Kindredvs Briar
Kindred vs Briar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Briar wins with a 62.5% win rate (+25.0%) over Kindred based on 32 games. Kindred wins the early laning phase while Briar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Kindred build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Kindred vs Briar matchup.
Kindred Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Kindred 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 Kindred vs Briar?
Kindred wins 34.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 19.9% and 52.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 45.4% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −10.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 29 games Lane: Jungle
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kindred wins 34.5% of 29 games (95% range 19.9–52.7%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 45.4% for Kindred; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Kindred players pick Mortal Reminder far more often against Briar: 15.9% of their other Jungle games, 44.8% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Kindred and Briar played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Kindred's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Kindred vs Briar Laning Stats
Only 29 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Kindred vs Briar Win Rate by Game Length
Kindred's win rate against Briar by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Kindred's results against Briar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Kindred vs Briar Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Kindred Changes Against Briar
Choices Kindred players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Mortal ReminderItemUsually15.9%vs Briar44.8%+28.9 pts
Sudden ImpactRuneUsually74.2%vs Briar51.7%−22.4 pts
Treasure HunterRuneUsually64.7%vs Briar44.8%−19.9 pts
DominationSecondary treeUsually74.1%vs Briar55.2%−18.9 pts
InspirationSecondary treeUsually19.1%vs Briar34.5%+15.3 pts
Gustwalker Hatchling + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually1.5%vs Briar13.8%+12.3 pts
Usually0.9%vs Briar6.9%+6.0 pts
Usually1.2%vs Briar6.9%+5.7 pts
Best Kindred Build vs Briar
Usual Kindred build (Jungle)
67.6% win rate · 34 games
Against Briar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 19 Kindred games against Briar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Kindred's standard build instead.
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Kindred Runes vs Briar
Usual Kindred runes (Jungle)
Press the Attack
68.2% win rate · 22 games
Against Briar
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Kindred matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. The table below shows Kindred'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 Kindred build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Kindred Matchups
Hardest for Kindred
Easiest for Kindred
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Kindred vs Briar FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Kindred vs Briar?
Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Kindred wins 34.5% of 29 games (95% range 19.9–52.7%).
What is Kindred's win rate against Briar?
Kindred wins 34.5% of 29 Jungle games against Briar on patch 26.18 (95% range 19.9–52.7%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 45.4% would be expected.
Does Kindred counter Briar?
Not clearly. Kindred wins 34.5% of 29 games against Briar, and the 95% range (19.9–52.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Kindred or Briar?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (29) to say who wins lane.
Does Kindred outscale Briar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Briar strongest against Kindred?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Briar is ahead of Kindred beyond the margin of error.
What should Kindred build against Briar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Kindred's usual Jungle core: The Collector, Kraken Slayer, Infinity Edge. The biggest change against Briar: Mortal Reminder (15.9% usually, 44.8% here).
What runes should Kindred use against Briar?
Use Kindred's usual Press the Attack page (Precision + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Briar: Sudden Impact (74.2% usually, 51.7% here).