Warwick, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
53.0%
Pick Rate
4.1%
Ban Rate
7.2%

Warwick vs Briar

Warwick S TierFighterTank
Patch
26.22
Games
2,579
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Nov 6, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Warwick vs Briar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.22. Briar wins with a 55.4% win rate (+10.8%) over Warwick based on 65 games. Briar wins the early laning phase while Warwick scales better into the 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.

Compare against an opponent
Warwick
Warwick
45.2%
VS
Briar
54.8%
Briar

Who wins Warwick vs Briar?

Slight Briar edgeLow confidence

Warwick wins 45.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 33.4% and 57.5% (95% range).

Expected
50.4%
From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
Matchup effect
−5.2 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
62 games
Lane: Jungle
vs patch 26.21
−5.0 pts
Within normal patch-to-patch noise

Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.22 · Nov 4 – Nov 6

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Warwick wins 45.2% of 62 games (95% range 33.4–57.5%).
  • Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 50.4% 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: 480 gold ahead of Warwick at 15 minutes on average (62 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Warwick players pick the W > Q > E skill order far more often against Briar: 75.6% of their other Jungle games, 90.3% 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

WarwickBriar

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−480
Briar ahead
95% range −831 to −129
XP difference
−217
Within the margin of error
95% range −517 to +83
CS difference
−6.3
Briar ahead
95% range −12.1 to −0.5
3.34
Kills before 15 min
3.63
2.71
Deaths before 15 min
2.53
0.27
Solo kills before 15 min
0.52
8.1%
First blood
12.9%

Whole-game averages

0.9
CS / min
1.0
631
DMG / min
839
12,806
Gold / game
14,195
623
Heal / min
971
1,305
DMG Mitigated / min
1,102
1.0
CC / min
1.0

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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
7 games
Too few games
20–25 min
7 games
Too few games
25–30 min
19 games
Too few games
30–35 min
11 games
Too few games
35+ min
18 games
Warwick vs Briar95% rangeWarwick usual (Jungle)

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.

  1. Lane (15 min)BriarWarwick gold at 15: −480
  2. First itemEvenWarwick: 0.2 min · Briar: 0.1 min
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Warwick Changes Against Briar

Choices Warwick players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.

  • W > Q > E
    the W > Q > E skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    75.6%
    vs Briar
    90.3%
    +14.7 pts44.6% WR here
  • Q > W > E
    the Q > W > E skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    14.6%
    vs Briar
    3.2%
    −11.4 pts
  • Mosstomper SeedlingHealth PotionStealth Ward
    Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting items
    Usually
    3.8%
    vs Briar
    14.5%
    +10.7 pts
  • Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion
    Mosstomper Seedling + Health PotionStarting items
    Usually
    1.6%
    vs Briar
    8.1%
    +6.5 pts
  • Resolve
    ResolveSecondary tree
    Usually
    3.1%
    vs Briar
    8.1%
    +4.9 pts
  • Mosstomper Seedling
    Usually
    0.6%
    vs Briar
    4.8%
    +4.3 pts
  • Conditioning
    Usually
    1.2%
    vs Briar
    4.8%
    +3.6 pts
  • ExhaustSmite
    Exhaust + SmiteSummoner spells
    Usually
    under 0.5%
    vs Briar
    3.2%
    +3.2 pts

Best Warwick Build vs Briar

Usual Warwick build (Jungle)

60.0% win rate · 220 games

Against Briar

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 9 of 35 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 36 games).
  • Briar usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.1 min (median of 27 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 AttackPress the Attack
Precision
TriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
Sorcery
CelerityWaterwalking
Attack Speed (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

55.9% win rate · 263 games

Against Briar

Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
Precision
TriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
Sorcery
CelerityWaterwalking
Attack Speed (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

40.0% win rate · 35 games

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Warwick matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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

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 26.22

Who wins Warwick vs Briar?

Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Warwick wins 45.2% of 62 games (95% range 33.4–57.5%).

What is Warwick's win rate against Briar?

Warwick wins 45.2% of 62 Jungle games against Briar on patch 26.22 (95% range 33.4–57.5%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 50.4% would be expected.

Does Warwick counter Briar?

Not clearly. Warwick wins 45.2% of 62 games against Briar, and the 95% range (33.4–57.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Warwick or Briar?

Briar usually wins the lane: 480 gold ahead of Warwick at 15 minutes on average (62 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: Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King. The biggest change against Briar: Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (3.8% usually, 14.5% here).

What runes should Warwick use against Briar?

Lethal Tempo with Precision and Sorcery — 40.0% over 35 games against Briar. The biggest change against Briar: Resolve (3.1% usually, 8.1% here).