Briar, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
52.8%
Pick Rate
3.1%
Ban Rate
16.4%

Briar vs Nocturne

Briar S TierFighterAssassin
Patch
26.22
Games
6,062
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 14, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Briar vs Nocturne (Jungle): Briar wins 53.0% of 315 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +486). Patch 26.22 build & runes.

Briar – League of Legends champion iconBriar53.0%
No clear favoriteModerate confidence · 315 games · Patch 26.21–26.22
47.0%NocturneNocturne – League of Legends champion icon

Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Briar wins 53.0% of 315 games (95% range 47.5–58.5%).

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 – League of Legends champion icon
Briar
53.0%
VS
Nocturne
47.0%
Nocturne – League of Legends champion icon

Who wins Briar vs Nocturne?

No clear favoriteModerate confidence

Briar wins 53.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 47.5% and 58.5% (95% range).

Expected
53.0%
From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
Matchup effect
−0.0 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
315 games
Lane: Jungle · Patch 26.21–26.22
vs patch 26.21
−0.3 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 13

The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (315 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (140 games).

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Briar wins 53.0% of 315 games (95% range 47.5–58.5%).
  • Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 53.0% for Briar; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Briar usually wins the lane: 486 gold ahead of Nocturne at 15 minutes on average (138 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Briar players pick Magical Footwear much less often against Nocturne: 16.5% of their other Jungle games, 10.0% 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 Nocturne 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 Nocturne Laning Stats

BriarNocturne

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
+486
Briar ahead
95% range +263 to +710
XP difference
+1
Within the margin of error
95% range −199 to +201
CS difference
−2.6
Within the margin of error
95% range −6.1 to +1.0
3.85
Kills before 15 min
2.88
2.45
Deaths before 15 min
2.13
0.26
Solo kills before 15 min
0.25
10.0%
First blood
5.7%

Whole-game averages

1.0
CS / min
1.0
856
DMG / min
652
14,728
Gold / game
13,016
1,009
Heal / min
456
1,137
DMG Mitigated / min
776
0.9
CC / min
5.6

Briar vs Nocturne Win Rate by Game Length

Briar's win rate against Nocturne 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
14 games
Too few games
20–25 min
10 games
59.5%
25–30 min
42 games
53.5%
30–35 min
43 games
41.9%
35+ min
31 games
Briar vs Nocturne95% rangeBriar usual (Jungle)

No game length stands out: Briar's results against Nocturne in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Briar vs Nocturne 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)BriarBriar gold at 15: +486
  2. First itemEvenBriar: 0.2 min · Nocturne: 0.2 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesEvenBriar wins 61.5% of 52 games
  5. 30+ min gamesEvenBriar wins 48.6% of 74 games

What Briar Changes Against Nocturne

Choices Briar players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.

  • Magical Footwear – League of Legends rune
    Usually
    16.5%
    vs Nocturne
    10.0%
    −6.5 pts
  • W > Q > E
    the W > Q > E skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    92.2%
    vs Nocturne
    87.1%
    −5.0 pts52.5% WR here
  • W > E > Q
    the W > E > Q skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    7.1%
    vs Nocturne
    12.1%
    +5.0 pts
  • Gustwalker Hatchling – League of Legends item
    Gustwalker HatchlingStarting items
    Usually
    6.6%
    vs Nocturne
    11.4%
    +4.8 pts
  • Mosstomper Seedling – League of Legends itemHealth Potion – League of Legends itemStealth Ward – League of Legends item
    Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting items
    Usually
    7.5%
    vs Nocturne
    12.1%
    +4.7 pts

Best Briar Build vs Nocturne

Usual Briar build (Jungle)

80.0% win rate · 45 games

Against Nocturne

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 12 of 96 Briar games against Nocturne carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Briar's standard build instead.

  • Briar usually completes Mosstomper Seedling first, at 0.2 min (median of 61 games).
  • Nocturne usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 117 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 Nocturne

Usual Briar runes (Jungle)

Press the Attack – League of Legends runePress the Attack
Precision
Triumph – League of Legends runeLegend: Haste – League of Legends runeCoup de Grace – League of Legends rune
Domination
Treasure Hunter – League of Legends runeSudden Impact – League of Legends rune
Adaptive Force (offense) – League of Legends runeAdaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

76.5% win rate · 17 games

Against Nocturne

Hail of Blades – League of Legends runeHail of Blades
Domination
Sudden Impact – League of Legends runeSixth Sense – League of Legends runeTreasure Hunter – League of Legends rune
Inspiration
Cash Back – League of Legends runeTriple Tonic – League of Legends rune
Adaptive Force (offense) – League of Legends runeAdaptive Force (flex) – League of Legends runeHealth Scaling (defense) – League of Legends rune

61.5% win rate · 26 games

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Briar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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

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 Nocturne FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22

Who wins Briar vs Nocturne?

Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Briar wins 53.0% of 315 games (95% range 47.5–58.5%).

What is Briar's win rate against Nocturne?

Briar wins 53.0% of 315 Jungle games against Nocturne on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 47.5–58.5%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 53.0% would be expected.

Does Briar counter Nocturne?

Not clearly. Briar wins 53.0% of 315 games against Nocturne, and the 95% range (47.5–58.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Briar or Nocturne?

Briar usually wins the lane: 486 gold ahead of Nocturne at 15 minutes on average (138 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Briar outscale Nocturne?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Nocturne strongest against Briar?

On current data there is no stage of the game where Nocturne is ahead of Briar beyond the margin of error.

What should Briar build against Nocturne?

There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Briar's usual Jungle core: Hubris, The Collector, Death's Dance. The biggest change against Nocturne: Gustwalker Hatchling (6.6% usually, 11.4% here).

What runes should Briar use against Nocturne?

Hail of Blades with Domination and Inspiration — 61.5% over 26 games against Nocturne. The biggest change against Nocturne: Magical Footwear (16.5% usually, 10.0% here).