Win Rate: 50.8%
Pick Rate: 3.3%
Ban Rate: 20.3%

Briar Jungle Build: Items & Boots

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Patch: 26.20
Games: 5,831
Lane: Jungle
Tier: All Tiers
Last Updated: Oct 16, 2026 UTC
Methodology: Data Methodology
Author: Dakota Chinnick

The most-played Patch 26.20 Briar build is Mercury's Treads, The Collector, Death's Dance, Lord Dominik's Regards, Guardian Angel, Titanic Hydra, Oracle Lens: 3.41% of games, 55.39% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.

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Death's Dance
Titanic Hydra
Black Cleaver

Best Briar Build - Highest Win Rate Items

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Early Build Order

Scorchclaw Pup

Steel Sigil

Pickaxe

Caulfield's Warhammer

Top Summoner Spells

Flash + Smite
54.6%Win Rate96.9%Pick Rate
Ignite + Smite
62.5%Win Rate2.5%Pick Rate

Build Stats

54.77%Win Rate

+3.97%WR Diff

2.34%Pick Rate

325Matches

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 54.8% win rate across 325 matches analyzed.

At full build, Briar gains a total of 210 AD, 800 Health, 50 Armor, and 70 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Briar Runes

Domination

Inspiration

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Briar Abilities

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Build Strengths

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

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Briar Starting Items

The most popular starting items for Briar are Scorchclaw Pup with a 56.8% win rate and 11.4% pick rate.

Scorchclaw Pup

56.8%Win Rate

11.4%Pick Rate

Mosstomper Seedling

Stealth Ward

51.9%Win Rate

8.3%Pick Rate

Best Briar Core Items - Build These First

These are Briar's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Death's Dance (54.2% WR, +3.4% WR diff, 35.8% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Blade of The Ruined King (50.2% WR, -0.6% WR diff, 26.4% pick rate) provides 0.1% LifeSteal, 40 AD, 0.25% AS. Black Cleaver (53.4% WR, +2.6% WR diff, 31.3% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 45 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Death's Dance S Tier
Death's Dance
3,300
54.17%Win Rate
+3.37%WR Diff
35.81%Pick Rate
Blade of The Ruined King S Tier
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200
50.20%Win Rate
-0.60%WR Diff
26.38%Pick Rate
Black Cleaver S Tier
Black Cleaver
3,000
53.37%Win Rate
+2.57%WR Diff
31.26%Pick Rate

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Briar Build Path & Item Timing

Briar players complete Mosstomper Seedling first in 38% of games, winning 52.5% of them. The median first item is finished at 0:12 (25th to 75th percentile: 0:06 to 0:18).

First item

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Mosstomper Seedling	52.5%	38.3%	0:12	2,231
Scorchclaw Pup	50.4%	42.1%	0:12	2,448
Gustwalker Hatchling	48.9%	19.6%	0:12	1,140

First two items

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Scorchclaw PupVoltaic Cyclosword	67.8%	1.1%	9:54	59
Scorchclaw PupHubris	58.1%	2.3%	9:30	129
Mosstomper SeedlingTitanic Hydra	53.7%	9.4%	10:54	523

Three-item core

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Mosstomper SeedlingTitanic HydraBlack Cleaver	56.3%	7.9%	18:00	410
Scorchclaw PupVoltaic CycloswordThe Collector	65.9%	0.8%	16:42	41
Scorchclaw PupThe CollectorInfinity Edge	60.0%	1.5%	18:42	80

Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.

Large sampleBased on 5,819 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

Briar Skill Order

Briar players max W > Q > E in 90% of games, winning 50.8% of the 5,121 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.

Skill priority

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			1					2		3		4	5
W	1			2	3		4		5
E		1												2	3		4	5
R						1					2					3

W > E > Q: 9% of games, 51.7% win rate
Q > W > E: 0% of games, 39.3% win rate

Large sampleBased on 5,668 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

High Win Rate Situational Items for Briar

Top situational items for Briar include Spirit Visage, Endless Hunger. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

Spirit Visage S Tier
Spirit Visage
2,700
55.16%Win Rate
+4.36%WR Diff
11.63%Pick Rate
Endless Hunger S Tier
Endless Hunger
3,100
61.78%Win Rate
+10.98%WR Diff
7.49%Pick Rate

Briar Boots

The best boots for Briar are Mercury's Treads. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

Mercury's Treads S Tier
Mercury's Treads
1,250
51.09%Win Rate
+0.29%WR Diff
25.95%Pick Rate

Briar Trinket

The recommended trinket for Briar is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
0
51.02%Win Rate
+0.22%WR Diff
45.41%Pick Rate

Complete Briar Build Item Stats

Combined statistics from all items in this Briar build.

Magic Resistance:70
Movement Speed:45
Armor:50
Attack Damage:210
LifeSteal:10%
Attack Speed:25%
Health:800

Build Comparison

Best WR

Most Played

Alt 1

Alt 2

Speed

Armor

265

240

210

LifeSteal

0.1%

0.3%

0.25%

Health

1000

600

800

Briar Counter Build Advice

When facing Briar's top counters like Warwick, Chogath, MasterYi, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. 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 Spirit Visage or Endless Hunger based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Briar performance.

