Briar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
4.2%

Briarvs Jayce

AFighterAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches2,379,056
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 26, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Briar vs Jayce is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Jayce wins with a 66.7% win rate (+33.3%) over Briar based on 12 games. Jayce 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 Jayce 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.

Compare against an opponent
Jayce - 33.3% win rateJayce(33.3%)
Briar - 33.3% win rate in this matchup
Briar
33.3% WR
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Jayce vs Briar matchup - 66.7% win rate
Jayce
66.7% WR

Who Wins the Briar vs Jayce Matchup?

Jayce wins the Briar vs Jayce matchup
Winner
Jayce
Matches: 12
33.3%
Win Rate
66.7%
2.6
CS / min
3.0
675
DMG / min
1,020
12,825
Gold / game
15,544
890
Heal / min
270
973
DMG Mitigated / min
777
0.8
CC / min
0.6
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
33.3%
Late Game WR
66.7%

Briar vs Jayce Matchup Summary

The Briar vs Jayce matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 12 recent matches analyzed, Jayce wins with a 66.7% win rate compared to Briar's 33.3%, giving Jayce a 33.3 percentage point advantage. Jayce dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Briar players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Briar leads by 816 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Jayce has a strong advantage in this matchup. Briar players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Jayce overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Briar vs Jayce Laning Phase Breakdown

Jayce wins the laning phase against Briar in League of Legends

Jayce is favored during the laning phase against Briar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Jayce holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
2.6Briar
3.0Jayce
Jayce edges out Briar by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Jayce.
Damage
675Briar
1,020Jayce
Jayce heavily out-damages Briar by 345 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Briar should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Jayce's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,825Briar
15,544Jayce
Jayce generates a commanding 2,719 more gold per game than Briar. This substantial economic advantage means Jayce consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Briar should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.8Briar
0.6Jayce
Both Briar and Jayce provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,864Briar
1,047Jayce
Briar vastly out-sustains Jayce, healing and mitigating 816 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Briar can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Jayce is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Jayce, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Briar Build Against Jayce

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Jayce, providing the mobility and stats Briar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Briar against Jayce are Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Briar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Jayce. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Briar vs Jayce matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Jayce
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Briar early game win rateBriar33.3%
Jayce early game win rateJayce66.7%
Late Game
Jayce
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Briar late game win rateBriar33.3%
Jayce late game win rateJayce66.7%

Jayce dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Briar. This lopsided early game means Jayce can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Jayce is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Briar. Extended games heavily favor Jayce, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Jayce holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Briar players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Briar Runes Against Jayce

Precision rune tree - Briar primary runes vs JaycePrecision
Press the Attack - best Briar rune vs JayceTriumph - best Briar rune vs JayceLegend: Alacrity - best Briar rune vs JayceLast Stand - best Briar rune vs Jayce
Resolve rune tree - Briar secondary runes vs JayceResolve
Revitalize - best Briar rune vs JayceSecond Wind - best Briar rune vs Jayce
100.0% WR

The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Briar the best tools to compete against Jayce in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Briar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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.

