Briarvs Nidalee
Briar vs Nidalee is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Nidalee wins with a 52.2% win rate (+4.3%) over Briar based on 23 games. Briar wins the early laning phase while Nidalee scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Briar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Briar vs Nidalee 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 Nidalee Matchup?
Briar vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
The Briar vs Nidalee matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 23 recent matches analyzed, Nidalee wins with a 52.2% win rate compared to Briar's 47.8%, giving Nidalee a 4.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Briar controls the early laning stage, but Nidalee outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Briar needs to press advantages before Nidalee reaches their power spikes, while Nidalee should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Briar leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Nidalee 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 Nidalee's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Briar vs Nidalee Laning Phase Breakdown
Briar is favored during the laning phase against Nidalee, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Briar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Briar Build Against Nidalee
Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Nidalee, providing the mobility and stats Briar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Briar against Nidalee are The Collector, Death's Dance and Titanic Hydra. This combination gives Briar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Briar the best chance to compete against Nidalee. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Briar vs Nidalee matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Briar50.0%
Nidalee50.0%Briar47.1%Nidalee52.9%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Briar and Nidalee, with Briar holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
Nidalee is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 52.9% win rate — 5.9 points above Briar. Extended games heavily favor Nidalee, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
The power dynamics shift as the game progresses — Briar has the edge early, but Nidalee gradually takes over. However, the margins are slim enough that either champion can win at any stage with the right plays. Focus on taking advantages when you have them rather than waiting for a specific game phase.
Best Briar Runes Against Nidalee
Precision
Domination
The Precision and Domination rune setup gives Briar the best tools to compete against Nidalee 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.40% | 332 | 1.1 | 852 | 14,316 | 53.1% | 47.0% | |
| 55.21% | 326 | 1.1 | 876 | 13,790 | 54.5% | 55.8% | |
| 52.88% | 278 | 1.1 | 835 | 13,024 | 54.0% | 52.0% | |
| 51.71% | 263 | 1.1 | 882 | 13,993 | 51.4% | 52.0% | |
| 53.52% | 256 | 1.0 | 854 | 14,312 | 59.6% | 49.3% | |
| 57.14% | 217 | 1.0 | 835 | 13,524 | 63.4% | 52.4% | |
| 55.29% | 208 | 1.1 | 880 | 13,864 | 59.4% | 51.4% | |
| 45.15% | 206 | 1.0 | 811 | 12,761 | 49.5% | 41.3% | |
| 54.70% | 181 | 1.0 | 798 | 13,977 | 50.8% | 56.9% | |
| 53.21% | 156 | 1.2 | 901 | 13,187 | 58.2% | 48.0% | |
| 51.61% | 155 | 1.2 | 895 | 15,251 | 66.0% | 44.1% | |
| 48.23% | 141 | 1.3 | 858 | 13,602 | 44.6% | 50.6% | |
| 53.62% | 138 | 1.0 | 838 | 13,830 | 44.2% | 59.3% | |
| 52.34% | 128 | 1.1 | 831 | 13,413 | 56.7% | 47.5% | |
| 48.33% | 120 | 1.3 | 858 | 13,117 | 44.4% | 51.5% | |
| 47.06% | 119 | 0.9 | 787 | 12,851 | 40.4% | 52.2% | |
| 48.28% | 116 | 0.9 | 807 | 13,585 | 60.0% | 39.4% | |
| 60.00% | 100 | 1.2 | 959 | 15,364 | 61.5% | 59.0% | |
| 46.94% | 98 | 1.0 | 846 | 14,257 | 40.0% | 50.8% | |
| 47.87% | 94 | 1.5 | 967 | 13,901 | 51.2% | 45.3% | |
| 51.61% | 93 | 1.0 | 869 | 14,060 | 52.6% | 50.9% | |
| 49.45% | 91 | 1.0 | 832 | 12,976 | 52.2% | 46.7% | |
| 60.00% | 90 | 1.1 | 911 | 14,019 | 53.9% | 64.7% | |
| 52.87% | 87 | 1.1 | 828 | 13,923 | 68.8% | 43.6% | |
| 55.29% | 85 | 1.0 | 841 | 13,731 | 42.9% | 67.4% | |
| 54.22% | 83 | 1.0 | 800 | 12,829 | 51.2% | 57.5% | |
| 51.25% | 80 | 1.1 | 826 | 13,268 | 48.6% | 53.3% | |
| 54.43% | 79 | 1.2 | 865 | 14,783 | 51.9% | 55.8% | |
| 51.95% | 77 | 1.0 | 876 | 13,710 | 51.4% | 52.5% | |
| 47.30% | 74 | 1.1 | 880 | 13,613 | 48.1% | 46.8% | |
| 52.17% | 69 | 1.2 | 886 | 14,619 | 56.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 68 | 1.2 | 819 | 13,759 | 46.4% | 52.5% | |
| 62.50% | 64 | 1.1 | 945 | 15,514 | 73.7% | 57.8% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 1.1 | 869 | 13,577 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 56 | 1.2 | 898 | 13,917 | 57.1% | 67.9% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 2.1 | 852 | 12,284 | 61.9% | 36.4% | |
| 44.90% | 49 | 1.5 | 851 | 14,511 | 43.8% | 45.5% | |
| 63.04% | 46 | 2.1 | 885 | 13,537 | 64.7% | 62.1% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 2.3 | 968 | 13,380 | 55.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 1.7 | 917 | 13,679 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 0.9 | 794 | 12,969 | 52.9% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 1.5 | 837 | 13,801 | 52.9% | 47.6% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 1.6 | 897 | 14,095 | 42.9% | 65.2% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 1.7 | 832 | 14,122 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 40.00% | 35 | 2.2 | 1,067 | 13,222 | 33.3% | 43.5% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 1.5 | 855 | 12,879 | 57.9% | 25.0% | |
| 62.86% | 35 | 3.5 | 935 | 14,384 | 62.5% | 63.2% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 0.9 | 792 | 13,129 | 35.7% | 60.0% | |
| 60.61% | 33 | 1.1 | 814 | 13,657 | 64.7% | 56.3% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 0.9 | 662 | 11,133 | 41.2% | 46.7% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 1.8 | 843 | 13,039 | 55.6% | 54.5% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 1.1 | 1,008 | 14,994 | 66.7% | 61.5% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 1.6 | 756 | 11,884 | 56.3% | 41.7% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 5.4 | 1,211 | 14,233 | 60.0% | 56.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 5.7 | 987 | 13,697 | 55.6% | 53.3% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.3 | 856 | 14,928 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 5.0 | 990 | 13,017 | 66.7% | 72.7% | |
