Briarvs Malzahar
Briar vs Malzahar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.12. Briar wins with a 58.3% win rate (+16.7%) over Malzahar based on 12 games. Malzahar wins the early laning phase while Briar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Briar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Briar vs Malzahar 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 Malzahar Matchup?
Briar vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
The Briar vs Malzahar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 12 recent matches analyzed, Briar wins with a 58.3% win rate compared to Malzahar's 41.7%, giving Briar a 16.7 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Malzahar controls the early laning stage, but Briar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Malzahar needs to press advantages before Briar reaches their power spikes, while Briar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Briar leads by 1,258 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Briar players can confidently pick into Malzahar and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Malzahar 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 Malzahar Laning Phase Breakdown
Briar is favored during the laning phase against Malzahar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Briar holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Briar Build Against Malzahar
Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Malzahar, providing the mobility and stats Briar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Briar against Malzahar are The Collector, Titanic Hydra and Lord Dominik's Regards. 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 Malzahar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Briar vs Malzahar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Briar20.0%
Malzahar80.0%Briar85.7%Malzahar14.3%Malzahar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Briar. This lopsided early game means Malzahar 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 85.7% win rate — 71.4 points above Malzahar. Extended games heavily favor Briar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Malzahar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Briar reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Briar survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Briar Runes Against Malzahar
Precision
Resolve
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Briar to press their advantage against Malzahar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Briar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.12. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.24% | 132 | 1.1 | 888 | 13,804 | 50.9% | 48.0% | |
| 58.59% | 128 | 1.1 | 802 | 13,827 | 63.8% | 54.3% | |
| 58.73% | 126 | 1.1 | 900 | 14,265 | 63.6% | 54.9% | |
| 51.59% | 126 | 1.0 | 843 | 14,141 | 44.9% | 55.8% | |
| 54.62% | 119 | 1.1 | 908 | 14,963 | 40.0% | 60.7% | |
| 46.61% | 118 | 1.0 | 839 | 13,592 | 39.6% | 52.3% | |
| 45.54% | 101 | 1.0 | 748 | 13,633 | 43.9% | 46.7% | |
| 59.49% | 79 | 1.1 | 883 | 13,823 | 55.3% | 63.4% | |
| 56.58% | 76 | 1.2 | 801 | 14,896 | 48.1% | 61.2% | |
| 50.00% | 76 | 1.0 | 828 | 13,686 | 44.8% | 53.2% | |
| 43.48% | 69 | 0.9 | 757 | 13,050 | 51.9% | 38.1% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 1.1 | 854 | 14,093 | 68.4% | 50.0% | |
| 40.74% | 54 | 1.3 | 805 | 12,860 | 56.5% | 29.0% | |
| 41.51% | 53 | 1.2 | 847 | 15,025 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 58.82% | 51 | 1.1 | 822 | 14,091 | 66.7% | 51.9% | |
| 56.86% | 51 | 0.9 | 815 | 14,116 | 43.5% | 67.9% | |
| 57.14% | 49 | 1.1 | 964 | 14,465 | 68.4% | 50.0% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 1.1 | 864 | 12,669 | 55.6% | 45.0% | |
| 53.19% | 47 | 1.0 | 843 | 12,358 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 43.48% | 46 | 1.3 | 877 | 13,918 | 42.1% | 44.4% | |
| 60.00% | 45 | 1.2 | 930 | 15,095 | 56.3% | 62.1% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 1.2 | 880 | 12,895 | 59.3% | 44.4% | |
| 43.18% | 44 | 1.7 | 870 | 13,686 | 41.2% | 44.4% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 1.1 | 862 | 14,668 | 53.3% | 60.0% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 1.1 | 834 | 14,568 | 28.6% | 72.0% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 1.3 | 885 | 14,280 | 37.5% | 47.8% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 0.9 | 719 | 11,603 | 38.1% | 60.0% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 0.9 | 816 | 13,097 | 52.6% | 53.3% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 0.9 | 827 | 12,771 | 62.5% | 38.9% | |
