Briar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.2%
Pick Rate
4.0%

Briarvs Mordekaiser

SFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Briar vs Mordekaiser is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Mordekaiser wins with a 52.5% win rate (+5.0%) over Briar based on 40 games. Briar wins the early laning phase while Mordekaiser scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Briar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Briar vs Mordekaiser matchup.

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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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Briar - 47.5% win rate in this matchup
Briar
47.5% WR
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Mordekaiser vs Briar matchup - 52.5% win rate
Mordekaiser
52.5% WR

Who Wins the Briar vs Mordekaiser Matchup?

Mordekaiser wins the Briar vs Mordekaiser matchup
Winner
Mordekaiser
Matches: 40
47.5%
Win Rate
52.5%
2.3
CS / min
2.5
968
DMG / min
850
13,380
Gold / game
12,513
981
Heal / min
506
1,163
DMG Mitigated / min
1,736
1.2
CC / min
0.6
55.0%
Early Game WR
45.0%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Briar vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

The Briar vs Mordekaiser matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 40 recent matches analyzed, Mordekaiser wins with a 52.5% win rate compared to Briar's 47.5%, giving Mordekaiser a 5.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Briar controls the early laning stage, but Mordekaiser outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Briar needs to press advantages before Mordekaiser reaches their power spikes, while Mordekaiser should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. 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. While Mordekaiser is slightly favored, Briar can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Mordekaiser's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Briar vs Mordekaiser Laning Phase Breakdown

Briar wins the laning phase against Mordekaiser in League of Legends

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

Farming
2.3Briar
2.5Mordekaiser
Briar and Mordekaiser farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
968Briar
850Mordekaiser
Briar heavily out-damages Mordekaiser by 118 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Mordekaiser should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Briar's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,380Briar
12,513Mordekaiser
Briar generates a commanding 867 more gold per game than Mordekaiser. This substantial economic advantage means Briar consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Mordekaiser should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.2Briar
0.6Mordekaiser
Briar provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Mordekaiser, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Briar coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
2,144Briar
2,241Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser heals and mitigates 97 more damage per minute than Briar, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Mordekaiser to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Briar.

Best Briar Build Against Mordekaiser

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Mordekaiser, providing the mobility and stats Briar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Briar against Mordekaiser 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 performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Mordekaiser. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Briar vs Mordekaiser matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Briar
55.0%
+10.0% advantage
Briar early game win rateBriar55.0%
Mordekaiser early game win rateMordekaiser45.0%
Late Game
Mordekaiser
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Briar late game win rateBriar40.0%
Mordekaiser late game win rateMordekaiser60.0%

Briar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 55.0% win rate — a 10.0 percentage point lead over Mordekaiser. This lopsided early game means Briar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Mordekaiser is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Briar. Extended games heavily favor Mordekaiser, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Briar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Mordekaiser reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser

Domination rune tree - Briar primary runes vs MordekaiserDomination
Hail of Blades - best Briar rune vs MordekaiserSudden Impact - best Briar rune vs MordekaiserSixth Sense - best Briar rune vs MordekaiserTreasure Hunter - best Briar rune vs Mordekaiser
Precision rune tree - Briar secondary runes vs MordekaiserPrecision
Coup de Grace - best Briar rune vs MordekaiserLegend: Alacrity - best Briar rune vs Mordekaiser
100.0% WR

