Briarvs Naafiri
Briar vs Naafiri is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Naafiri wins with a 54.3% win rate (+8.6%) over Briar based on 35 games. Naafiri 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri?
Briar wins 55.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 44.7% and 65.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 55.1% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- +0.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 83 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- +0.0 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Mid): 3 games, Briar won 33.3%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Briar wins 55.4% of 83 games (95% range 44.7–65.6%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 55.1% 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 293, within the margin of error (81 games).
- Briar players pick Treasure Hunter far more often against Naafiri: 79.2% of their other Jungle games, 91.6% 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Briar vs Naafiri Win Rate by Game Length
Briar's win rate against Naafiri 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 Naafiri in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Briar vs Naafiri 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: +293
- First itemEvenBriar: 0.2 min · Naafiri: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenBriar wins 57.1% of 49 games
What Briar Changes Against Naafiri
Choices Briar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Treasure HunterRuneUsually79.2%vs Naafiri91.6%+12.4 pts55.3% WR here
Magical FootwearRuneUsually12.7%vs Naafiri2.4%−10.3 pts
Cosmic InsightRuneUsually13.9%vs Naafiri6.0%−7.9 pts
Gustwalker Hatchling + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually1.5%vs Naafiri4.8%+3.3 pts
Best Briar Build vs Naafiri
Usual Briar build (Jungle)
65.8% win rate · 79 games
Against Naafiri
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 63 Briar games against Naafiri 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 0.2 min (median of 34 games).
- Naafiri usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 68 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 Naafiri
Usual Briar runes (Jungle)
Press the Attack
64.4% win rate · 59 games
Against Naafiri
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Briar draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Briar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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.
Other Briar Matchups
Hardest for Briar
Easiest for Briar
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Briar vs Naafiri FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Briar vs Naafiri?
Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Briar wins 55.4% of 83 games (95% range 44.7–65.6%).
What is Briar's win rate against Naafiri?
Briar wins 55.4% of 83 Jungle games against Naafiri on patch 26.19 (95% range 44.7–65.6%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 55.1% would be expected.
Does Briar counter Naafiri?
Not clearly. Briar wins 55.4% of 83 games against Naafiri, and the 95% range (44.7–65.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Briar or Naafiri?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 293, within the margin of error (81 games).
Does Briar outscale Naafiri?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Naafiri strongest against Briar?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Naafiri is ahead of Briar beyond the margin of error.
What should Briar build against Naafiri?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Briar's usual Jungle core: The Collector, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King. The biggest change against Naafiri: Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion (1.5% usually, 4.8% here).
What runes should Briar use against Naafiri?
Use Briar's usual Press the Attack page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Naafiri: Treasure Hunter (79.2% usually, 91.6% here).