Briar, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
50.8%
Pick Rate
3.3%
Ban Rate
20.3%

Briar Jungle Build: Items & Boots

Briar B TierFighterAssassin
Patch
26.20
Games
5,831
Lane
Jungle
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 16, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

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.

Best Briar Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashSmite
    Flash + Smite
    57.1%Win Rate98.8%Pick Rate

Build Stats

57.14%Win Rate
+6.34%WR Diff
3.07%Pick Rate
427Matches

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, Titanic Hydra, and Black Cleaver. This item combination achieves a 57.1% win rate across 427 matches analyzed.

At full build, Briar gains a total of 265 AD, 1000 Health, 95 Armor, and 20 MR, 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
  • Magical Footwear
  • Cosmic Insight
  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
View full runes

Briar Abilities

View ability details

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 Damage.

The most popular starting items for Briar are Mosstomper Seedling, Stealth Ward with a 49.1% win rate and 12.4% pick rate.

49.1%Win Rate
12.4%Pick Rate
62.5%Win Rate
7.5%Pick Rate
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. Titanic Hydra (52.0% WR, +1.2% WR diff, 40.4% pick rate) provides 600 Health, 40 AD. 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 gold - Briar core item

    Death's Dance

    3,300 3,300
    54.17%Win Rate
    +3.37%WR Diff
    35.81%Pick Rate
  • Titanic Hydra S Tier
    Titanic Hydra - 3,300 gold - Briar core item

    Titanic Hydra

    3,300 3,300
    52.02%Win Rate
    +1.22%WR Diff
    40.35%Pick Rate
  • Black Cleaver S Tier
    Black Cleaver - 3,000 gold - Briar core item

    Black Cleaver

    3,000 3,000
    53.37%Win Rate
    +2.57%WR Diff
    31.26%Pick Rate
MetaBot Desktop

Theorycraft Your Next Briar Build

Test any item combination — even off-meta — against thousands of real Briar matches. See win rate, KDA, damage, and every item's real impact before you ever lock in.

  • Any item combo — even off-meta
  • Thousands of real matches
  • Win rate by rank & game length
Build Theorycrafter in the MetaBot Desktop app analyzing a custom League of Legends item build

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

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
52.5%38.3%0:122,231
50.4%42.1%0:122,448
48.9%19.6%0:121,140

First two items

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
67.8%1.1%9:5459
58.1%2.3%9:30129
53.7%9.4%10:54523

Three-item core

BuildWin RatePick RateDone atGames
56.3%7.9%18:00410
65.9%0.8%16:4241
60.0%1.5%18:4280

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 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 priorityW - Blood Frenzy / Snack AttackWQ - Head RushQE - Chilling ScreamE
Level123456789101112131415161718
Q12345
W12345
E12345
R123
  • 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.
Top situational items for Briar include Guardian Angel, Endless Hunger. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
  • Guardian Angel S Tier
    Guardian Angel - 3,200 gold - Briar situational item

    Guardian Angel

    3,200 3,200
    65.29%Win Rate
    +14.49%WR Diff
    11.22%Pick Rate
  • Endless Hunger S Tier
    Endless Hunger - 3,100 gold - Briar situational item

    Endless Hunger

    3,100 3,100
    61.78%Win Rate
    +10.98%WR Diff
    7.49%Pick Rate
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 gold - Briar boots

    Mercury's Treads

    1,250 1,250
    51.09%Win Rate
    +0.29%WR Diff
    25.95%Pick Rate
The recommended trinket for Briar is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
  • Oracle Lens S Tier
    Oracle Lens - Briar trinket for vision control

    Oracle Lens

    0 0
    51.02%Win Rate
    +0.22%WR Diff
    45.41%Pick Rate

Combined statistics from all items in this Briar build.

