- Win Rate
- 52.6%
- Pick Rate
- 3.2%
- Ban Rate
- 19.6%
Briar How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 6,435
- Lane
- Jungle
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 18, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
How to play Briar in Patch 26.20, built from ranked games: power spikes, the lane plan, how leads convert, and the habits that separate Briar wins from losses.
- Max order
- W > Q > E
- First item
- Scorchclaw Pup0.2 min
- Gold vs lane at 15
- +432
- Win rate 1k gold ahead
- 68.2%
- Win rate 1k gold behind
- 30.8%
Briar Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)
JungleWhen Briar Jungle gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Briar wins most.
- Lv 3All three basic abilities at level 3Briar's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
- Lv 6Ultimate rank 1 at level 6The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Briar hits it.
- Lv 11Ultimate rank 2 at level 11Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Briar can start or win.
- Lv 16Ultimate rank 3 at level 16Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Briar can start or win.
- 0.2 minFirst item at 0.2 min
Scorchclaw Pup is done — Briar's first real damage or durability spike. - 10.7 minTwo items at 10.7 min
Scorchclaw Pup + The Collector: the window to group and take objectives. - 18.5 minThree-item core at 18.5 min
Scorchclaw Pup + The Collector + Titanic Hydra completes Briar's core build. - 30 minStrongest in games of about 30 minutesBriar wins 53.4% of games that end around this point.
Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.
Briar Jungle Laning Plan
Briar is a lane bully: trade early and often, push the advantage, and turn the gold lead into the first item spike. On average Briar Jungle is 432 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 63% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 68% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 31%. Briar averages 0.32 solo kills by 15 minutes.
Briar Mid and Late Game
What Briar does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.
Play to these strengths
- Briar heals a lot (percentile 98): extended fights and sieges favor Briar.
- Briar is a main damage source (73/100): stay alive and in range for the whole fight rather than diving first.
Mistakes to avoid
- Vision is a weak spot (23/100): buy Control Wards and sweep before you face-check.
- Briar falls behind in CS (23/100): last-hit the waves you can, items still matter.
These expert Briar tips are generated by MetaBot's advanced analysis of thousands of Briar games. Learn the best strategies, ability combos, and gameplay tactics to master Briar and climb the ranked ladder. Follow these tips to maximize your Briar performance.
- Briar secures less objectives than most champions. Your value may be better oriented towards helping other champions secure objectives.
- Briar steals less objectives than other junglers, and may struggle in last hitting objectives compared to other jungling champions.
- Briar tends to have a lower vision score than other champions. Make sure you are working to place wards and clear enemy wards.
- Briar has a high rate of healing compared to other champions. They may be good at exchanging hit trades in lane or before teamfights since they can recover through self-healing.
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How to Play Briar FAQ - Patch 26.20
When does Briar power spike?
Briar's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 0.2 min.
Can Briar come back from behind?
Briar wins 37% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 2,259 games), against 62% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Briar games, but it is not decisive.
What is Briar's first item?
Most Briar players finish Scorchclaw Pup first, at a median of 0.2 minutes.
How do you play Briar Jungle?
From this patch's ranked data, Briar wins by playing to these strengths: take long fights and sieges; survive and deal damage in teamfights.