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


Briar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.40%3321.185214,31653.1%47.0%
55.21%3261.187613,79054.5%55.8%
52.88%2781.183513,02454.0%52.0%
51.71%2631.188213,99351.4%52.0%
53.52%2561.085414,31259.6%49.3%
57.14%2171.083513,52463.4%52.4%
55.29%2081.188013,86459.4%51.4%
45.15%2061.081112,76149.5%41.3%
54.70%1811.079813,97750.8%56.9%
53.21%1561.290113,18758.2%48.0%
51.61%1551.289515,25166.0%44.1%
48.23%1411.385813,60244.6%50.6%
53.62%1381.083813,83044.2%59.3%
52.34%1281.183113,41356.7%47.5%
48.33%1201.385813,11744.4%51.5%
47.06%1190.978712,85140.4%52.2%
48.28%1160.980713,58560.0%39.4%
60.00%1001.295915,36461.5%59.0%
46.94%981.084614,25740.0%50.8%
47.87%941.596713,90151.2%45.3%
51.61%931.086914,06052.6%50.9%
49.45%911.083212,97652.2%46.7%
60.00%901.191114,01953.9%64.7%
52.87%871.182813,92368.8%43.6%
55.29%851.084113,73142.9%67.4%
54.22%831.080012,82951.2%57.5%
51.25%801.182613,26848.6%53.3%
54.43%791.286514,78351.9%55.8%
51.95%771.087613,71051.4%52.5%
47.30%741.188013,61348.1%46.8%
52.17%691.288614,61956.0%50.0%
50.00%681.281913,75946.4%52.5%
62.50%641.194515,51473.7%57.8%
51.72%581.186913,57754.5%50.0%
62.50%561.289813,91757.1%67.9%
46.30%542.185212,28461.9%36.4%
44.90%491.585114,51143.8%45.5%
63.04%462.188513,53764.7%62.1%
47.50%402.396813,38055.0%40.0%
50.00%401.791713,67950.0%50.0%
48.72%390.979412,96952.9%45.5%
50.00%381.583713,80152.9%47.6%
56.76%371.689714,09542.9%65.2%
50.00%361.783214,12225.0%62.5%
40.00%352.21,06713,22233.3%43.5%
42.86%351.585512,87957.9%25.0%
62.86%353.593514,38462.5%63.2%
50.00%340.979213,12935.7%60.0%
60.61%331.181413,65764.7%56.3%
43.75%320.966211,13341.2%46.7%
55.17%291.884313,03955.6%54.5%
64.29%281.11,00814,99466.7%61.5%
50.00%281.675611,88456.3%41.7%
57.69%265.41,21114,23360.0%56.3%
54.17%245.798713,69755.6%53.3%
47.83%231.385614,92850.0%47.1%
69.57%235.099013,01766.7%72.7%
19.05%211.975011,94022.2%16.7%
47.62%211.686314,00162.5%38.5%
55.00%202.385312,82040.0%70.0%
60.00%203.91,06512,51260.0%60.0%
52.63%192.11,14813,76062.5%45.5%
29.41%171.380913,56914.3%40.0%
64.71%174.397814,02575.0%61.5%
50.00%161.476913,56337.5%62.5%
50.00%165.21,16413,73250.0%50.0%
56.25%162.175413,66742.9%66.7%
81.25%161.781714,188100.0%72.7%
50.00%141.472712,14157.1%42.9%
50.00%141.61,06815,53625.0%60.0%
71.43%146.01,07312,99871.4%71.4%
42.86%145.581812,90275.0%30.0%
46.15%131.283614,41020.0%62.5%
53.85%131.175913,62750.0%57.1%
61.54%133.476910,31175.0%40.0%
53.85%134.072212,12980.0%37.5%
66.67%125.61,31815,651100.0%50.0%
54.55%110.886812,73866.7%40.0%
45.45%112.572613,53033.3%60.0%
18.18%114.388111,05920.0%16.7%
72.73%114.397314,07250.0%85.7%
45.45%115.488212,31628.6%75.0%
60.00%103.794913,52650.0%75.0%
70.00%101.792414,26133.3%85.7%
80.00%100.868811,58875.0%100.0%
50.00%103.11,00214,09840.0%60.0%
70.00%103.074510,44180.0%60.0%
40.00%104.994214,0280.0%44.4%
70.00%104.91,09014,70280.0%60.0%
55.56%95.31,01815,56250.0%57.1%
37.50%84.083310,85450.0%25.0%
62.50%84.694413,47750.0%66.7%
87.50%84.095914,106100.0%83.3%
75.00%85.41,16016,16450.0%83.3%
50.00%84.590812,71166.7%40.0%
62.50%84.21,11515,189100.0%50.0%
50.00%85.49009,46442.9%100.0%
37.50%85.190611,39033.3%40.0%
37.50%83.51,02312,0350.0%50.0%
75.00%81.786210,62683.3%50.0%
25.00%83.288112,9140.0%40.0%
28.57%74.877611,75050.0%0.0%
57.14%73.381114,38850.0%60.0%
57.14%74.787512,6080.0%66.7%
85.71%72.61,00916,4960.0%85.7%
57.14%71.864513,08033.3%75.0%
28.57%71.680811,70533.3%25.0%
50.00%62.397014,77550.0%50.0%
66.67%66.01,20013,79066.7%66.7%
66.67%61.856710,94950.0%75.0%
50.00%65.284211,71133.3%66.7%
0.00%65.11,06012,7910.0%0.0%
66.67%65.597113,09066.7%66.7%
50.00%63.072911,7740.0%60.0%
66.67%65.08859,17566.7%0.0%
50.00%64.496012,74050.0%50.0%
50.00%64.86869,97925.0%100.0%
80.00%51.673812,04850.0%100.0%
60.00%54.51,12415,31050.0%66.7%
40.00%54.581412,70950.0%33.3%
20.00%55.45587,26325.0%0.0%

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Briar vs Mordekaiser - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Briar do against Mordekaiser in League of Legends?

Mordekaiser wins the Briar vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 52.5% win rate compared to Briar's 47.5%, a 5.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 40 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Briar do against Mordekaiser in the early game?

In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Mordekaiser with a 55.0% win rate versus 45.0%. 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 Mordekaiser in the late game?

In the late game, Mordekaiser takes over the Briar vs Mordekaiser matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Mordekaiser scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Briar vs Mordekaiser matchup?

Mordekaiser wins the matchup against Briar with a 52.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 5.0 percentage point advantage means Mordekaiser is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 40 games analyzed.

What is the best Briar build against Mordekaiser?

The best Briar build against Mordekaiser includes Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Mordekaiser?

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

Does Briar counter Mordekaiser?

No, Briar struggles against Mordekaiser with only a 47.5% win rate. Mordekaiser has the advantage in this matchup. Briar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Mordekaiser's lead.

How do I play Briar against Mordekaiser?

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