Briar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.2%
Pick Rate
4.0%

Briarvs Yorick

SFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 5, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Briar vs Yorick is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Briar wins with a 64.7% win rate (+29.4%) over Yorick based on 17 games. Briar 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 Yorick matchup.

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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 - 64.7% win rate in this matchup
Briar
64.7% WR
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Yorick vs Briar matchup - 35.3% win rate
Yorick
35.3% WR

Who Wins the Briar vs Yorick Matchup?

Briar wins the Briar vs Yorick matchup
Winner
Briar
Matches: 17
64.7%
Win Rate
35.3%
4.3
CS / min
5.4
978
DMG / min
878
14,025
Gold / game
13,341
955
Heal / min
353
1,130
DMG Mitigated / min
1,160
1.1
CC / min
0.4
75.0%
Early Game WR
25.0%
61.5%
Late Game WR
38.5%

Briar vs Yorick Matchup Summary

The Briar vs Yorick matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Briar wins with a 64.7% win rate compared to Yorick's 35.3%, giving Briar a 29.4 percentage point advantage. Briar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Yorick players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Briar leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Briar players can confidently pick into Yorick and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Yorick away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Briar vs Yorick Laning Phase Breakdown

Briar wins the laning phase against Yorick in League of Legends

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

Farming
4.3Briar
5.4Yorick
Yorick significantly out-farms Briar by 1.1 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 16 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Yorick a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Briar players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
978Briar
878Yorick
Briar heavily out-damages Yorick by 101 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Yorick 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
14,025Briar
13,341Yorick
Briar earns 684 more gold per game than Yorick, 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
1.1Briar
0.4Yorick
Briar provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Yorick, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Briar coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
2,085Briar
1,512Yorick
Briar vastly out-sustains Yorick, healing and mitigating 573 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Briar can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Yorick is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Yorick, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Briar Build Against Yorick

Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Yorick, providing the mobility and stats Briar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Briar against Yorick are Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Briar an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Yorick. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Briar vs Yorick matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Briar
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Briar early game win rateBriar75.0%
Yorick early game win rateYorick25.0%
Late Game
Briar
61.5%
+23.1% advantage
Briar late game win rateBriar61.5%
Yorick late game win rateYorick38.5%

Briar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Yorick. This lopsided early game means Briar 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 61.5% win rate — 23.1 points above Yorick. Extended games heavily favor Briar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Briar holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Yorick players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Briar Runes Against Yorick

Precision rune tree - Briar primary runes vs YorickPrecision
Press the Attack - best Briar rune vs YorickTriumph - best Briar rune vs YorickLegend: Alacrity - best Briar rune vs YorickCoup de Grace - best Briar rune vs Yorick
Inspiration rune tree - Briar secondary runes vs YorickInspiration
Cosmic Insight - best Briar rune vs YorickMagical Footwear - best Briar rune vs Yorick
100.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Inspiration secondary allows Briar to press their advantage against Yorick, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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.

