Briarvs Gwen
Briar vs Gwen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Briar wins with a 67.9% win rate (+35.7%) over Gwen based on 28 games. Briar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Briar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Briar vs Gwen matchup.
Briar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Briar performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Briar vs Gwen Matchup?
Briar vs Gwen Matchup Summary
The Briar vs Gwen matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 28 recent matches analyzed, Briar wins with a 67.9% win rate compared to Gwen's 32.1%, giving Briar a 35.7 percentage point advantage. Briar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Gwen players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Briar leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Briar players can confidently pick into Gwen and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Gwen away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Briar vs Gwen Laning Phase Breakdown
Briar is favored during the laning phase against Gwen, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Briar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Briar Build Against Gwen
Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Gwen, providing the mobility and stats Briar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Briar against Gwen are Stridebreaker, Blade of The Ruined King and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Briar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Briar vs Gwen matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Briar81.8%
Gwen18.2%Briar58.8%Gwen41.2%Briar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 81.8% win rate — a 63.6 percentage point lead over Gwen. This lopsided early game means Briar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Briar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.8% win rate — 17.6 points above Gwen. Extended games heavily favor Briar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Briar holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Gwen players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Briar Runes Against Gwen
Domination
Inspiration
Running Domination primary with Inspiration secondary allows Briar to press their advantage against Gwen, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Briar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Briar's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Briar build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54.04% | 235 | 1.1 | 882 | 13,663 | 55.6% | 53.1% | |
| 53.44% | 189 | 1.0 | 819 | 13,332 | 52.0% | 54.3% | |
| 50.27% | 183 | 1.1 | 869 | 13,378 | 44.6% | 54.1% | |
| 54.80% | 177 | 1.1 | 776 | 12,752 | 51.3% | 57.6% | |
| 50.00% | 132 | 1.1 | 876 | 13,638 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.38% | 130 | 1.1 | 801 | 13,941 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 54.62% | 119 | 1.0 | 792 | 13,294 | 56.0% | 53.6% | |
| 52.94% | 119 | 1.0 | 883 | 13,015 | 50.0% | 54.9% | |
| 53.04% | 115 | 1.5 | 812 | 13,727 | 54.5% | 52.1% | |
| 38.18% | 110 | 1.1 | 872 | 14,088 | 31.3% | 41.0% | |
| 52.78% | 108 | 1.1 | 889 | 13,437 | 56.8% | 50.7% | |
| 38.83% | 103 | 1.1 | 853 | 12,969 | 41.5% | 37.1% | |
| 58.82% | 102 | 1.1 | 875 | 13,463 | 58.7% | 58.9% | |
| 52.17% | 92 | 1.1 | 847 | 12,863 | 48.6% | 54.4% | |
| 46.15% | 78 | 0.9 | 895 | 12,542 | 42.4% | 48.9% | |
| 49.35% | 77 | 1.4 | 909 | 13,201 | 38.5% | 54.9% | |
| 56.58% | 76 | 1.1 | 844 | 14,595 | 61.3% | 53.3% | |
| 55.41% | 74 | 1.1 | 865 | 14,618 | 68.2% | 50.0% | |
| 39.19% | 74 | 1.0 | 811 | 12,647 | 42.9% | 37.0% | |
| 69.44% | 72 | 1.9 | 970 | 13,793 | 69.0% | 69.8% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 1.2 | 954 | 14,350 | 57.1% | 45.0% | |
| 55.38% | 65 | 1.4 | 873 | 13,526 | 50.0% | 59.0% | |
| 46.88% | 64 | 1.3 | 881 | 12,989 | 48.5% | 45.2% | |
| 46.67% | 60 | 0.9 | 871 | 12,699 | 63.0% | 33.3% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 1.0 | 779 | 13,412 | 57.7% | 40.6% | |
| 52.63% | 57 | 1.1 | 944 | 14,145 | 52.4% | 52.8% | |
| 64.29% | 56 | 1.1 | 875 | 14,005 | 65.0% | 63.9% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 1.1 | 870 | 13,711 | 45.0% | 51.5% | |
| 37.74% | 53 | 1.4 | 816 | 11,875 | 36.0% | 39.3% | |
| 52.94% | 51 | 1.3 | 1,039 | 14,462 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 1.2 | 902 | 14,290 | 68.8% | 50.0% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 2.1 | 899 | 14,032 | 62.5% | 44.4% | |
| 70.45% | 44 | 0.9 | 831 | 13,095 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 40 | 1.1 | 872 | 14,485 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 72.50% | 40 | 1.2 | 1,064 | 13,961 | 64.3% | 76.9% | |
| 43.24% | 37 | 1.0 | 907 | 12,028 | 42.1% | 44.4% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 1.6 | 831 | 13,088 | 33.3% | 55.6% | |
| 71.88% | 32 | 1.0 | 850 | 14,285 | 75.0% | 70.0% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 2.1 | 925 | 11,843 | 46.7% | 52.9% | |
| 67.86% | 28 | 2.8 | 1,047 | 14,513 | 81.8% | 58.8% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 1.3 | 889 | 13,916 | 60.0% | 56.3% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.7 | 902 | 13,669 | 40.0% | 71.4% | |
