Briar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
52.8%
Pick Rate
4.2%

BriarPopular Build

SFighterAssassin
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.7 Briar most played build uses Slightly Magical Footwear, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver, Spirit Visage, Guardian Angel, Death's Dance, Oracle Lens. This Briar build has a 4.4% pick rate and a 60.23% win rate in LoL patch 26.7. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Briar build choices below.

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Select a Briar Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
Core Build Items
  • Blade of The Ruined King - Briar Highest Win Rate Build core itemBlade of The Ruined King
  • Black Cleaver - Briar Highest Win Rate Build core itemBlack Cleaver
  • Spirit Visage - Briar Highest Win Rate Build core itemSpirit Visage
60.2%Win Rate
+7.4%WR Diff
4.4%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
Core Build Items
  • Death's Dance - Briar Most Popular Build core itemDeath's Dance
  • Blade of The Ruined King - Briar Most Popular Build core itemBlade of The Ruined King
  • Black Cleaver - Briar Most Popular Build core itemBlack Cleaver
59.7%Win Rate
+6.9%WR Diff
6.8%Pick Rate

Best Briar Build - Highest Win Rate Items

This Briar build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

Full Build
59.74%Win Rate
+6.90%WR Diff
6.79%Pick Rate
1,222Build Matches

Briar build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Briar are Gustwalker Hatchling, Stealth Ward with a 64.6% win rate and 10.4% pick rate. Alternative options include Scorchclaw Pup.

Gustwalker HatchlingGustwalker HatchlingStealth WardStealth Ward
64.6%Win Rate
10.4%Pick Rate
Scorchclaw PupScorchclaw Pup
50.8%Win Rate
10.2%Pick Rate
These are Briar's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Death's Dance (57.4% WR, +4.6% WR diff, 38.3% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Blade of The Ruined King (52.9% WR, +0.0% WR diff, 51.0% pick rate) provides 0.1% LifeSteal, 40 AD, 0.25% AS. Black Cleaver (54.4% WR, +1.5% WR diff, 51.9% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 40 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Briar include Guardian Angel, Endless Hunger. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Briar are Slightly Magical Footwear. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Briar is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Briar build.

  • Total movement speed Movement Speed:25
  • Total armor Armor:95
  • Total attack damage Attack Damage:260
  • Total lifesteal LifeSteal:10%
  • Total attack speed Attack Speed:25%
  • Total health Health:400
When facing Briar's top counters like Jax, Shen, Ambessa, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Guardian Angel or Endless Hunger based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Briar performance.

This Briar physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 59.7% win rate across 1,222 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 260 total attack damage from items, strong physical damage mitigation. This Briar build offers flexibility and works well in most team compositions, providing a balance of damage and utility. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 16,100, this Briar build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Briar build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Champions that use similar core items to Briar. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current popular briar build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.

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Core Items
  • Immortal Shieldbow - Yone core item
  • Death's Dance - Yone core item
  • Blade of The Ruined King - Yone core item
61.0%Win Rate
6.4%Pick Rate

See Also

Briar OverviewBriar RunesBriar CountersAll Items