Briar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.8%
Pick Rate
4.2%

Briarvs Nami

SFighterAssassin
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 19, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Briar vs Nami is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Nami wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Briar based on 5 games. Nami 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 Nami 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
Nami - 20.0% win rateNami(20.0%)
Briar - 20.0% win rate in this matchup
Briar
20.0% WR
VS
Nami vs Briar matchup - 80.0% win rate
Nami
80.0% WR

Who Wins the Briar vs Nami Matchup?

Nami wins the Briar vs Nami matchup
Winner
Nami
Matches: 5
20.0%
Win Rate
80.0%
2.4
CS / min
0.6
441
DMG / min
312
7,948
Gold / game
7,402
355
Heal / min
428
538
DMG Mitigated / min
254
0.6
CC / min
1.0
25.0%
Early Game WR
75.0%
0.0%
Late Game WR
100.0%

Briar vs Nami Matchup Summary

The Briar vs Nami matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Nami wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Briar's 20.0%, giving Nami a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Nami 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 CS, where Briar leads by 1.8 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Nami 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 Nami 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 Nami Laning Phase Breakdown

Briar wins the laning phase against Nami in League of Legends

Briar is favored during the laning phase against Nami, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Briar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
2.4Briar
0.6Nami
Briar significantly out-farms Nami by 1.8 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 27 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Briar a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Nami players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
441Briar
312Nami
Briar heavily out-damages Nami by 129 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Nami 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
7,948Briar
7,402Nami
Briar earns 547 more gold per game than Nami, 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
0.6Briar
1.0Nami
Nami provides 0.3 seconds more crowd control per minute than Briar, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Nami coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
893Briar
682Nami
Briar vastly out-sustains Nami, healing and mitigating 212 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Briar can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Nami is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Nami, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Nami
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Briar early game win rateBriar25.0%
Nami early game win rateNami75.0%
Late Game
Nami
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Briar late game win rateBriar0.0%
Nami late game win rateNami100.0%

Nami dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Briar. This lopsided early game means Nami can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Nami is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Briar. Extended games heavily favor Nami, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Nami 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 Nami

Domination rune tree - Briar primary runes vs NamiDomination
Hail of Blades - best Briar rune vs NamiSudden Impact - best Briar rune vs NamiSixth Sense - best Briar rune vs NamiTreasure Hunter - best Briar rune vs Nami
Inspiration rune tree - Briar secondary runes vs NamiInspiration
Cash Back - best Briar rune vs NamiApproach Velocity - best Briar rune vs Nami
100.0% WR