| 39.39% | 33 | 1.0 | 747 | 12,237 | 56.3% | 23.5% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 1.0 | 854 | 12,692 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 1.2 | 941 | 14,254 | 54.5% | 63.2% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 0.8 | 808 | 12,701 | 60.0% | 53.9% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 1.4 | 842 | 13,455 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 931 | 14,127 | 87.5% | 58.8% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 0.9 | 816 | 14,320 | 50.0% | 35.3% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 1.3 | 878 | 14,537 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 2.0 | 942 | 14,013 | 16.7% | 55.6% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 2.4 | 788 | 11,084 | 53.9% | 54.5% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.0 | 834 | 14,745 | 77.8% | 35.7% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 1.1 | 876 | 13,241 | 18.2% | 54.5% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 1.7 | 842 | 14,616 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 30.00% | 20 | 1.8 | 763 | 13,345 | 55.6% | 9.1% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 2.2 | 934 | 14,513 | 12.5% | 90.9% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 2.1 | 821 | 14,184 | 42.9% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 2.6 | 1,036 | 13,382 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 1.1 | 857 | 13,451 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 0.9 | 824 | 14,133 | 62.5% | 70.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 2.2 | 903 | 12,578 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 2.7 | 793 | 13,741 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 3.3 | 817 | 13,527 | 55.6% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 2.7 | 952 | 14,165 | 20.0% | 55.6% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.9 | 1,043 | 16,301 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 2.6 | 869 | 11,690 | 62.5% | 80.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 2.8 | 910 | 12,544 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.2 | 1,177 | 13,176 | 42.9% | 83.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.0 | 909 | 12,139 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 4.7 | 1,218 | 14,558 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.0 | 914 | 12,772 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 5.1 | 966 | 12,855 | 20.0% | 85.7% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 5.0 | 800 | 10,680 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 1.3 | 828 | 14,287 | 71.4% | 75.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 3.8 | 907 | 11,972 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 0.9 | 625 | 12,060 | 42.9% | 100.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.4 | 719 | 11,546 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.0 | 958 | 12,424 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 90.00% | 10 | 2.7 | 653 | 13,538 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 1,220 | 11,759 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 723 | 11,714 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.7 | 790 | 10,491 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 4.0 | 1,087 | 15,372 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.7 | 987 | 12,459 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.6 | 1,056 | 13,498 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.2 | 841 | 10,117 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 0.9 | 797 | 11,125 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 1.5 | 768 | 14,821 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.0 | 971 | 13,150 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 0.8 | 946 | 12,260 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.5 | 909 | 12,427 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.3 | 1,230 | 13,350 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 2.9 | 930 | 12,264 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.0 | 801 | 11,987 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 1,138 | 14,436 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 675 | 11,672 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 1,697 | 18,667 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 970 | 13,082 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
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Briar vs Malzahar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Briar do against Malzahar in League of Legends?
Briar wins the Briar vs Malzahar matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to Malzahar's 41.7%, a 16.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 12 recent ranked games in patch 26.12.
How does Briar do against Malzahar in the early game?
In the early game, Malzahar has the advantage against Briar with a 80.0% win rate versus 20.0%. Malzahar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Briar do against Malzahar in the late game?
In the late game, Briar takes over the Briar vs Malzahar matchup with a 85.7% win rate compared to 14.3%. Briar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Briar vs Malzahar matchup?
Briar wins the matchup against Malzahar with a 58.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.12. The 16.7 percentage point advantage means Briar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 12 games analyzed.
What is the best Briar build against Malzahar?
The best Briar build against Malzahar includes The Collector, Titanic Hydra, Lord Dominik's Regards with Chainlaced Crushers. 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 Malzahar?
The best Briar runes against Malzahar use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Briar vs Malzahar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Briar counter Malzahar?
Yes, Briar has a favorable matchup against Malzahar with a 58.3% win rate. Briar strongly counters Malzahar in lane based on current patch 26.12 data.
How do I play Briar against Malzahar?
When playing Briar against Malzahar, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Malzahar. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.