Briar matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
52.50%4401.081813,14053.4%51.7%
51.13%3991.187714,05647.3%53.4%
49.05%3671.081413,13348.8%49.3%
50.55%3661.087713,85754.8%47.7%
51.74%3441.085313,52051.8%51.7%
54.40%3181.080313,26355.2%53.7%
41.84%2391.177413,36646.7%38.1%
49.16%2381.290713,63041.0%55.1%
48.89%2251.082013,23452.6%46.1%
57.14%2241.180914,26052.8%59.2%
52.49%2211.077712,83254.5%50.8%
52.75%1821.177813,62851.2%54.0%
40.91%1541.182213,71439.7%41.7%
48.67%1501.192214,01655.2%44.6%
55.33%1501.385614,27053.7%56.3%
52.78%1441.481413,20558.5%48.1%
37.32%1421.278413,16041.4%34.5%
53.38%1331.084212,99054.1%52.8%
52.76%1271.285014,00560.4%48.1%
52.80%1251.184613,13655.4%50.7%
57.85%1211.689213,15660.7%55.0%
54.17%1200.875412,45951.6%56.9%
47.06%1191.076112,31053.2%40.4%
48.21%1121.286013,56239.5%53.6%
47.71%1091.183514,09359.2%38.3%
52.29%1090.985114,11352.2%52.4%
56.48%1081.181312,95864.6%50.0%
44.76%1051.191914,31746.5%43.5%
47.42%971.587612,72252.3%43.4%
55.32%941.284513,19852.5%57.4%
56.38%941.588213,71859.0%54.5%
50.00%901.276213,78047.1%51.8%
61.45%831.290213,20559.0%63.6%
51.81%831.184913,93347.4%55.6%
38.46%782.079513,01625.8%46.8%
67.16%671.073513,72276.9%61.0%
58.73%631.780913,92257.1%60.0%
41.94%622.373912,49246.1%38.9%
59.02%612.11,15913,55458.3%59.5%
53.45%583.299711,68544.8%62.1%
50.88%572.386514,30450.0%51.4%
50.00%561.486613,35053.6%46.4%
54.55%551.083113,09565.2%46.9%
52.83%531.185313,41857.1%50.0%
52.83%531.886513,84957.9%50.0%
49.02%512.381112,90642.1%53.1%
56.86%511.884113,18358.8%55.9%
60.00%501.182913,99650.0%67.9%
58.33%481.589015,84954.5%59.5%
54.55%442.490412,88063.6%45.5%
56.82%441.594613,24960.0%54.2%
55.81%431.188114,56260.0%53.6%
44.74%382.491312,83344.4%45.0%
45.95%371.483912,57864.7%30.0%
36.11%362.277313,41630.0%38.5%
57.58%331.91,02514,64033.3%66.7%
68.75%322.81,09916,09266.7%69.2%
61.29%311.493715,55955.6%63.6%
48.39%313.11,08914,05950.0%47.6%
56.67%305.398912,95487.5%45.5%
63.33%302.185913,04250.0%72.2%
42.86%285.01,01913,35358.3%31.3%
42.86%280.887211,99750.0%35.7%
42.31%262.497713,71033.3%47.1%
45.83%245.090212,60350.0%42.9%
50.00%242.189714,42957.1%47.1%
73.91%231.285515,63366.7%76.5%
39.13%235.473010,05842.9%33.3%
54.55%221.183513,21250.0%60.0%
57.14%214.499811,59250.0%66.7%
47.62%214.91,05912,27844.4%50.0%
44.44%184.690012,86842.9%45.5%
33.33%183.981712,74128.6%36.4%
44.44%184.486411,10662.5%30.0%
44.44%183.481912,85857.1%36.4%
47.06%175.01,12414,19520.0%58.3%
35.29%173.71,04912,66216.7%45.5%
58.82%175.08429,73844.4%75.0%
46.67%151.779413,35828.6%62.5%
46.67%152.791012,73762.5%28.6%
64.29%144.71,03715,422100.0%58.3%
35.71%145.388411,99040.0%33.3%
64.29%145.499914,06866.7%62.5%
69.23%135.51,16413,64471.4%66.7%
61.54%131.41,17516,43950.0%66.7%
33.33%122.667512,82533.3%33.3%
54.55%115.51,01613,2930.0%66.7%
36.36%115.81,36710,24437.5%33.3%
45.45%112.882512,71466.7%37.5%
63.64%115.784411,98366.7%60.0%
50.00%105.579014,02050.0%50.0%
50.00%104.684212,12120.0%80.0%
80.00%105.21,01011,228100.0%33.3%
30.00%102.268612,52950.0%16.7%
40.00%101.187114,14780.0%0.0%
40.00%104.798912,62660.0%20.0%
70.00%105.099011,43650.0%100.0%
55.56%91.785211,82440.0%75.0%
55.56%95.090812,20740.0%75.0%
44.44%95.278811,67433.3%66.7%
66.67%93.378010,82550.0%71.4%
37.50%84.993110,78066.7%20.0%
50.00%84.590711,913100.0%20.0%
37.50%81.378012,15940.0%33.3%
62.50%81.570910,86050.0%100.0%
50.00%83.673412,50180.0%0.0%
50.00%82.783714,389100.0%33.3%
37.50%81.689913,38460.0%0.0%
50.00%83.886911,78050.0%50.0%
12.50%83.594215,4570.0%16.7%
57.14%76.186913,90450.0%60.0%
28.57%72.976512,11633.3%25.0%
28.57%74.690711,6000.0%50.0%
28.57%71.187812,1760.0%66.7%
28.57%75.11,08113,17133.3%25.0%
71.43%72.398314,27475.0%66.7%
16.67%64.875010,5550.0%25.0%
16.67%62.190012,2640.0%20.0%
0.00%64.81,35311,6240.0%0.0%
50.00%64.884313,01450.0%50.0%
50.00%65.91,07916,56266.7%33.3%
50.00%65.184210,047100.0%25.0%
66.67%65.51,02912,05966.7%66.7%
80.00%54.699011,090100.0%50.0%
80.00%55.58188,64366.7%100.0%
40.00%53.889815,0810.0%50.0%
80.00%52.01,04611,00966.7%100.0%
40.00%55.11,04314,7270.0%50.0%
60.00%54.266911,5980.0%100.0%
20.00%53.561413,17733.3%0.0%

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Briar vs Jayce - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Briar do against Jayce in League of Legends?

Jayce wins the Briar vs Jayce matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to Briar's 33.3%, a 33.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 12 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Briar do against Jayce in the early game?

In the early game, Jayce has the advantage against Briar with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Jayce players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Briar do against Jayce in the late game?

In the late game, Jayce takes over the Briar vs Jayce matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Jayce scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Briar vs Jayce matchup?

Jayce wins the matchup against Briar with a 66.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 33.3 percentage point advantage means Jayce is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 12 games analyzed.

What is the best Briar build against Jayce?

The best Briar build against Jayce includes Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Briar runes against Jayce?

The best Briar runes against Jayce use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Briar vs Jayce matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Briar counter Jayce?

No, Briar struggles against Jayce with only a 33.3% win rate. Jayce has the advantage in this matchup. Briar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Jayce's lead.

How do I play Briar against Jayce?

When playing Briar against Jayce, play cautiously and avoid Jayce's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Jayce has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.