- Win Rate
- 50.4%
- Pick Rate
- 2.0%
- Ban Rate
- 0.9%
Zac vs Briar
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 3,965
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 19, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Zac vs Briar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Briar wins with a 57.3% win rate (+14.6%) over Zac based on 89 games. Briar holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Zac build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zac vs Briar matchup.
Zac Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Zac 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 Zac vs Briar?
Zac wins 42.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 32.4% and 53.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.9% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −5.6 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 85 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.19
- −9.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 19
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Zac wins 42.4% of 85 games (95% range 32.4–53.0%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 47.9% for Zac; 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: 985 gold ahead of Zac at 15 minutes on average (84 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Zac players pick Spirit Visage much less often against Briar: 60.8% 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 Zac 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 Zac'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.
Zac vs Briar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Zac vs Briar Win Rate by Game Length
Zac'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: Zac's results against Briar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Zac 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)BriarZac gold at 15: −985
- First itemEvenZac: 0.2 min · Briar: 0.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenZac wins 38.5% of 52 games
What Zac Changes Against Briar
Choices Zac players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Spirit VisageItemUsually60.8%vs Briar48.2%−12.5 pts51.2% WR here
ThornmailItemUsually47.3%vs Briar58.8%+11.6 pts44.0% WR here
Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually28.7%vs Briar38.8%+10.2 pts33.3% WR here
Adaptive Force (flex)Stat shardUsually95.2%vs Briar88.2%−7.0 pts42.7% WR here
Move Speed (flex)Stat shardUsually1.4%vs Briar4.7%+3.4 pts
Best Zac Build vs Briar
Usual Zac build (Jungle)
82.4% win rate · 17 games
Against Briar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 8 of 55 Zac games against Briar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Zac's standard build instead.
- Zac usually completes Mosstomper Seedling first, at 0.2 min (median of 48 games).
- Briar usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.3 min (median of 44 games).
- Skill priority: E > W > 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 Zac Runes vs Briar
Usual Zac runes (Jungle)
Aftershock
50.7% win rate · 1,106 games
Against Briar
Conqueror
50.0% win rate · 26 games
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Zac matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Zac'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 Zac build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Zac Matchups
Hardest for Zac
Easiest for Zac
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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Zac vs Briar FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Zac vs Briar?
Current data slightly favors Briar, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Zac wins 42.4% of 85 games (95% range 32.4–53.0%).
What is Zac's win rate against Briar?
Zac wins 42.4% of 85 Jungle games against Briar on patch 26.20 (95% range 32.4–53.0%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 47.9% would be expected.
Does Zac counter Briar?
Not clearly. Zac wins 42.4% of 85 games against Briar, and the 95% range (32.4–53.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Zac or Briar?
Briar usually wins the lane: 985 gold ahead of Zac at 15 minutes on average (84 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Zac outscale Briar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Briar strongest against Zac?
Briar is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Zac build against Briar?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Zac's usual Jungle core: Liandry's Torment, Hextech Rocketbelt, Sunfire Aegis. The biggest change against Briar: Spirit Visage (60.8% usually, 48.2% here).
What runes should Zac use against Briar?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 50.0% over 26 games against Briar. The biggest change against Briar: Adaptive Force (flex) (95.2% usually, 88.2% here).