Gwenvs Briar
Gwen vs Briar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Briar wins with a 67.9% win rate (+35.7%) over Gwen based on 28 games. Briar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Gwen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gwen vs Briar matchup.
Gwen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gwen 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.
Who Wins the Gwen vs Briar Matchup?
Gwen vs Briar Matchup Summary
The Gwen vs Briar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 28 recent matches analyzed, Briar wins with a 67.9% win rate compared to Gwen's 32.1%, giving Briar a 35.7 percentage point advantage. Briar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Gwen 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 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Briar has a strong advantage in this matchup. Gwen players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Briar overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Gwen vs Briar Laning Phase Breakdown
Briar is favored during the laning phase against Gwen, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Briar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Gwen Build Against Briar
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Briar, providing the mobility and stats Gwen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gwen against Briar are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Void Staff. This combination gives Gwen 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 Gwen vs Briar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Gwen18.2%
Briar81.8%Gwen41.2%Briar58.8%Briar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 81.8% win rate — a 63.6 percentage point lead over Gwen. 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 58.8% win rate — 17.6 points above Gwen. 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. Gwen players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Gwen Runes Against Briar
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Gwen the best tools to compete against Briar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Gwen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Gwen'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 Gwen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55.41% | 74 | 6.6 | 1,231 | 11,850 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 58.82% | 68 | 6.4 | 823 | 11,790 | 44.8% | 69.2% | |
| 46.97% | 66 | 6.0 | 835 | 10,965 | 41.4% | 51.4% | |
| 42.86% | 63 | 6.1 | 898 | 11,466 | 47.8% | 40.0% | |
| 44.90% | 49 | 5.8 | 765 | 11,020 | 42.9% | 46.4% | |
| 45.65% | 46 | 5.0 | 956 | 11,293 | 55.6% | 39.3% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 6.5 | 890 | 11,726 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 6.3 | 868 | 11,344 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 6.3 | 867 | 13,036 | 43.8% | 48.1% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 5.1 | 798 | 12,728 | 31.6% | 65.2% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 6.6 | 956 | 12,070 | 46.7% | 48.0% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 6.3 | 1,236 | 13,532 | 36.4% | 64.3% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 5.8 | 739 | 12,522 | 46.1% | 50.0% | |
| 38.89% | 36 | 5.7 | 756 | 11,561 | 40.0% | 38.1% | |
| 38.89% | 36 | 5.8 | 823 | 11,881 | 42.9% | 36.4% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 6.2 | 721 | 12,830 | 60.0% | 52.2% | |
| 30.30% | 33 | 6.8 | 911 | 14,825 | 50.0% | 21.7% | |
| 64.52% | 31 | 5.4 | 1,012 | 13,800 | 53.9% | 72.2% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 5.9 | 922 | 10,935 | 43.8% | 53.3% | |
| 67.74% | 31 | 1.4 | 777 | 11,829 | 62.5% | 73.3% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.7 | 986 | 12,376 | 60.0% | 43.8% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 6.1 | 1,170 | 13,743 | 55.6% | 47.6% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 3.9 | 919 | 12,169 | 35.7% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 4.1 | 762 | 11,467 | 57.1% | 28.6% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 6.3 | 948 | 11,806 | 50.0% | 61.1% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 6.8 | 874 | 13,285 | 41.7% | 50.0% | |
| 32.14% | 28 | 2.7 | 729 | 11,790 | 18.2% | 41.2% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 6.0 | 880 | 11,044 | 46.1% | 42.9% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 6.4 | 853 | 11,646 | 41.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 27 | 6.3 | 791 | 11,977 | 18.2% | 43.8% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 6.1 | 691 | 11,543 | 53.3% | 54.5% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 4.7 | 906 | 12,196 | 68.8% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 6.3 | 814 | 13,052 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 5.8 | 755 | 12,622 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 29.17% | 24 | 5.7 | 802 | 10,385 | 25.0% | 31.3% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 6.2 | 966 | 10,445 | 26.7% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.0 | 1,062 | 11,609 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.6 | 915 | 11,953 | 70.0% | 38.5% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 6.1 | 943 | 12,261 | 50.0% | 64.7% | |
