Briar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.7%
Pick Rate
4.3%

Briarvs Kennen

AFighterAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches1,120,787
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Briar vs Kennen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Briar wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Kennen based on 5 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 Kennen 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.

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Kennen - 80.0% win rateKennen(80.0%)
Briar - 80.0% win rate in this matchup
Briar
80.0% WR
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Kennen vs Briar matchup - 20.0% win rate
Kennen
20.0% WR

Who Wins the Briar vs Kennen Matchup?

Briar wins the Briar vs Kennen matchup
Winner
Briar
Matches: 5
80.0%
Win Rate
20.0%
4.7
CS / min
3.9
802
DMG / min
879
12,250
Gold / game
11,585
837
Heal / min
189
1,019
DMG Mitigated / min
651
0.8
CC / min
0.9
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Briar vs Kennen Matchup Summary

The Briar vs Kennen matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Briar wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Kennen's 20.0%, giving Briar a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Briar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Kennen 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 1,017 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Briar players can confidently pick into Kennen and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Kennen 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 Kennen Laning Phase Breakdown

Briar wins the laning phase against Kennen in League of Legends

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

Farming
4.7Briar
3.9Kennen
Briar edges out Kennen by 0.8 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 12 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Briar.
Damage
802Briar
879Kennen
Kennen deals 77 more champion damage per minute than Briar. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Briar choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Kennen's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
12,250Briar
11,585Kennen
Briar earns 665 more gold per game than Kennen, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Briar slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.8Briar
0.9Kennen
Both Briar and Kennen provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/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
1,856Briar
839Kennen
Briar vastly out-sustains Kennen, healing and mitigating 1,017 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Briar can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Kennen is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Kennen, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Briar Build Against Kennen

Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Kennen, providing the mobility and stats Briar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Briar against Kennen are Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Briar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Kennen. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Briar vs Kennen matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Briar
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Briar early game win rateBriar100.0%
Kennen early game win rateKennen0.0%
Late Game
Briar
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Briar late game win rateBriar66.7%
Kennen late game win rateKennen33.3%

Briar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Kennen. 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Kennen. 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. Kennen players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Briar Runes Against Kennen