  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:20
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:45
  • Total armorArmor:95
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:265
  • Total healthHealth:1000

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Briar magic resistanceMR
20
0
20
70
Briar movement speedSpeed
45
45
45
45
Briar armorArmor
95
95
95
50
Briar attack damageAD
265
240
240
210
Briar healthHealth
1000
600
600
800
When facing Briar's top counters like Warwick, Chogath, MasterYi, 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 Guardian Angel 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.
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 57.1% win rate comes from only 427 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 265 total attack damage from items, strong physical damage mitigation, 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. 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 17,150, this Briar build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Death's Dance, Titanic Hydra, 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 265 total attack damage from items
  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions with Similar Builds to Briar

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

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Plated SteelcapsPlated SteelcapsMost played44.0%49.1%2,484
Mercury's TreadsMercury's Treads26.8%51.1%1,513
Gluttonous GreavesGluttonous Greaves9.4%54.7%532
Berserker's GreavesBerserker's Greaves1.8%48.0%100
Slightly Magical FootwearSlightly Magical Footwear1.4%53.1%81

Briar starting items

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
Mosstomper SeedlingMosstomper SeedlingMost played16.2%53.9%915
Scorchclaw PupScorchclaw Pup13.7%52.4%775
Scorchclaw PupHealth PotionStealth WardScorchclaw Pup + Health Potion + Stealth Ward12.1%47.9%683
Gustwalker HatchlingGustwalker Hatchling7.8%52.6%439

Briar summoner spells

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
FlashSmiteFlash + SmiteMost played97.0%50.8%5,474
SmiteIgniteSmite + Ignite1.8%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

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Scorchclaw Pup Scorchclaw Pup0.2 min
0.1-0.3 min
42.1%50.3%2,378
Mosstomper Seedling Mosstomper Seedling0.2 min
0.1-0.3 min
38.3%52.2%2,160
Gustwalker Hatchling Gustwalker Hatchling0.2 min
0.1-0.3 min
19.6%49.1%1,108

Three-item core

ItemsFinishedPlayersWin RateGames
Mosstomper SeedlingTitanic HydraBlack Cleaver Mosstomper Seedling → Titanic Hydra → Black Cleaver18.0 min
16.5-19.8 min
7.9%56.3%410
Scorchclaw PupHubrisThe Collector Scorchclaw Pup → Hubris → The Collector17.0 min
15.0-18.6 min
1.8%59.1%93
Scorchclaw PupThe CollectorInfinity Edge Scorchclaw Pup → The Collector → Infinity Edge18.7 min
17.6-20.2 min
1.5%60.0%80
Gustwalker HatchlingThe CollectorInfinity Edge Gustwalker Hatchling → The Collector → Infinity Edge18.2 min
16.7-20.3 min
0.8%63.6%44
Scorchclaw PupVoltaic CycloswordThe Collector Scorchclaw Pup → Voltaic Cyclosword → The Collector16.7 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.

OptionPlayersWin RateGames
The CollectorThe CollectorMost played60.8%50.9%3,435
Titanic HydraTitanic Hydra41.7%52.0%2,353
Death's DanceDeath's Dance37.0%54.2%2,088
Black CleaverBlack Cleaver32.3%53.4%1,823
Lord Dominik's RegardsLord Dominik's Regards31.2%54.9%1,760
Blade of The Ruined KingBlade of The Ruined King27.2%50.2%1,538
Profane HydraProfane Hydra16.5%49.5%932
Infinity EdgeInfinity Edge13.6%55.5%770
Spirit VisageSpirit Visage12.0%55.2%678
Guardian AngelGuardian Angel11.6%65.3%654
Endless HungerEndless Hunger7.7%61.8%437
HubrisHubris6.2%57.5%351

Briar Build Planner

Plan a build

Start from Briar's most common core and swap items to see the total gold and stats. When your picks contain a three-item core players actually build, its recorded win rate shows up.

Briar's most-built items
Your build (3/6)
Titanic HydraBlack CleaverPlated Steelcaps
Total gold7,500

No recorded three-item core in this build yet — it may be off-meta.

Total stats from items
Attack Damage
85
Health
1,000
Armor
25
Ability Haste
20
Move Speed
45

Briar community builds

All Briar builds →

No one has published a Briar build yet. Share yours and help other players climb.

Have a build that works?Publish your runes, items, skill order and tips. Others can vote on it, and it shows up here.

Create your Briar build