| 65.22% | 23 | 6.2 | 889 | 11,763 | 50.0% | 76.9% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 6.1 | 954 | 13,111 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 6.2 | 683 | 12,807 | 50.0% | 35.7% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 3.5 | 711 | 12,728 | 55.6% | 41.7% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 5.8 | 902 | 11,572 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 1.4 | 905 | 13,858 | 55.6% | 66.7% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 6.7 | 967 | 13,203 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.6 | 958 | 14,756 | 60.0% | 46.7% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 2.5 | 759 | 10,243 | 46.1% | 57.1% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 5.9 | 765 | 12,619 | 20.0% | 64.3% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.4 | 731 | 12,764 | 42.9% | 72.7% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 5.5 | 950 | 11,951 | 44.4% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 7.1 | 887 | 14,467 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.0 | 831 | 11,324 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.2 | 782 | 12,155 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 7.1 | 709 | 11,290 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 5.3 | 778 | 9,887 | 12.5% | 75.0% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 6.6 | 954 | 13,006 | 57.1% | 77.8% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.7 | 947 | 14,713 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.8 | 954 | 13,179 | 28.6% | 57.1% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 6.8 | 874 | 13,249 | 16.7% | 37.5% | |
| 21.43% | 14 | 6.4 | 966 | 13,381 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.6 | 816 | 11,323 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.3 | 752 | 8,431 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 7.2 | 957 | 14,864 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.7 | 833 | 13,438 | 100.0% | 30.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.2 | 974 | 11,299 | 20.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.1 | 915 | 13,402 | 75.0% | 37.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.8 | 848 | 13,103 | 20.0% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.4 | 882 | 12,315 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 3.8 | 1,187 | 15,412 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.1 | 621 | 13,659 | 100.0% | 12.5% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 2.3 | 731 | 13,451 | 50.0% | 85.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.0 | 830 | 13,052 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 859 | 14,683 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 1,057 | 12,555 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 0.9 | 661 | 9,192 | 14.3% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.3 | 824 | 13,244 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.1 | 707 | 9,765 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.4 | 888 | 15,893 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.9 | 1,058 | 16,068 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.5 | 805 | 13,817 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.2 | 903 | 10,183 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.2 | 602 | 12,554 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.5 | 973 | 13,200 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 810 | 11,796 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.9 | 553 | 11,870 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.0 | 967 | 13,086 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.9 | 838 | 12,777 | 0.0% | 14.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.3 | 939 | 14,464 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.6 | 1,069 | 15,139 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.3 | 836 | 14,218 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.5 | 1,136 | 16,112 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.1 | 900 | 13,525 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.3 | 611 | 8,468 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.1 | 966 | 15,977 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.7 | 630 | 10,013 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.9 | 883 | 12,339 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 3.7 | 821 | 14,188 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.4 | 824 | 15,784 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.2 | 551 | 13,679 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.9 | 643 | 11,323 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 685 | 13,323 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 837 | 13,550 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 493 | 12,138 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 555 | 10,904 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 867 | 12,288 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
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Gwen vs Briar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Gwen do against Briar in League of Legends?
Briar wins the Gwen vs Briar matchup with a 67.9% win rate compared to Gwen's 32.1%, a 35.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 28 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Gwen do against Briar in the early game?
In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Gwen with a 81.8% win rate versus 18.2%. Briar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Gwen do against Briar in the late game?
In the late game, Briar takes over the Gwen vs Briar matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to 41.2%. Briar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Gwen vs Briar matchup?
Briar wins the matchup against Gwen with a 67.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 35.7 percentage point advantage means Briar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 28 games analyzed.
What is the best Gwen build against Briar?
The best Gwen build against Briar includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Void Staff with Sorcerer's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Gwen runes against Briar?
The best Gwen runes against Briar use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Gwen vs Briar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Gwen counter Briar?
No, Gwen struggles against Briar with only a 32.1% win rate. Briar has the advantage in this matchup. Gwen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Briar's lead.
How do I play Gwen against Briar?
When playing Gwen against Briar, play cautiously and avoid Briar's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Briar has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.