Yasuo - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
6.2%

Yasuovs Briar

BFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yasuo vs Briar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Briar wins with a 57.7% win rate (+15.4%) over Yasuo based on 26 games. Briar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yasuo vs Briar matchup.

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Yasuo Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yasuo 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
Yasuo - 42.3% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
42.3% WR
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Briar vs Yasuo matchup - 57.7% win rate
Briar
57.7% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Briar Matchup?

Briar wins the Yasuo vs Briar matchup
Winner
Briar
Matches: 26
42.3%
Win Rate
57.7%
6.8
CS / min
5.4
867
DMG / min
1,211
13,225
Gold / game
14,233
299
Heal / min
1,017
1,221
DMG Mitigated / min
1,336
0.8
CC / min
1.1
40.0%
Early Game WR
60.0%
43.8%
Late Game WR
56.3%

Yasuo vs Briar Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Briar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 26 recent matches analyzed, Briar wins with a 57.7% win rate compared to Yasuo's 42.3%, giving Briar a 15.4 percentage point advantage. Briar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Yasuo players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Briar leads by 832 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Briar has a strong advantage in this matchup. Yasuo players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Briar overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Yasuo vs Briar Laning Phase Breakdown

Briar wins the laning phase against Yasuo in League of Legends

Briar is favored during the laning phase against Yasuo, 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.

Farming
6.8Yasuo
5.4Briar
Yasuo significantly out-farms Briar by 1.4 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 21 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Yasuo a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Briar players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
867Yasuo
1,211Briar
Briar heavily out-damages Yasuo by 345 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Yasuo should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Briar's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,225Yasuo
14,233Briar
Briar generates a commanding 1,008 more gold per game than Yasuo. This substantial economic advantage means Briar consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Yasuo should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.8Yasuo
1.1Briar
Briar provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Yasuo, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Briar coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,520Yasuo
2,352Briar
Briar vastly out-sustains Yasuo, healing and mitigating 832 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Briar can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Yasuo is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Yasuo, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yasuo Build Against Briar

Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Briar, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Briar are Immortal Shieldbow, Death's Dance and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Yasuo an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Yasuo the best chance to compete against Briar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yasuo vs Briar matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Briar
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo40.0%
Briar early game win rateBriar60.0%
Late Game
Briar
56.3%
+12.5% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo43.8%
Briar late game win rateBriar56.3%

Briar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Yasuo. This lopsided early game means Briar can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Briar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 56.3% win rate — 12.5 points above Yasuo. Extended games heavily favor Briar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Briar holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Yasuo players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Yasuo Runes Against Briar

Precision rune tree - Yasuo primary runes vs BriarPrecision
Fleet Footwork - best Yasuo rune vs BriarAbsorb Life - best Yasuo rune vs BriarLegend: Alacrity - best Yasuo rune vs BriarLast Stand - best Yasuo rune vs Briar
Domination rune tree - Yasuo secondary runes vs BriarDomination
Taste of Blood - best Yasuo rune vs BriarRelentless Hunter - best Yasuo rune vs Briar
100.0% WR