| 62.50% | 24 | 2.2 | 801 | 13,612 | 77.8% | 53.3% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 1.4 | 916 | 14,846 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 2.5 | 774 | 12,072 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 2.0 | 785 | 12,636 | 63.6% | 36.4% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 2.0 | 937 | 12,764 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 2.1 | 770 | 12,263 | 42.9% | 30.8% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 2.0 | 1,226 | 12,744 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 2.1 | 842 | 12,531 | 42.9% | 36.4% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.5 | 738 | 10,563 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 0.9 | 819 | 12,669 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.1 | 796 | 13,310 | 16.7% | 81.8% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 2.0 | 955 | 13,611 | 25.0% | 30.8% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 1.1 | 851 | 13,075 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 0.9 | 828 | 11,201 | 22.2% | 50.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 1.5 | 978 | 17,350 | 66.7% | 38.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 0.7 | 813 | 11,399 | 57.1% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.4 | 638 | 11,882 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 4.5 | 1,054 | 14,311 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.9 | 911 | 12,151 | 57.1% | 25.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.0 | 795 | 13,355 | 37.5% | 60.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.9 | 878 | 14,561 | 0.0% | 88.9% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 2.3 | 720 | 11,984 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 3.2 | 1,043 | 11,695 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.6 | 842 | 13,217 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 1.4 | 924 | 15,732 | 100.0% | 77.8% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 3.1 | 937 | 9,581 | 71.4% | 75.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.3 | 1,128 | 10,193 | 60.0% | 80.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 1,233 | 12,515 | 40.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.3 | 1,023 | 9,320 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.1 | 944 | 14,514 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.5 | 941 | 8,888 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 4.0 | 1,046 | 16,539 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.5 | 834 | 10,693 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.0 | 975 | 13,469 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.9 | 893 | 14,518 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 2.0 | 910 | 9,669 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.7 | 867 | 15,012 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.9 | 861 | 10,880 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.7 | 941 | 12,435 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,137 | 15,854 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.2 | 767 | 15,040 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.4 | 909 | 10,505 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.3 | 774 | 7,267 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,028 | 11,246 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.0 | 962 | 6,869 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.4 | 979 | 12,702 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.6 | 891 | 9,792 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.6 | 1,060 | 12,888 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 953 | 15,861 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 1,071 | 13,900 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 1,137 | 12,355 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.7 | 1,039 | 19,566 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 1,084 | 14,052 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
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Briar vs Gwen - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Briar do against Gwen in League of Legends?
Briar wins the Briar vs Gwen matchup with a 67.9% win rate compared to Gwen's 32.1%, a 35.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 28 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Briar do against Gwen in the early game?
In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Gwen with a 81.8% win rate versus 18.2%. Briar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Briar do against Gwen in the late game?
In the late game, Briar takes over the Briar vs Gwen matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to 41.2%. Briar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Briar vs Gwen matchup?
Briar wins the matchup against Gwen with a 67.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 35.7 percentage point advantage means Briar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 28 games analyzed.
What is the best Briar build against Gwen?
The best Briar build against Gwen includes Stridebreaker, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver with Gluttonous Greaves. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Briar runes against Gwen?
The best Briar runes against Gwen use the Domination primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 75.0% win rate in the Briar vs Gwen matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Briar counter Gwen?
Yes, Briar has a favorable matchup against Gwen with a 67.9% win rate. Briar strongly counters Gwen in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.
How do I play Briar against Gwen?
When playing Briar against Gwen, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.