Briarvs Smolder
Briar vs Smolder is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Smolder wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.9%) over Briar based on 17 games. Smolder 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 Smolder 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.
Smolder(47.1%)Who Wins the Briar vs Smolder Matchup?
Briar vs Smolder Matchup Summary
The Briar vs Smolder matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Smolder wins with a 52.9% win rate compared to Briar's 47.1%, giving Smolder a 5.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Smolder controls the early laning stage, but Briar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Smolder needs to press advantages before Briar reaches their power spikes, while Briar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Briar leads by 1,188 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Smolder 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 Smolder's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Briar vs Smolder Laning Phase Breakdown
Briar is favored during the laning phase against Smolder, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Briar holds advantages in gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Briar Build Against Smolder
Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Smolder, providing the mobility and stats Briar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Briar against Smolder are The Collector, Mortal Reminder and Yun Tal Wildarrows. This combination gives Briar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Briar vs Smolder matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Briar20.0%Smolder80.0%Briar58.3%Smolder41.7%Smolder dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Briar. This lopsided early game means Smolder can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Briar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.3% win rate — 16.7 points above Smolder. Extended games heavily favor Briar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Smolder must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Briar reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Briar 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 Smolder
Domination
Inspiration
The Domination and Inspiration rune setup gives Briar the best tools to compete against Smolder in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Briar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.50% | 440 | 1.0 | 818 | 13,140 | 53.4% | 51.7% | |
| 51.13% | 399 | 1.1 | 877 | 14,056 | 47.3% | 53.4% | |
| 49.05% | 367 | 1.0 | 814 | 13,133 | 48.8% | 49.3% | |
| 50.55% | 366 | 1.0 | 877 | 13,857 | 54.8% | 47.7% | |
| 51.74% | 344 | 1.0 | 853 | 13,520 | 51.8% | 51.7% | |
| 54.40% | 318 | 1.0 | 803 | 13,263 | 55.2% | 53.7% | |
| 41.84% | 239 | 1.1 | 774 | 13,366 | 46.7% | 38.1% | |
| 49.16% | 238 | 1.2 | 907 | 13,630 | 41.0% | 55.1% | |
| 48.89% | 225 | 1.0 | 820 | 13,234 | 52.6% | 46.1% | |
| 57.14% | 224 | 1.1 | 809 | 14,260 | 52.8% | 59.2% | |
| 52.49% | 221 | 1.0 | 777 | 12,832 | 54.5% | 50.8% | |
| 52.75% | 182 | 1.1 | 778 | 13,628 | 51.2% | 54.0% | |
| 40.91% | 154 | 1.1 | 822 | 13,714 | 39.7% | 41.7% | |
| 48.67% | 150 | 1.1 | 922 | 14,016 | 55.2% | 44.6% | |
| 55.33% | 150 | 1.3 | 856 | 14,270 | 53.7% | 56.3% | |
| 52.78% | 144 | 1.4 | 814 | 13,205 | 58.5% | 48.1% | |
| 37.32% | 142 | 1.2 | 784 | 13,160 | 41.4% | 34.5% | |
| 53.38% | 133 | 1.0 | 842 | 12,990 | 54.1% | 52.8% | |
| 52.76% | 127 | 1.2 | 850 | 14,005 | 60.4% | 48.1% | |
| 52.80% | 125 | 1.1 | 846 | 13,136 | 55.4% | 50.7% | |
| 57.85% | 121 | 1.6 | 892 | 13,156 | 60.7% | 55.0% | |
| 54.17% | 120 | 0.8 | 754 | 12,459 | 51.6% | 56.9% | |
| 47.06% | 119 | 1.0 | 761 | 12,310 | 53.2% | 40.4% | |
| 48.21% | 112 | 1.2 | 860 | 13,562 | 39.5% | 53.6% | |
| 47.71% | 109 | 1.1 | 835 | 14,093 | 59.2% | 38.3% | |
| 52.29% | 109 | 0.9 | 851 | 14,113 | 52.2% | 52.4% | |
| 56.48% | 108 | 1.1 | 813 | 12,958 | 64.6% | 50.0% | |
| 44.76% | 105 | 1.1 | 919 | 14,317 | 46.5% | 43.5% | |
| 47.42% | 97 | 1.5 | 876 | 12,722 | 52.3% | 43.4% | |
| 55.32% | 94 | 1.2 | 845 | 13,198 | 52.5% | 57.4% | |
| 56.38% | 94 | 1.5 | 882 | 13,718 | 59.0% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 90 | 1.2 | 762 | 13,780 | 47.1% | 51.8% | |
| 61.45% | 83 | 1.2 | 902 | 13,205 | 59.0% | 63.6% | |
| 51.81% | 83 | 1.1 | 849 | 13,933 | 47.4% | 55.6% | |
| 38.46% | 78 | 2.0 | 795 | 13,016 | 25.8% | 46.8% | |
| 67.16% | 67 | 1.0 | 735 | 13,722 | 76.9% | 61.0% | |
| 58.73% | 63 | 1.7 | 809 | 13,922 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 41.94% | 62 | 2.3 | 739 | 12,492 | 46.1% | 38.9% | |
| 59.02% | 61 | 2.1 | 1,159 | 13,554 | 58.3% | 59.5% | |
| 53.45% | 58 | 3.2 | 997 | 11,685 | 44.8% | 62.1% | |
| 50.88% | 57 | 2.3 | 865 | 14,304 | 50.0% | 51.4% | |
| 50.00% | 56 | 1.4 | 866 | 13,350 | 53.6% | 46.4% | |
| 54.55% | 55 | 1.0 | 831 | 13,095 | 65.2% | 46.9% | |
| 52.83% | 53 | 1.1 | 853 | 13,418 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 52.83% | 53 | 1.8 | 865 | 13,849 | 57.9% | 50.0% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 2.3 | 811 | 12,906 | 42.1% | 53.1% | |
| 56.86% | 51 | 1.8 | 841 | 13,183 | 58.8% | 55.9% | |
| 60.00% | 50 | 1.1 | 829 | 13,996 | 50.0% | 67.9% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 1.5 | 890 | 15,849 | 54.5% | 59.5% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 2.4 | 904 | 12,880 | 63.6% | 45.5% | |
| 56.82% | 44 | 1.5 | 946 | 13,249 | 60.0% | 54.2% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 1.1 | 881 | 14,562 | 60.0% | 53.6% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 2.4 | 913 | 12,833 | 44.4% | 45.0% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 1.4 | 839 | 12,578 | 64.7% | 30.0% | |
| 36.11% | 36 | 2.2 | 773 | 13,416 | 30.0% | 38.5% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 1.9 | 1,025 | 14,640 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 68.75% | 32 | 2.8 | 1,099 | 16,092 | 66.7% | 69.2% | |
| 61.29% | 31 | 1.4 | 937 | 15,559 | 55.6% | 63.6% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 3.1 | 1,089 | 14,059 | 50.0% | 47.6% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 5.3 | 989 | 12,954 | 87.5% | 45.5% | |
| 63.33% | 30 | 2.1 | 859 | 13,042 | 50.0% | 72.2% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 5.0 | 1,019 | 13,353 | 58.3% | 31.3% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 0.8 | 872 | 11,997 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 2.4 | 977 | 13,710 | 33.3% | 47.1% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 5.0 | 902 | 12,603 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 2.1 | 897 | 14,429 | 57.1% | 47.1% | |
