Briarvs Hecarim
Briar vs Hecarim is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Briar wins with a 51.6% win rate (+3.1%) over Hecarim based on 64 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 Hecarim 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 Briar vs Hecarim?
Briar wins 53.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 40.8% and 65.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 54.5% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 58 games Lane: Jungle
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Briar wins 53.4% of 58 games (95% range 40.8–65.7%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 54.5% for Briar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 351, within the margin of error (58 games).
- Briar players pick Scorchclaw Pup much less often against Hecarim: 17.1% of their other Jungle games, 6.9% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Briar and Hecarim played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Briar's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Briar vs Hecarim Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Solo kills are tracked from this patch on — 0 games have them so far, shown from 30.
Whole-game averages
Briar vs Hecarim Win Rate by Game Length
Briar's win rate against Hecarim by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Briar's results against Hecarim in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Briar vs Hecarim Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenBriar gold at 15: −351
- First itemEvenBriar: 0.1 min · Hecarim: 0.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Briar Changes Against Hecarim
Choices Briar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Scorchclaw PupStarting itemsUsually17.1%vs Hecarim6.9%−10.2 pts
Mosstomper SeedlingStarting itemsUsually10.5%vs Hecarim19.0%+8.5 pts
Ultimate HunterRuneUsually3.5%vs Hecarim8.6%+5.1 pts
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually97.8%vs Hecarim93.1%−4.7 pts55.6% WR here
Ghost + SmiteSummoner spellsUsually0.9%vs Hecarim5.2%+4.3 pts
Move Speed (flex)Stat shardUsually1.2%vs Hecarim5.2%+3.9 pts
Usually1.5%vs Hecarim5.2%+3.7 pts
Best Briar Build vs Hecarim
Usual Briar build (Jungle)
62.5% win rate · 136 games
Against Hecarim
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 40 Briar games against Hecarim carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Briar's standard build instead.
- Briar usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.1 min (median of 26 games).
- Hecarim usually completes Gustwalker Hatchling first, at 0.1 min (median of 50 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Briar Runes vs Hecarim
Usual Briar runes (Jungle)
Press the Attack
55.1% win rate · 283 games
Against Hecarim
Press the Attack
52.0% win rate · 25 games
Briar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. 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.
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Briar vs Hecarim FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Briar vs Hecarim?
Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Briar wins 53.4% of 58 games (95% range 40.8–65.7%).
What is Briar's win rate against Hecarim?
Briar wins 53.4% of 58 Jungle games against Hecarim on patch 26.18 (95% range 40.8–65.7%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 54.5% would be expected.
Does Briar counter Hecarim?
Not clearly. Briar wins 53.4% of 58 games against Hecarim, and the 95% range (40.8–65.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Briar or Hecarim?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 351, within the margin of error (58 games).
Does Briar outscale Hecarim?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Hecarim strongest against Briar?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Hecarim is ahead of Briar beyond the margin of error.
What should Briar build against Hecarim?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Briar's usual Jungle core: Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver. The biggest change against Hecarim: Scorchclaw Pup (17.1% usually, 6.9% here).
What runes should Briar use against Hecarim?
Press the Attack with Precision and Domination — 52.0% over 25 games against Hecarim. The biggest change against Hecarim: Ultimate Hunter (3.5% usually, 8.6% here).