The Precision and Domination rune setup gives Yasuo the best tools to compete against Briar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Yasuo matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Yasuo'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 Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Yasuo matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.83%4607.091712,13047.9%47.8%
44.69%3586.974012,27839.7%48.5%
48.26%3447.081812,06349.0%47.6%
47.99%3236.887312,01450.7%46.0%
53.57%2527.187412,43354.5%52.7%
56.05%2487.183512,25358.7%54.0%
53.65%2337.084012,49256.6%51.2%
44.33%2036.891411,92845.0%43.8%
56.91%1886.894111,95059.8%54.2%
51.35%1857.079712,59154.5%49.1%
47.17%1596.977212,19452.3%43.6%
51.27%1587.388112,37749.4%53.3%
47.13%1577.275712,20947.1%47.2%
48.65%1487.178612,28448.5%48.8%
54.86%1446.983912,21859.2%50.0%
51.41%1426.877712,51456.9%47.6%
50.75%1346.987912,35646.7%54.0%
41.98%1316.976411,78745.0%39.4%
49.61%1297.283412,58850.9%48.6%
54.69%1287.291012,66142.9%62.0%
49.59%1236.871112,08953.2%45.9%
54.10%1226.693113,10762.5%48.6%
47.46%1187.293612,38453.5%41.7%
47.79%1136.978611,61744.9%50.0%
54.55%1107.191611,47858.3%50.0%
57.41%1086.687311,91353.7%61.1%
54.29%1057.280613,14243.9%60.9%
49.52%1056.980711,22745.1%53.7%
46.15%1047.189813,75258.8%40.0%
57.84%1026.679213,47756.3%59.3%
47.00%1007.081512,19450.0%44.4%
50.52%977.187611,36663.3%37.5%
40.63%967.290713,55567.7%25.8%
44.79%966.778512,32044.4%45.0%
44.68%946.791411,87945.1%44.2%
45.65%926.880212,71638.5%50.9%
48.35%916.982611,33037.2%58.3%
47.19%897.078811,27344.2%51.4%
50.57%877.182013,50655.8%45.5%
56.10%827.086813,88257.1%55.3%
51.22%827.686812,55862.8%38.5%
44.44%816.879411,87054.5%37.5%
50.00%807.184213,02950.0%50.0%
56.25%807.377712,93362.2%51.2%
52.63%767.293013,60558.1%48.9%
61.84%766.690713,48462.9%61.0%
37.84%746.773111,66437.1%38.5%
52.05%736.974612,08843.8%58.5%
46.58%736.973511,58743.6%50.0%
43.66%716.768611,45042.9%44.4%
41.43%707.086111,95630.6%52.9%
53.62%696.979512,50566.7%36.7%
50.00%687.289411,87259.5%38.7%
43.55%626.486411,63533.3%51.4%
52.46%616.678412,48236.0%63.9%
55.93%597.41,00312,32951.4%62.5%
54.24%596.983313,30052.0%55.9%
50.85%596.973912,74359.1%46.0%
52.63%577.583912,13569.7%29.2%
56.14%577.11,02511,79741.7%66.7%
48.21%566.785111,76640.0%54.8%
47.27%556.896212,47530.0%57.1%
41.82%557.077712,75931.8%48.5%
50.91%557.196212,81048.0%53.3%
60.00%556.993412,56666.7%54.8%
58.49%537.191514,14971.4%50.0%
52.83%536.477612,41957.7%48.1%
51.92%527.077911,76666.7%41.9%
51.02%496.983111,97150.0%51.9%
50.00%486.584711,70342.9%55.6%
48.89%456.786812,19036.4%60.9%
48.89%456.883312,05958.3%38.1%
61.36%447.284111,84661.5%61.1%
56.82%447.391612,10656.5%57.1%
52.27%446.784313,76158.8%48.1%
51.16%437.21,22712,44652.9%50.0%
74.36%397.091814,21084.6%69.2%
51.35%377.194213,37950.0%51.9%
43.24%376.875611,79220.0%59.1%
47.22%367.191312,70633.3%57.1%
58.33%366.687314,48353.9%60.9%
54.55%337.078312,38147.1%62.5%
65.63%327.594812,74375.0%50.0%
50.00%327.276712,78160.0%41.2%
62.50%326.81,04211,47064.3%61.1%
43.75%327.073311,38736.8%53.9%
45.16%317.294212,91153.9%38.9%
36.67%306.477311,51236.8%36.4%
51.72%297.578211,92557.1%46.7%
41.38%297.795313,30737.5%42.9%
32.14%286.368612,53016.7%43.8%
40.74%277.085711,59546.1%35.7%
55.56%276.681012,96136.4%68.8%
66.67%277.484812,60484.6%50.0%
26.92%267.186811,4869.1%40.0%
42.31%266.886713,22540.0%43.8%
53.85%267.072412,16987.5%38.9%
28.00%256.875413,01616.7%38.5%
30.43%237.380911,28336.4%25.0%
56.52%237.290911,37050.0%66.7%
68.18%227.290411,73060.0%75.0%
45.45%226.676411,59337.5%50.0%
50.00%206.781212,17481.8%11.1%
30.00%206.872211,44112.5%41.7%
47.37%197.177713,74830.0%66.7%
47.06%177.282812,63344.4%50.0%
40.00%156.495313,83340.0%40.0%
40.00%156.587210,35622.2%66.7%
40.00%157.185112,08950.0%33.3%
26.67%157.267713,5260.0%40.0%
28.57%146.790010,76720.0%33.3%
64.29%146.81,08814,093100.0%28.6%
35.71%146.971313,42633.3%37.5%
57.14%147.388810,10155.6%60.0%
64.29%147.163812,07372.7%33.3%
53.85%136.987213,54750.0%54.5%
38.46%136.372511,86250.0%28.6%
25.00%127.073010,1250.0%100.0%
50.00%126.01,01415,47525.0%62.5%
36.36%116.480811,49716.7%60.0%
40.00%106.768512,42825.0%50.0%
70.00%106.686911,46171.4%66.7%
50.00%106.799614,63233.3%57.1%
44.44%97.381911,31225.0%60.0%
66.67%97.180212,75380.0%50.0%
33.33%95.56239,23633.3%33.3%
62.50%86.784410,65125.0%100.0%
75.00%86.178515,3100.0%75.0%
57.14%77.287713,12433.3%75.0%
33.33%66.775512,31933.3%33.3%
50.00%67.41,10114,79666.7%33.3%
66.67%66.71,04513,63066.7%66.7%
20.00%55.178210,18125.0%0.0%
20.00%55.393013,7680.0%33.3%
20.00%57.41,03012,9940.0%33.3%
60.00%56.97488,04766.7%50.0%
20.00%56.992510,1680.0%33.3%
60.00%56.11,17915,1990.0%60.0%
80.00%55.986713,985100.0%75.0%
40.00%55.189613,9700.0%40.0%

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Yasuo vs Briar - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Briar in League of Legends?

Briar wins the Yasuo vs Briar matchup with a 57.7% win rate compared to Yasuo's 42.3%, a 15.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 26 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Yasuo do against Briar in the early game?

In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Yasuo with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. Briar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yasuo do against Briar in the late game?

In the late game, Briar takes over the Yasuo vs Briar matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to 43.8%. Briar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Briar matchup?

Briar wins the matchup against Yasuo with a 57.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 15.4 percentage point advantage means Briar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 26 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Briar?

The best Yasuo build against Briar includes Immortal Shieldbow, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King with Gunmetal Greaves. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Yasuo runes against Briar?

The best Yasuo runes against Briar use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yasuo vs Briar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yasuo counter Briar?

No, Yasuo struggles against Briar with only a 42.3% win rate. Briar has the advantage in this matchup. Yasuo players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Briar's lead.

How do I play Yasuo against Briar?

When playing Yasuo 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.