- Win Rate
- 0%
- Pick Rate
- 0%
- Ban Rate
- 20.0%
Briar How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes
- Patch
- 26.20
- Matches
- 654,440
- Lane
- Top
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 12, 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
- Blade of The Ruined King12.1 min
- Gold vs lane at 15
- −402
- Win rate 1k gold ahead
- 57.1%
- Win rate 1k gold behind
- 30.7%
Briar Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)
TopWhen Briar Top 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.
- 12.1 minFirst item at 12.1 min
Blade of The Ruined King is done — Briar's first real damage or durability spike. - 20.4 minTwo items at 20.4 min
Blade of The Ruined King + Black Cleaver: the window to group and take objectives. - 40 minStrongest in games of about 40 minutesBriar wins 46.2% 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 Top Laning Plan
Briar plays an even lane: no extreme in gold, leads or scaling, so the matchup decides how hard to push. On average Briar Top is 402 gold behind the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in only 40% of games. A 1,000-gold lead at 15 turns into a 57% win rate; a 1,000-gold deficit leaves 31%. Briar averages 1.91 solo kills by 15 minutes.
Briar win rate by gold at 15
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 (71/100): stay alive and in range for the whole fight rather than diving first.
- Briar wins 5.0 points more in short games than long ones: group, take objectives and end before the enemy scales.
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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: First item at 12.1 min; Two items at 20.4 min.
Can Briar come back from behind?
Briar wins 34% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 163 games), against 57% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Briar games, but it is not decisive.
What is Briar's first item?
Most Briar players finish Blade of The Ruined King first, at a median of 12.1 minutes.
How do you play Briar Top?
From this patch's ranked data, Briar wins by playing to these strengths: take long fights and sieges; survive and deal damage in teamfights; end the game early.