| 73.91% | 23 | 1.2 | 855 | 15,633 | 66.7% | 76.5% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 5.4 | 730 | 10,058 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 1.1 | 835 | 13,212 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 4.4 | 998 | 11,592 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 4.9 | 1,059 | 12,278 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 4.6 | 900 | 12,868 | 42.9% | 45.5% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 3.9 | 817 | 12,741 | 28.6% | 36.4% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 4.4 | 864 | 11,106 | 62.5% | 30.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 3.4 | 819 | 12,858 | 57.1% | 36.4% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.0 | 1,124 | 14,195 | 20.0% | 58.3% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 3.7 | 1,049 | 12,662 | 16.7% | 45.5% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 5.0 | 842 | 9,738 | 44.4% | 75.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.7 | 794 | 13,358 | 28.6% | 62.5% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 2.7 | 910 | 12,737 | 62.5% | 28.6% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 4.7 | 1,037 | 15,422 | 100.0% | 58.3% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 5.3 | 884 | 11,990 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.4 | 999 | 14,068 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 5.5 | 1,164 | 13,644 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.4 | 1,175 | 16,439 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 2.6 | 675 | 12,825 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.5 | 1,016 | 13,293 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.8 | 1,367 | 10,244 | 37.5% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.8 | 825 | 12,714 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.7 | 844 | 11,983 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 790 | 14,020 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.6 | 842 | 12,121 | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 1,010 | 11,228 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 2.2 | 686 | 12,529 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 871 | 14,147 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.7 | 989 | 12,626 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.0 | 990 | 11,436 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.7 | 852 | 11,824 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.0 | 908 | 12,207 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.2 | 788 | 11,674 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 3.3 | 780 | 10,825 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.9 | 931 | 10,780 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.5 | 907 | 11,913 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.3 | 780 | 12,159 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.5 | 709 | 10,860 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.6 | 734 | 12,501 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.7 | 837 | 14,389 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.6 | 899 | 13,384 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.8 | 869 | 11,780 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 3.5 | 942 | 15,457 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.1 | 869 | 13,904 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.9 | 765 | 12,116 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.6 | 907 | 11,600 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.1 | 878 | 12,176 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.1 | 1,081 | 13,171 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.3 | 983 | 14,274 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 750 | 10,555 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 2.1 | 900 | 12,264 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 4.8 | 1,353 | 11,624 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.8 | 843 | 13,014 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.9 | 1,079 | 16,562 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.1 | 842 | 10,047 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.5 | 1,029 | 12,059 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 990 | 11,090 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 818 | 8,643 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 898 | 15,081 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 1,046 | 11,009 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 1,043 | 14,727 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 669 | 11,598 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 614 | 13,177 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
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Briar vs Smolder - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Briar do against Smolder in League of Legends?
Smolder wins the Briar vs Smolder matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to Briar's 47.1%, a 5.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Briar do against Smolder in the early game?
In the early game, Smolder has the advantage against Briar with a 80.0% win rate versus 20.0%. Smolder players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Briar do against Smolder in the late game?
In the late game, Briar takes over the Briar vs Smolder matchup with a 58.3% win rate compared to 41.7%. Briar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Briar vs Smolder matchup?
Smolder wins the matchup against Briar with a 52.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 5.9 percentage point advantage means Smolder is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.
What is the best Briar build against Smolder?
The best Briar build against Smolder includes The Collector, Mortal Reminder, Yun Tal Wildarrows with Gluttonous Greaves. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Briar runes against Smolder?
The best Briar runes against Smolder use the Domination primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Briar vs Smolder matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Briar counter Smolder?
No, Briar struggles against Smolder with only a 47.1% win rate. Smolder has the advantage in this matchup. Briar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Smolder's lead.
How do I play Briar against Smolder?
When playing Briar against Smolder, play cautiously and avoid Smolder's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Smolder in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.