Naafirivs Briar
Naafiri vs Briar is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Briar wins with a 51.6% win rate (+3.2%) over Naafiri based on 93 games. Briar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Naafiri build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Naafiri vs Briar matchup.
Naafiri Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Naafiri 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 Naafiri vs Briar Matchup?
Naafiri vs Briar Matchup Summary
The Naafiri vs Briar matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 93 recent matches analyzed, Briar wins with a 51.6% win rate compared to Naafiri's 48.4%, giving Briar a 3.2 percentage point advantage. Briar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Naafiri 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 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Briar is slightly favored, Naafiri can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Briar's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Naafiri vs Briar Laning Phase Breakdown
Briar is favored during the laning phase against Naafiri, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Briar holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Naafiri Build Against Briar
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Briar, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Briar are Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc and Death's Dance. This combination gives Naafiri an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 71.4% win rate across 7 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Briar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Naafiri vs Briar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Naafiri47.4%
Briar52.6%Naafiri49.1%Briar50.9%Briar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 52.6% win rate — a 5.3 percentage point lead over Naafiri. This lopsided early game means Briar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Briar at 50.9% win rate — only 1.8 points ahead of Naafiri. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Briar holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Naafiri players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Naafiri Runes Against Briar
Precision
Domination
The Precision and Domination rune setup gives Naafiri the best tools to compete against Briar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Naafiri matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Naafiri'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 Naafiri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.12% | 178 | 3.4 | 793 | 12,181 | 47.7% | 54.4% | |
| 49.41% | 170 | 1.1 | 738 | 12,679 | 57.5% | 43.3% | |
| 60.14% | 148 | 6.3 | 912 | 12,156 | 59.7% | 60.5% | |
| 44.20% | 138 | 1.2 | 693 | 12,380 | 48.5% | 40.0% | |
| 45.52% | 134 | 6.2 | 954 | 12,909 | 50.0% | 41.4% | |
| 42.11% | 133 | 1.2 | 738 | 13,044 | 42.3% | 42.0% | |
| 41.67% | 132 | 5.6 | 845 | 12,301 | 34.6% | 46.3% | |
| 46.56% | 131 | 6.1 | 854 | 12,664 | 50.0% | 44.2% | |
| 51.20% | 125 | 4.0 | 844 | 12,370 | 45.5% | 55.7% | |
| 55.74% | 122 | 1.2 | 728 | 12,954 | 52.6% | 58.5% | |
| 45.90% | 122 | 6.2 | 943 | 13,047 | 37.5% | 51.4% | |
| 46.61% | 118 | 1.3 | 751 | 13,289 | 47.3% | 46.0% | |
| 58.47% | 118 | 1.1 | 734 | 13,216 | 63.8% | 53.3% | |
| 47.79% | 113 | 5.2 | 856 | 12,423 | 51.1% | 45.5% | |
| 48.65% | 111 | 6.0 | 942 | 12,309 | 43.2% | 52.2% | |
| 60.38% | 106 | 6.1 | 850 | 12,662 | 55.6% | 63.9% | |
| 53.85% | 104 | 6.1 | 882 | 12,241 | 56.8% | 51.7% | |
| 52.00% | 100 | 6.3 | 929 | 12,690 | 58.5% | 47.5% | |
| 50.00% | 96 | 1.2 | 798 | 13,485 | 52.5% | 48.2% | |
| 53.68% | 95 | 4.4 | 1,041 | 13,148 | 61.0% | 48.1% | |
| 45.26% | 95 | 3.5 | 836 | 12,203 | 44.4% | 46.3% | |
| 48.39% | 93 | 1.2 | 761 | 13,397 | 47.4% | 49.1% | |
| 42.86% | 91 | 1.4 | 770 | 11,870 | 40.4% | 45.5% | |
| 49.40% | 83 | 1.3 | 670 | 11,521 | 53.3% | 44.7% | |
| 51.85% | 81 | 2.7 | 782 | 12,882 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 70 | 6.0 | 841 | 11,968 | 51.6% | 61.5% | |
| 46.38% | 69 | 6.2 | 1,023 | 12,777 | 59.3% | 38.1% | |
| 55.07% | 69 | 6.4 | 879 | 11,577 | 54.3% | 55.9% | |
| 53.85% | 65 | 6.5 | 878 | 12,011 | 63.6% | 43.8% | |
| 44.44% | 63 | 6.3 | 928 | 13,378 | 41.7% | 46.1% | |
| 55.00% | 60 | 5.8 | 902 | 12,875 | 52.2% | 56.8% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 1.3 | 832 | 13,943 | 60.7% | 43.3% | |
| 56.14% | 57 | 5.1 | 834 | 13,317 | 45.8% | 63.6% | |
| 45.61% | 57 | 1.2 | 740 | 13,489 | 55.0% | 40.5% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 6.4 | 951 | 11,481 | 48.6% | 55.0% | |
| 48.15% | 54 | 2.4 | 846 | 13,414 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 6.0 | 1,054 | 13,521 | 54.5% | 40.6% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 6.3 | 926 | 12,674 | 48.1% | 44.4% | |
