Warwickvs Briar
Warwick vs Briar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Warwick wins with a 55.7% win rate (+11.4%) over Briar based on 176 games. Warwick holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Warwick build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Warwick vs Briar matchup.
Warwick Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Warwick 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 Warwick vs Briar?
Warwick wins 56.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 48.4% and 63.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.2% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- +4.8 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 168 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 Warwick, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Warwick wins 56.0% of 168 games (95% range 48.4–63.2%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 51.2% for Warwick; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Briar usually wins the lane: 209 gold ahead of Warwick at 15 minutes on average (166 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Warwick players pick Thornmail far more often against Briar: 36.4% of their other Jungle games, 48.2% 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 Warwick 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 Warwick'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.
Warwick vs Briar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Solo kills are tracked from this patch on — 0 games have them so far, shown from 30.
Whole-game averages
Warwick vs Briar Win Rate by Game Length
Warwick'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: Warwick's results against Briar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Warwick 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)BriarWarwick gold at 15: −209
- First itemEvenWarwick: 0.2 min · Briar: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesWarwickWarwick wins 65.5% of 55 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenWarwick wins 51.0% of 100 games
What Warwick Changes Against Briar
Choices Warwick players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
ThornmailItemUsually36.4%vs Briar48.2%+11.8 pts48.1% WR here
Spirit VisageItemUsually35.4%vs Briar43.5%+8.0 pts49.3% WR here
Ravenous HydraItemUsually6.8%vs Briar11.3%+4.5 pts
Best Warwick Build vs Briar
Usual Warwick build (Jungle)
60.9% win rate · 174 games
Against Briar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 17 of 120 Warwick games against Briar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Warwick's standard build instead.
- Warwick usually completes Gustwalker Hatchling first, at 0.2 min (median of 81 games).
- Briar usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 87 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > 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 Warwick Runes vs Briar
Usual Warwick runes (Jungle)
Press the Attack
59.2% win rate · 510 games
Against Briar
Lethal Tempo59.2% win rate · 98 games
Warwick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. The table below shows Warwick'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 Warwick build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Warwick Matchups
Hardest for Warwick
Easiest for Warwick
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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Warwick vs Briar FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Warwick vs Briar?
Current data slightly favors Warwick, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Warwick wins 56.0% of 168 games (95% range 48.4–63.2%).
What is Warwick's win rate against Briar?
Warwick wins 56.0% of 168 Jungle games against Briar on patch 26.18 (95% range 48.4–63.2%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 51.2% would be expected.
Does Warwick counter Briar?
Not clearly. Warwick wins 56.0% of 168 games against Briar, and the 95% range (48.4–63.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Warwick or Briar?
Briar usually wins the lane: 209 gold ahead of Warwick at 15 minutes on average (166 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Warwick outscale Briar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Briar strongest against Warwick?
Briar is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Warwick build against Briar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Warwick's usual Jungle core: Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King. The biggest change against Briar: Thornmail (36.4% usually, 48.2% here).
What runes should Warwick use against Briar?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Sorcery — 59.2% over 98 games against Briar.