Warwick
44.5%Win Rate
-6.27%WR Diff
Counter Items
Cho'Gath
46.5%Win Rate
-4.25%WR Diff
Counter Items
Master Yi
47.5%Win Rate
-3.34%WR Diff
Counter Items

When Should You Play This Briar Build

physical damage dealerFirst Power Spike3,300gMosstomper Seedling at 0:12 (median)

This Briar physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 54.8% win rate comes from only 325 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 210 total attack damage from items and 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. With significant magic resistance, this build counters AP-heavy teams and mages who rely on burst damage. With a total gold cost of 16,550, this Briar build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, and 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 210 total attack damage from items
Substantial health pool for survivability

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Briar Jungle Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)

5,646 games

Most Briar Jungle players rush Scorchclaw Pup first (42% of games), finished at a median of 0.2 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (44%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Smite (97%). The game usually starts with Mosstomper Seedling.

Briar boots

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Plated SteelcapsMost played	44.0%	49.1%	2,484
Mercury's Treads	26.8%	51.1%	1,513
Gluttonous Greaves	9.4%	54.7%	532
Berserker's Greaves	1.8%	48.0%	100
Slightly Magical Footwear	1.4%	53.1%	81

Briar starting items

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Mosstomper SeedlingMost played	16.2%	53.9%	915
Scorchclaw Pup	13.7%	52.4%	775
Scorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Stealth Ward	12.1%	47.9%	683
Gustwalker Hatchling	7.8%	52.6%	439

Briar summoner spells

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Flash + SmiteMost played	97.0%	50.8%	5,474
Smite + Ignite	1.8%	53.4%	103

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Briar First Item and Core Build Timing

Which item Briar players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.

First completed item

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
Scorchclaw Pup	0.2 min 0.1-0.3 min	42.1%	50.3%	2,378
Mosstomper Seedling	0.2 min 0.1-0.3 min	38.3%	52.2%	2,160
Gustwalker Hatchling	0.2 min 0.1-0.3 min	19.6%	49.1%	1,108

Three-item core

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
Mosstomper Seedling → Titanic Hydra → Black Cleaver	18.0 min 16.5-19.8 min	7.9%	56.3%	410
Scorchclaw Pup → Hubris → The Collector	17.0 min 15.0-18.6 min	1.8%	59.1%	93
Scorchclaw Pup → The Collector → Infinity Edge	18.7 min 17.6-20.2 min	1.5%	60.0%	80
Gustwalker Hatchling → The Collector → Infinity Edge	18.2 min 16.7-20.3 min	0.8%	63.6%	44
Scorchclaw Pup → Voltaic Cyclosword → The Collector	16.7 min 15.7-18.1 min	0.8%	65.9%	41

Every Briar Jungle Item by Win Rate

The completed items Briar players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
The CollectorMost played	60.8%	50.9%	3,435
Titanic Hydra	41.7%	52.0%	2,353
Death's Dance	37.0%	54.2%	2,088
Black Cleaver	32.3%	53.4%	1,823
Lord Dominik's Regards	31.2%	54.9%	1,760
Blade of The Ruined King	27.2%	50.2%	1,538
Profane Hydra	16.5%	49.5%	932
Infinity Edge	13.6%	55.5%	770
Spirit Visage	12.0%	55.2%	678
Guardian Angel	11.6%	65.3%	654
Endless Hunger	7.7%	61.8%	437
Hubris	6.2%	57.5%	351

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Total gold7,500

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Total stats from items

Attack Damage: 85
Health: 1,000
Armor: 25
Ability Haste: 20
Move Speed: 45

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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 54.77% win rate and is picked 2.34% 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?

Mercury's Treads are the best boots for Briar. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Briar's playstyle. They are included in 2.3% 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 Death's Dance, Titanic Hydra, and Black Cleaver. 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 only counts Briar games that reached a completed build (boots plus at least three finished items), groups them by their three core items, and ranks the groups by a confidence-adjusted win rate (Wilson lower bound) so a build with a handful of lucky games cannot outrank a well-played one. A build is only presented as the highest win rate once it has at least 50 games and a tenth of Briar's build sample; otherwise the most-played build is shown.

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Briar Jungle Build: Items & Boots

Select a Briar Build

Best Briar Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Top Summoner Spells

Build Stats

Best Briar Runes

Briar Abilities

Build Strengths

Briar Starting Items

Best Briar Core Items - Build These First

Death's Dance

Blade of The Ruined King

Black Cleaver

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Briar Build Path & Item Timing

First item

First two items

Three-item core

Briar Skill Order

High Win Rate Situational Items for Briar

Spirit Visage

Endless Hunger

Briar Boots

Mercury's Treads

Briar Trinket

Oracle Lens

Complete Briar Build Item Stats

Build Comparison

Briar Counter Build Advice

When Should You Play This Briar Build

Strengths

Champions with Similar Builds to Briar

Briar Jungle Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)

Briar boots

Briar starting items

Briar summoner spells

Briar First Item and Core Build Timing

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Every Briar Jungle Item by Win Rate

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Briar Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Briar build?

What are Briar's core items?

What are the best boots for Briar?

What is the best trinket for Briar?

Are there alternative Briar builds?

Where does MetaBot source build data for Briar?

How does MetaBot determine what the best Briar builds are?

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Briar community builds

Briar Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Briar build?

What are Briar's core items?

What are the best boots for Briar?

What is the best trinket for Briar?

Are there alternative Briar builds?

Where does MetaBot source build data for Briar?

How does MetaBot determine what the best Briar builds are?