| 59.26% | 54 | 6.1 | 847 | 12,146 | 60.0% | 58.6% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 6.0 | 850 | 11,461 | 50.0% | 40.7% | |
| 30.19% | 53 | 1.0 | 736 | 12,707 | 30.8% | 29.6% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 1.4 | 815 | 13,171 | 37.5% | 51.7% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 1.1 | 692 | 12,259 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 6.6 | 957 | 12,463 | 61.9% | 48.3% | |
| 48.00% | 50 | 1.2 | 794 | 13,983 | 55.6% | 43.8% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 6.0 | 959 | 12,599 | 52.0% | 48.0% | |
| 44.90% | 49 | 1.1 | 658 | 12,623 | 52.4% | 39.3% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 1.1 | 752 | 11,652 | 37.5% | 54.2% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 1.4 | 699 | 13,182 | 56.0% | 52.2% | |
| 56.52% | 46 | 3.6 | 801 | 11,580 | 65.4% | 45.0% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 6.2 | 969 | 12,683 | 63.2% | 53.9% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 6.3 | 1,046 | 14,261 | 84.2% | 38.5% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 2.8 | 806 | 12,492 | 60.9% | 47.6% | |
| 61.36% | 44 | 5.5 | 956 | 13,742 | 62.5% | 60.7% | |
| 39.53% | 43 | 4.8 | 772 | 12,661 | 23.8% | 54.5% | |
| 57.14% | 42 | 6.3 | 844 | 12,331 | 61.9% | 52.4% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 2.1 | 899 | 14,847 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 1.1 | 708 | 11,955 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 1.1 | 811 | 13,384 | 50.0% | 47.4% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 6.1 | 891 | 11,874 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 6.2 | 851 | 11,692 | 56.3% | 42.9% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 1.6 | 732 | 12,296 | 68.4% | 47.1% | |
| 36.11% | 36 | 6.1 | 865 | 12,255 | 46.1% | 30.4% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 4.1 | 954 | 13,384 | 60.0% | 55.0% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 3.3 | 892 | 13,146 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 5.8 | 891 | 13,547 | 63.6% | 60.9% | |
| 64.71% | 34 | 1.8 | 811 | 12,319 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 58.82% | 34 | 6.1 | 1,052 | 12,476 | 68.8% | 50.0% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 4.4 | 907 | 12,427 | 57.9% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 6.0 | 1,010 | 13,694 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 1.2 | 866 | 13,459 | 61.5% | 47.4% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 4.0 | 924 | 11,165 | 62.5% | 43.8% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 5.6 | 1,009 | 12,369 | 50.0% | 38.9% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 3.7 | 882 | 12,503 | 57.1% | 37.5% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 6.2 | 1,067 | 11,740 | 40.0% | 46.7% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 6.3 | 970 | 12,031 | 21.4% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 1.3 | 803 | 12,739 | 61.5% | 40.0% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 3.1 | 906 | 12,472 | 53.9% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 1.6 | 785 | 13,863 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 4.2 | 936 | 14,439 | 50.0% | 47.1% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 994 | 12,110 | 57.1% | 63.6% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 5.7 | 856 | 13,249 | 72.7% | 42.9% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 1.3 | 797 | 11,669 | 46.7% | 44.4% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 6.4 | 877 | 12,446 | 80.0% | 61.5% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 4.9 | 1,142 | 12,151 | 64.3% | 44.4% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 3.9 | 986 | 12,661 | 27.3% | 58.3% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 1.1 | 729 | 11,335 | 69.2% | 33.3% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 4.3 | 890 | 11,960 | 30.0% | 50.0% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 1.0 | 757 | 13,074 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.8 | 963 | 12,269 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 6.1 | 890 | 12,398 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 20 | 6.9 | 933 | 11,523 | 71.4% | 66.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 4.7 | 1,012 | 14,112 | 57.1% | 41.7% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 1.1 | 826 | 13,126 | 55.6% | 77.8% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 5.3 | 853 | 12,985 | 55.6% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.3 | 875 | 11,165 | 53.9% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 3.5 | 858 | 13,074 | 54.5% | 57.1% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 6.1 | 901 | 11,917 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.0 | 909 | 13,207 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 1.1 | 849 | 13,074 | 75.0% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.6 | 925 | 12,778 | 20.0% | 63.6% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 3.6 | 935 | 11,490 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 0.9 | 705 | 11,537 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 3.6 | 812 | 12,271 | 14.3% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.2 | 1,054 | 11,870 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.5 | 699 | 10,568 | 42.9% | 83.