| 19.05% | 21 | 1.9 | 750 | 11,940 | 22.2% | 16.7% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 1.6 | 863 | 14,001 | 62.5% | 38.5% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 2.3 | 853 | 12,820 | 40.0% | 70.0% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 3.9 | 1,065 | 12,512 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 2.1 | 1,148 | 13,760 | 62.5% | 45.5% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 1.3 | 809 | 13,569 | 14.3% | 40.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 4.3 | 978 | 14,025 | 75.0% | 61.5% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.4 | 769 | 13,563 | 37.5% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.2 | 1,164 | 13,732 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 2.1 | 754 | 13,667 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 81.25% | 16 | 1.7 | 817 | 14,188 | 100.0% | 72.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.4 | 727 | 12,141 | 57.1% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.6 | 1,068 | 15,536 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 6.0 | 1,073 | 12,998 | 71.4% | 71.4% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.5 | 818 | 12,902 | 75.0% | 30.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.2 | 836 | 14,410 | 20.0% | 62.5% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.1 | 759 | 13,627 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 3.4 | 769 | 10,311 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 4.0 | 722 | 12,129 | 80.0% | 37.5% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.6 | 1,318 | 15,651 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 0.8 | 868 | 12,738 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.5 | 726 | 13,530 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 4.3 | 881 | 11,059 | 20.0% | 16.7% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 4.3 | 973 | 14,072 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.4 | 882 | 12,316 | 28.6% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 3.7 | 949 | 13,526 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 924 | 14,261 | 33.3% | 85.7% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 0.8 | 688 | 11,588 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 3.1 | 1,002 | 14,098 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 3.0 | 745 | 10,441 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 942 | 14,028 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 4.9 | 1,090 | 14,702 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.3 | 1,018 | 15,562 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.0 | 833 | 10,854 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.6 | 944 | 13,477 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 4.0 | 959 | 14,106 | 100.0% | 83.3% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.4 | 1,160 | 16,164 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.5 | 908 | 12,711 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.2 | 1,115 | 15,189 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.4 | 900 | 9,464 | 42.9% | 100.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.1 | 906 | 11,390 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 3.5 | 1,023 | 12,035 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.7 | 862 | 10,626 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 3.2 | 881 | 12,914 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.8 | 776 | 11,750 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.3 | 811 | 14,388 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.7 | 875 | 12,608 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 2.6 | 1,009 | 16,496 | 0.0% | 85.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.8 | 645 | 13,080 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.6 | 808 | 11,705 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.3 | 970 | 14,775 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 1,200 | 13,790 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.8 | 567 | 10,949 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.2 | 842 | 11,711 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 5.1 | 1,060 | 12,791 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.5 | 971 | 13,090 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.0 | 729 | 11,774 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.0 | 885 | 9,175 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.4 | 960 | 12,740 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.8 | 686 | 9,979 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 738 | 12,048 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 1,124 | 15,310 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 814 | 12,709 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 558 | 7,263 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
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Briar vs Nidalee - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Briar do against Nidalee in League of Legends?
Nidalee wins the Briar vs Nidalee matchup with a 52.2% win rate compared to Briar's 47.8%, a 4.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 23 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Briar do against Nidalee in the early game?
In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Nidalee with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. 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 Nidalee in the late game?
In the late game, Nidalee takes over the Briar vs Nidalee matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to 47.1%. Nidalee scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Briar vs Nidalee matchup?
Nidalee wins the matchup against Briar with a 52.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 4.3 percentage point advantage means Nidalee is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 23 games analyzed.
What is the best Briar build against Nidalee?
The best Briar build against Nidalee includes The Collector, Death's Dance, Titanic Hydra with Gluttonous Greaves. This build achieves a 33.3% 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 Nidalee?
The best Briar runes against Nidalee use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 62.5% win rate in the Briar vs Nidalee matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Briar counter Nidalee?
No, Briar struggles against Nidalee with only a 47.8% win rate. Nidalee has the advantage in this matchup. Briar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Nidalee's lead.
How do I play Briar against Nidalee?
When playing Briar against Nidalee, play cautiously and avoid Nidalee's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Nidalee has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.