- Win Rate
- 50.1%
- Pick Rate
- 1.3%
- Ban Rate
- 0.5%
Xin Zhao vs Briar
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 1,182
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 5, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Xin Zhao vs Briar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Briar wins with a 54.8% win rate (+9.7%) over Xin Zhao based on 31 games. Xin Zhao wins the early laning phase while Briar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Xin Zhao build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Xin Zhao vs Briar matchup.
Xin Zhao Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao vs Briar?
Xin Zhao wins 47.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 35.4% and 58.8% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.0% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 66 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- −5.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Xin Zhao wins 47.0% of 66 games (95% range 35.4–58.8%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 48.0% for Xin Zhao; 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: 602 gold ahead of Xin Zhao at 15 minutes on average (66 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Xin Zhao players pick Death's Dance far more often against Briar: 35.7% of their other Jungle games, 48.5% 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 Xin Zhao 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 Xin Zhao'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.
Xin Zhao vs Briar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Xin Zhao vs Briar Win Rate by Game Length
Xin Zhao'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: Xin Zhao's results against Briar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Xin Zhao 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)BriarXin Zhao gold at 15: −602
- First itemEvenXin Zhao: 0.2 min · Briar: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenXin Zhao wins 45.2% of 42 games
What Xin Zhao Changes Against Briar
Choices Xin Zhao players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Death's DanceItemUsually35.7%vs Briar48.5%+12.8 pts56.3% WR here
Sundered SkyItemUsually33.2%vs Briar21.2%−12.0 pts- W > E > Qthe W > E > Q skill orderSkill priorityUsually79.9%vs Briar68.2%−11.7 pts53.3% WR here
- E > Q > Wthe E > Q > W skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Briar9.1%+9.1 pts
Health (defense)Stat shardUsually4.1%vs Briar12.1%+8.0 pts- Health Scaling (defense)Stat shardUsually92.8%vs Briar84.8%−8.0 pts46.4% WR here
Usually3.0%vs Briar10.6%+7.6 pts
Usually1.3%vs Briar6.1%+4.7 pts
Best Xin Zhao Build vs Briar
Usual Xin Zhao build (Jungle)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Briar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 48 Xin Zhao games against Briar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Xin Zhao's standard build instead.
- Xin Zhao usually completes Gustwalker Hatchling first, at 0.2 min (median of 32 games).
- Briar usually completes Mosstomper Seedling first, at 0.2 min (median of 30 games).
- Skill priority: W > E > Q — 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 Xin Zhao Runes vs Briar
Usual Xin Zhao runes (Jungle)
Hail of Blades
52.6% win rate · 359 games
Against Briar
Conqueror
41.7% win rate · 24 games
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Xin Zhao matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. The table below shows Xin Zhao'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 Xin Zhao build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Xin Zhao Matchups
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Easiest for Xin Zhao
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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Xin Zhao vs Briar FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Xin Zhao vs Briar?
Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Xin Zhao wins 47.0% of 66 games (95% range 35.4–58.8%).
What is Xin Zhao's win rate against Briar?
Xin Zhao wins 47.0% of 66 Jungle games against Briar on patch 26.19 (95% range 35.4–58.8%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 48.0% would be expected.
Does Xin Zhao counter Briar?
Not clearly. Xin Zhao wins 47.0% of 66 games against Briar, and the 95% range (35.4–58.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Xin Zhao or Briar?
Briar usually wins the lane: 602 gold ahead of Xin Zhao at 15 minutes on average (66 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Xin Zhao outscale Briar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Briar strongest against Xin Zhao?
Briar is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Xin Zhao build against Briar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Xin Zhao's usual Jungle core: Death's Dance, Riftmaker, Statikk Shiv. The biggest change against Briar: Death's Dance (35.7% usually, 48.5% here).
What runes should Xin Zhao use against Briar?
Conqueror with Precision and Inspiration — 41.7% over 24 games against Briar. The biggest change against Briar: Health (defense) (4.1% usually, 12.1% here).