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


Briar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
50.00%2101.187713,44654.1%46.4%
46.99%1831.080313,24148.9%45.2%
48.31%1781.078113,24954.5%42.2%
48.30%1761.184913,67755.3%43.0%
55.70%1491.189913,89757.8%53.9%
51.05%1431.084514,08750.9%51.1%
46.76%1391.083613,48049.1%45.1%
57.14%1051.083713,72848.8%62.9%
52.38%1051.178913,58759.2%46.4%
54.64%971.281514,11151.3%56.9%
55.91%931.61,12913,65670.5%42.9%
43.18%881.282013,59442.9%43.4%
51.14%881.181613,42848.0%55.3%
51.19%841.591813,71457.9%45.6%
45.57%791.088913,65151.3%40.0%
50.63%791.484013,08146.0%54.8%
55.84%771.085514,39746.7%61.7%
51.39%720.988112,75762.1%44.2%
49.30%711.088813,15355.0%41.9%
43.48%691.587813,91945.2%42.1%
44.12%681.186312,59644.7%43.3%
48.53%681.583913,26554.8%43.2%
51.47%680.881613,70954.2%50.0%
53.23%621.183215,12447.4%55.8%
55.36%561.084414,03351.9%58.6%
39.29%561.786813,37143.5%36.4%
64.29%561.188212,56969.4%55.0%
43.14%511.069313,22650.0%37.9%
60.78%511.088513,01256.0%65.4%
62.00%501.190614,95460.0%63.3%
48.00%501.591114,32852.4%44.8%
64.58%481.495113,69761.9%66.7%
70.83%481.71,02313,22176.2%66.7%
55.32%471.084013,60177.3%36.0%
48.78%411.281814,06457.1%44.4%
56.41%391.697014,66242.9%64.0%
53.85%391.995013,35958.8%50.0%
52.63%382.692111,53352.4%52.9%
57.89%381.698414,19773.3%47.8%
52.78%361.681413,32746.7%57.1%
40.00%351.283213,19135.3%44.4%
54.55%330.978013,37858.3%52.4%
63.64%331.483813,40062.5%64.7%
40.63%322.183514,49830.0%45.5%
58.06%311.394114,67962.5%53.3%
63.33%300.969612,60376.9%52.9%
56.67%301.285714,52257.1%56.3%
53.57%281.389813,11241.7%62.5%
62.96%273.71,01113,70045.5%75.0%
50.00%261.284613,51066.7%35.7%
40.00%251.376813,34254.5%28.6%
58.33%240.982613,31440.0%71.4%
43.48%232.480613,46741.7%45.5%
36.36%222.095112,22233.3%40.0%
63.64%220.883313,00569.2%55.6%
31.82%221.491314,04027.3%36.4%
61.11%181.082314,23766.7%50.0%
50.00%181.01,00015,04357.1%45.5%
53.33%152.578412,95971.4%37.5%
50.00%141.387413,54375.0%40.0%
50.00%141.386314,41750.0%50.0%
46.15%132.876213,61225.0%55.6%
46.15%132.378910,50250.0%40.0%
66.67%122.382215,29450.0%83.3%
63.64%116.01,06414,30150.0%71.4%
50.00%101.568410,97275.0%33.3%
60.00%104.51,12915,34566.7%57.1%
60.00%105.29359,95966.7%50.0%
50.00%103.985513,17520.0%80.0%
70.00%103.270011,48650.0%83.3%
60.00%104.91,15311,93950.0%62.5%
50.00%104.080912,05233.3%57.1%
40.00%102.61,04214,20120.0%60.0%
66.67%92.094914,20775.0%0.0%
77.78%94.91,05116,356100.0%66.7%
66.67%93.51,17412,80266.7%66.7%
87.50%85.31,17714,234100.0%75.0%
75.00%85.01,17916,189100.0%66.7%
62.50%86.496513,91066.7%60.0%
50.00%81.091815,2270.0%66.7%
62.50%86.199615,521100.0%57.1%
50.00%82.178410,43375.0%25.0%
62.50%85.785911,17250.0%75.0%
75.00%86.097412,708100.0%0.0%
42.86%74.81,08113,16350.0%40.0%
85.71%71.31,18714,40075.0%100.0%
28.57%75.065110,15125.0%33.3%
57.14%75.694516,484100.0%40.0%
71.43%72.480313,386100.0%50.0%
42.86%75.992710,62750.0%40.0%
71.43%73.390213,75760.0%100.0%
42.86%74.489110,78720.0%100.0%
83.33%65.092614,18350.0%100.0%
33.33%62.457710,11825.0%50.0%
50.00%64.37118,24550.0%0.0%
60.00%53.81,09412,21333.3%100.0%
80.00%54.71,05416,9720.0%80.0%
80.00%54.71,19112,77666.7%100.0%
60.00%52.091913,01966.7%50.0%
20.00%52.44417,94825.0%0.0%
60.00%51.41,00618,987100.0%50.0%
20.00%54.57789,18725.0%0.0%
60.00%54.688514,051100.0%33.3%

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Briar vs Nami - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Briar do against Nami in League of Legends?

Nami wins the Briar vs Nami matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Briar's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Briar do against Nami in the early game?

In the early game, Nami has the advantage against Briar with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Nami players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Briar do against Nami in the late game?

In the late game, Nami takes over the Briar vs Nami matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Nami scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Briar vs Nami matchup?

Nami wins the matchup against Briar with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Nami is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Briar build against Nami?

The best Briar build against Nami includes optimized core items. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Briar runes against Nami?

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

Does Briar counter Nami?

No, Briar struggles against Nami with only a 20.0% win rate. Nami has the advantage in this matchup. Briar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nami's lead.

How do I play Briar against Nami?

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