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.1 | 1,081 | 14,261 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 6.8 | 1,030 | 13,319 | 83.3% | 57.1% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 4.5 | 1,056 | 14,394 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.0 | 1,027 | 13,755 | 75.0% | 44.4% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.4 | 870 | 13,928 | 42.9% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.9 | 1,000 | 11,599 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 5.3 | 745 | 11,844 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.6 | 964 | 11,748 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.8 | 1,112 | 11,939 | 16.7% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 792 | 11,901 | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 3.0 | 918 | 12,883 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.5 | 1,308 | 14,466 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 0.8 | 761 | 12,834 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.3 | 827 | 9,840 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 4.4 | 933 | 12,500 | 80.0% | 75.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.4 | 850 | 11,837 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.6 | 1,029 | 10,930 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 1,002 | 13,156 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 728 | 13,047 | 16.7% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 670 | 14,373 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.0 | 703 | 10,820 | 57.1% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.7 | 1,079 | 13,012 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.4 | 991 | 11,883 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,019 | 15,211 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.3 | 619 | 11,072 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.4 | 736 | 11,980 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 897 | 13,324 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 1,092 | 11,154 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 723 | 10,668 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 818 | 13,800 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 1,156 | 12,895 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 926 | 13,664 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 689 | 13,414 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 1,033 | 14,200 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 521 | 9,485 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
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Naafiri vs Briar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Naafiri do against Briar in League of Legends?
Briar wins the Naafiri vs Briar matchup with a 51.6% win rate compared to Naafiri's 48.4%, a 3.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 93 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Naafiri do against Briar in the early game?
In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Naafiri with a 52.6% win rate versus 47.4%. Briar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Naafiri do against Briar in the late game?
In the late game, Briar takes over the Naafiri vs Briar matchup with a 50.9% win rate compared to 49.1%. Briar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Naafiri vs Briar matchup?
Briar wins the matchup against Naafiri with a 51.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 3.2 percentage point advantage means Briar is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 93 games analyzed.
What is the best Naafiri build against Briar?
The best Naafiri build against Briar includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Death's Dance with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 71.4% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Naafiri runes against Briar?
The best Naafiri runes against Briar use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 61.9% win rate in the Naafiri vs Briar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Naafiri counter Briar?
No, Naafiri struggles against Briar with only a 48.4% win rate. Briar has the advantage in this matchup. Naafiri players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Briar's lead.
How do I play Naafiri against Briar?
When playing Naafiri 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.