector
  • Titanic Hydra - Briar Most Popular Build core itemTitanic Hydra
  • Lord Dominik's Regards - Briar Most Popular Build core itemLord Dominik's Regards
Core Items
59.2%Win Rate
+6.7%WR Diff
3.7%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • The Collector - Briar Alternative Build 1 core itemThe Collector
  • Lord Dominik's Regards - Briar Alternative Build 1 core itemLord Dominik's Regards
  • Infinity Edge - Briar Alternative Build 1 core itemInfinity Edge
Core Items
52.8%Win Rate
+0.2%WR Diff
2.6%Pick Rate

Best Briar Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Vampiric Scepter
Vampiric Scepter
Recurve Bow
Recurve Bow
Pickaxe
Pickaxe
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Boots
Boots
Cloth Armor
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps

Top Summoner Spells

  • SmiteFlash
    Smite + Flash
    63.1%Win Rate92.9%Pick Rate

Build Stats

61.43%Win Rate
+8.87%WR Diff
2.49%Pick Rate
70Matches

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.

The core items for this Briar build are Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King and Black Cleaver. This item combination achieves a 61.4% win rate across 70 matches analyzed.

At full build, Briar gains a total of 245 Attack Damage, 1000 Health, 75 Armor, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Briar Runes

Domination primary rune treeDomination
  • Hail of Blades
  • Sudden Impact
  • Sixth Sense
  • Treasure Hunter
Inspiration secondary rune treeInspiration
  • Cash Back
  • Triple Tonic
  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Briar Abilities

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Briar build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Briar are Scorchclaw Pup with a 55.6% win rate and 12.9% pick rate.

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
55.6%Win Rate
12.9%Pick Rate
Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
75.0%Win Rate
11.4%Pick Rate
Mosstomper Seedling
Mosstomper Seedling
60.0%Win Rate
7.1%Pick Rate
These are Briar's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Death's Dance (55.4% WR, +2.9% WR diff, 29.5% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Blade of The Ruined King (56.0% WR, +3.4% WR diff, 27.6% pick rate) provides 0.1% LifeSteal, 40 AD, 0.25% AS. Black Cleaver (55.3% WR, +2.8% WR diff, 26.6% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 40 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
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 Plated Steelcaps. 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.

  • Total armorArmor:75
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:245
  • Total lifestealLifeSteal:10%
  • Total attack speedAttack Speed:25%
  • Total healthHealth:1000

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Briar armorArmor
75
120
45
Briar movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
Briar attack damageAD
245
240
270
Briar lifestealLifeSteal
0.1%
0%
0%
Briar attack speedAS
0.25%
0%
0.25%
Briar healthHealth
1000
600
0
When facing Briar's top counters like Amumu, Shyvana, Shaco, 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.
physical damage dealerFirst Power Spike3,300g~6 min

This Briar physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 61.4% win rate across 70 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 245 total attack damage from items, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Briar build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 17,100, 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.

Strengths

  • Exceptional physical damage output with 245 total attack damage from items
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions with Similar Builds to Briar

Lee Sin champion
Lee Sin
Core Items
  • Sundered Sky - Lee Sin core item
  • Death's Dance - Lee Sin core item
  • Black Cleaver - Lee Sin core item
52.7%Win Rate
4.5%Pick Rate

See Also

Briar OverviewBriar RunesBriar CountersAll Items