Briar matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.40%3321.185214,31653.1%47.0%
55.21%3261.187613,79054.5%55.8%
52.88%2781.183513,02454.0%52.0%
51.71%2631.188213,99351.4%52.0%
53.52%2561.085414,31259.6%49.3%
57.14%2171.083513,52463.4%52.4%
55.29%2081.188013,86459.4%51.4%
45.15%2061.081112,76149.5%41.3%
54.70%1811.079813,97750.8%56.9%
53.21%1561.290113,18758.2%48.0%
51.61%1551.289515,25166.0%44.1%
48.23%1411.385813,60244.6%50.6%
53.62%1381.083813,83044.2%59.3%
52.34%1281.183113,41356.7%47.5%
48.33%1201.385813,11744.4%51.5%
47.06%1190.978712,85140.4%52.2%
48.28%1160.980713,58560.0%39.4%
60.00%1001.295915,36461.5%59.0%
46.94%981.084614,25740.0%50.8%
47.87%941.596713,90151.2%45.3%
51.61%931.086914,06052.6%50.9%
49.45%911.083212,97652.2%46.7%
60.00%901.191114,01953.9%64.7%
52.87%871.182813,92368.8%43.6%
55.29%851.084113,73142.9%67.4%
54.22%831.080012,82951.2%57.5%
51.25%801.182613,26848.6%53.3%
54.43%791.286514,78351.9%55.8%
51.95%771.087613,71051.4%52.5%
47.30%741.188013,61348.1%46.8%
52.17%691.288614,61956.0%50.0%
50.00%681.281913,75946.4%52.5%
62.50%641.194515,51473.7%57.8%
51.72%581.186913,57754.5%50.0%
62.50%561.289813,91757.1%67.9%
46.30%542.185212,28461.9%36.4%
44.90%491.585114,51143.8%45.5%
63.04%462.188513,53764.7%62.1%
47.50%402.396813,38055.0%40.0%
50.00%401.791713,67950.0%50.0%
48.72%390.979412,96952.9%45.5%
50.00%381.583713,80152.9%47.6%
56.76%371.689714,09542.9%65.2%
50.00%361.783214,12225.0%62.5%
40.00%352.21,06713,22233.3%43.5%
42.86%351.585512,87957.9%25.0%
62.86%353.593514,38462.5%63.2%
50.00%340.979213,12935.7%60.0%
60.61%331.181413,65764.7%56.3%
43.75%320.966211,13341.2%46.7%
55.17%291.884313,03955.6%54.5%
64.29%281.11,00814,99466.7%61.5%
50.00%281.675611,88456.3%41.7%
57.69%265.41,21114,23360.0%56.3%
54.17%245.798713,69755.6%53.3%
47.83%231.385614,92850.0%47.1%
69.57%235.099013,01766.7%72.7%
19.05%211.975011,94022.2%16.7%
47.62%211.686314,00162.5%38.5%
55.00%202.385312,82040.0%70.0%
60.00%203.91,06512,51260.0%60.0%
52.63%192.11,14813,76062.5%45.5%
29.41%171.380913,56914.3%40.0%
64.71%174.397814,02575.0%61.5%
50.00%161.476913,56337.5%62.5%
50.00%165.21,16413,73250.0%50.0%
56.25%162.175413,66742.9%66.7%
81.25%161.781714,188100.0%72.7%
50.00%141.472712,14157.1%42.9%
50.00%141.61,06815,53625.0%60.0%
71.43%146.01,07312,99871.4%71.4%
42.86%145.581812,90275.0%30.0%
46.15%131.283614,41020.0%62.5%
53.85%131.175913,62750.0%57.1%
61.54%133.476910,31175.0%40.0%
53.85%134.072212,12980.0%37.5%
66.67%125.61,31815,651100.0%50.0%
54.55%110.886812,73866.7%40.0%
45.45%112.572613,53033.3%60.0%
18.18%114.388111,05920.0%16.7%
72.73%114.397314,07250.0%85.7%
45.45%115.488212,31628.6%75.0%
60.00%103.794913,52650.0%75.0%
70.00%101.792414,26133.3%85.7%
80.00%100.868811,58875.0%100.0%
50.00%103.11,00214,09840.0%60.0%
70.00%103.074510,44180.0%60.0%
40.00%104.994214,0280.0%44.4%
70.00%104.91,09014,70280.0%60.0%
55.56%95.31,01815,56250.0%57.1%
37.50%84.083310,85450.0%25.0%
62.50%84.694413,47750.0%66.7%
87.50%84.095914,106100.0%83.3%
75.00%85.41,16016,16450.0%83.3%
50.00%84.590812,71166.7%40.0%
62.50%84.21,11515,189100.0%50.0%
50.00%85.49009,46442.9%100.0%
37.50%85.190611,39033.3%40.0%
37.50%83.51,02312,0350.0%50.0%
75.00%81.786210,62683.3%50.0%
25.00%83.288112,9140.0%40.0%
28.57%74.877611,75050.0%0.0%
57.14%73.381114,38850.0%60.0%
57.14%74.787512,6080.0%66.7%
85.71%72.61,00916,4960.0%85.7%
57.14%71.864513,08033.3%75.0%
28.57%71.680811,70533.3%25.0%
50.00%62.397014,77550.0%50.0%
66.67%66.01,20013,79066.7%66.7%
66.67%61.856710,94950.0%75.0%
50.00%65.284211,71133.3%66.7%
0.00%65.11,06012,7910.0%0.0%
66.67%65.597113,09066.7%66.7%
50.00%63.072911,7740.0%60.0%
66.67%65.08859,17566.7%0.0%
50.00%64.496012,74050.0%50.0%
50.00%64.86869,97925.0%100.0%
80.00%51.673812,04850.0%100.0%
60.00%54.51,12415,31050.0%66.7%
40.00%54.581412,70950.0%33.3%
20.00%55.45587,26325.0%0.0%

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Briar vs Yorick - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Briar do against Yorick in League of Legends?

Briar wins the Briar vs Yorick matchup with a 64.7% win rate compared to Yorick's 35.3%, a 29.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Briar do against Yorick in the early game?

In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Yorick with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. 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 Yorick in the late game?

In the late game, Briar takes over the Briar vs Yorick matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to 38.5%. Briar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Briar vs Yorick matchup?

Briar wins the matchup against Yorick with a 64.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 29.4 percentage point advantage means Briar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.

What is the best Briar build against Yorick?

The best Briar build against Yorick includes Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver with Gluttonous Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Yorick?

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

Does Briar counter Yorick?

Yes, Briar has a favorable matchup against Yorick with a 64.7% win rate. Briar strongly counters Yorick in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Briar against Yorick?

When playing Briar against Yorick, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.