Domination rune tree - Briar primary runes vs KennenDomination
Hail of Blades - best Briar rune vs KennenSudden Impact - best Briar rune vs KennenSixth Sense - best Briar rune vs KennenTreasure Hunter - best Briar rune vs Kennen
Precision rune tree - Briar secondary runes vs KennenPrecision
Cut Down - best Briar rune vs KennenTriumph - best Briar rune vs Kennen
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Briar to press their advantage against Kennen, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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
53.32%4831.182313,50554.2%52.6%
51.01%3981.086913,87652.5%50.0%
49.62%3951.087313,81150.7%49.0%
46.63%3711.081413,12050.9%43.1%
54.35%3680.984513,42347.4%59.4%
51.67%3291.080313,27152.5%50.9%
44.96%2581.076513,48944.7%45.2%
53.85%2471.291913,44052.2%55.2%
54.43%2371.078513,41263.4%48.6%
50.00%2341.085113,94257.5%45.0%
56.89%2251.181713,98855.8%57.4%
52.66%1881.183413,76746.0%58.4%
40.22%1791.081313,47041.8%39.3%
48.50%1671.191114,32651.6%46.7%
55.77%1561.483713,55053.7%57.3%
37.75%1511.276612,91841.7%34.2%
50.00%1501.283414,28250.0%50.0%
55.80%1380.985713,59850.8%59.7%
55.81%1291.490414,51862.8%52.3%
53.54%1271.188014,06657.7%50.7%
48.00%1251.076712,67348.5%47.5%
49.19%1240.984013,13652.6%46.3%
56.90%1161.688313,54256.9%56.9%
46.09%1151.185714,28053.2%41.2%
54.39%1141.181913,76760.5%50.7%
50.45%1111.290414,17743.9%54.3%
58.10%1051.182913,49644.2%67.7%
56.44%1010.977312,87254.9%58.0%
43.00%1001.192013,86943.9%42.4%
51.02%981.594713,53145.5%55.6%
53.76%931.586213,73748.6%57.1%
57.78%901.290713,38960.0%56.0%
47.19%891.376413,59237.8%53.9%
44.05%841.881813,23739.5%47.8%
62.65%831.174313,59475.8%54.0%
52.56%781.181013,17150.0%55.0%
56.52%691.088113,06463.3%51.3%
50.00%661.81,11813,37051.7%48.6%
33.85%652.371811,72335.5%32.4%
38.71%621.582212,57445.2%32.3%
58.33%601.188813,21657.7%58.8%
56.67%601.579913,39556.0%57.1%
42.86%561.577813,10438.5%46.7%
50.00%561.076512,20041.4%59.3%
54.72%532.681812,62859.1%51.6%
58.82%512.788413,56960.0%57.7%
57.14%491.991113,18861.5%55.6%
63.04%461.384415,17866.7%61.8%
52.17%462.094013,02252.2%52.2%
50.00%442.790511,53536.4%63.6%
63.16%381.086814,19970.6%57.1%
52.63%382.689913,21955.0%50.0%
52.63%381.891213,92838.5%60.0%
60.53%381.786412,55765.0%55.6%
43.24%372.077813,28836.4%46.1%
66.67%332.61,03214,31463.6%68.2%
46.88%321.575412,20760.0%35.3%
60.71%281.589415,66037.5%70.0%
42.86%285.21,00712,33164.3%21.4%
60.71%282.295414,03437.5%70.0%
60.00%251.082613,78861.5%58.3%
60.00%254.987412,81163.6%57.1%
41.67%242.783512,27818.2%61.5%
62.50%244.61,03713,66042.9%70.6%
50.00%245.396512,64985.7%35.3%
47.83%232.792312,71154.5%41.7%
59.09%224.384110,88572.7%45.5%
36.36%220.883012,51050.0%28.6%
45.45%221.894715,22850.0%43.8%
50.00%224.893310,59942.9%62.5%
36.36%225.679510,47530.0%41.7%
66.67%211.379614,88357.1%71.4%
47.62%213.31,02112,42442.9%50.0%
55.00%205.091410,84650.0%60.0%
35.29%173.076713,08257.1%20.0%
43.75%161.274012,13055.6%28.6%
62.50%165.097913,91550.0%70.0%
43.75%164.689013,35850.0%40.0%
40.00%151.41,01815,38533.3%41.7%
60.00%155.095613,35566.7%55.6%
28.57%145.688812,08120.0%33.3%
57.14%145.41,01113,44066.7%50.0%
61.54%131.879413,34940.0%75.0%
46.15%135.31,14213,49216.7%71.4%
46.15%135.81,3119,63950.0%33.3%
50.00%122.290613,86675.0%37.5%
58.33%123.183614,35466.7%55.6%
58.33%124.81,04312,99880.0%42.9%
33.33%122.174113,40350.0%25.0%
72.73%115.994812,61966.7%80.0%
54.55%113.792214,90350.0%57.1%
54.55%114.084112,37271.4%25.0%
54.55%115.579713,9600.0%60.0%
27.27%111.883712,67950.0%0.0%
45.45%113.01,24017,7400.0%55.6%
63.64%114.498211,94757.1%75.0%
50.00%101.380713,88625.0%66.7%
50.00%104.51,01014,54133.3%57.1%
10.00%105.178110,7670.0%16.7%
30.00%104.593212,87850.0%16.7%
40.00%104.897112,18766.7%0.0%
44.44%92.984613,08250.0%42.9%
55.56%91.875611,27540.0%75.0%
33.33%94.569810,34440.0%25.0%
44.44%94.78489,87040.0%50.0%
50.00%82.073010,66540.0%66.7%
25.00%83.186213,5530.0%33.3%
37.50%84.775211,62825.0%50.0%
75.00%82.877710,47750.0%83.3%
75.00%82.11,04712,58675.0%75.0%
42.86%75.591710,54240.0%50.0%
100.00%72.695612,021100.0%100.0%
71.43%74.81,01112,9660.0%83.3%
42.86%70.978410,99120.0%100.0%
83.33%64.384910,03075.0%100.0%
16.67%64.91,12912,18633.3%0.0%
33.33%64.494713,51233.3%33.3%
50.00%65.087913,47550.0%50.0%
83.33%66.31,02511,50683.3%0.0%
60.00%55.01,29413,52333.3%100.0%
40.00%53.889113,566100.0%25.0%
20.00%55.190112,1310.0%33.3%
80.00%54.780212,250100.0%66.7%
40.00%54.988013,59150.0%33.3%
80.00%54.777312,160100.0%66.7%
20.00%54.169212,10425.0%0.0%

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Briar vs Kennen - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Briar do against Kennen in League of Legends?

Briar wins the Briar vs Kennen matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Kennen's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Briar do against Kennen in the early game?

In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Kennen with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. 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 Kennen in the late game?

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

Who wins the Briar vs Kennen matchup?

Briar wins the matchup against Kennen with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Briar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Briar build against Kennen?

The best Briar build against Kennen includes Voltaic Cyclosword, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards with Gluttonous Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Kennen?

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

Does Briar counter Kennen?

Yes, Briar has a favorable matchup against Kennen with a 80.0% win rate. Briar strongly counters Kennen in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Briar against Kennen?

When playing Briar against Kennen, 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.