Win Rate
52.8%
Pick Rate
1.8%
Zacvs Briar
Patch26.17
Matches693,760
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedSep 2, 2026 UTC
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick
Zac vs Briar is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.17. Zac wins with a 51.2% win rate (+2.4%) over Briar based on 41 games. Briar wins the early laning phase while Zac scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Zac build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Zac vs Briar matchup.
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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.
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Zac
51.2% WR
VS
Briar
48.8% WR
Who Wins the Zac vs Briar Matchup?
Winner
Zac
Matches: 41
51.2%
48.8%
1.2
1.0
603
850
12,248
13,570
1,746
962
1,685
989
1.5
1.0
47.6%
52.4%
55.0%
45.0%
Zac vs Briar Matchup Summary
The Zac vs Briar matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 41 recent matches analyzed, Zac wins with a 51.2% win rate compared to Briar's 48.8%, giving Zac a 2.4 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Briar controls the early laning stage, but Zac outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Briar needs to press advantages before Zac reaches their power spikes, while Zac should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Zac leads by 1,479 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zac has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Briar's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Zac vs Briar Laning Phase Breakdown
Zac is favored during the laning phase against Briar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Zac holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Farming
1.2Zac
1.0Briar
Zac and Briar farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.Damage
603Zac
850Briar
Briar heavily out-damages Zac by 247 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Zac 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
12,248Zac
13,570Briar
Briar generates a commanding 1,322 more gold per game than Zac. This substantial economic advantage means Briar consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Zac should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.Utility
1.5Zac
1.0Briar
Zac provides 0.5 seconds more crowd control per minute than Briar, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Zac coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.Sustain
3,431Zac
1,951Briar
Zac vastly out-sustains Briar, healing and mitigating 1,479 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Zac can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Briar is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Briar, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.Best Zac Build Against Briar
Boots
Core Items
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Briar, providing the mobility and stats Zac needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Zac against Briar are Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis and Spirit Visage. This combination gives Zac an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 75.0% win rate across 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Briar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Zac vs Briar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
⚔
Early Game
Briar
52.4%
+4.8% advantage
Zac47.6%
Briar52.4%♕
Late Game
Zac
55.0%
+10.0% advantage
Zac55.0%Briar45.0%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Briar has a meaningful 52.4% win rate, outperforming Zac by 4.8 percentage points. Briar players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Zac is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.0% win rate — 10.0 points above Briar. Extended games heavily favor Zac, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Briar must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Zac reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Zac survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Zac Runes Against Briar
Resolve
Precision
69.2% WR
The Resolve primary with Precision secondary combination helps Zac maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Briar.
Zac matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.17. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.69% | 93 | 1.0 | 620 | 11,594 | 46.3% | 57.7% | |
| 52.54% | 59 | 1.0 | 562 | 10,996 | 53.3% | 51.7% | |
| 62.07% | 58 | 1.1 | 559 | 11,083 | 59.3% | 64.5% | |
| 61.22% | 49 | 1.1 | 556 | 10,360 | 57.6% | 68.8% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 1.2 | 537 | 11,875 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 57.45% | 47 | 1.3 | 553 | 11,131 | 63.0% | 50.0% | |
| 47.83% | 46 | 1.1 | 547 | 11,755 | 55.6% | 42.9% | |
| 53.33% | 45 | 0.9 | 591 | 11,149 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 1.1 | 598 | 12,734 | 70.0% | 38.2% | |
| 60.98% | 41 | 1.2 | 676 | 12,144 | 50.0% | 73.7% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 1.2 | 603 | 12,248 | 47.6% | 55.0% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 1.2 | 600 | 12,636 | 33.3% | 56.0% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 1.2 | 626 | 13,382 | 70.0% | 56.0% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 1.2 | 605 | 11,874 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 58.82% | 34 | 0.9 | 562 | 12,260 | 42.9% | 70.0% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 0.8 | 508 | 10,431 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 1.2 | 599 | 11,818 | 46.1% | 57.9% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 1.2 | 586 | 12,377 | 33.3% | 47.4% | |
| 66.67% | 27 | 1.3 | 714 | 13,832 | 72.7% | 62.5% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.3 | 652 | 10,257 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 607 | 12,271 | 70.0% | 53.3% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.6 | 644 | 11,463 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.0 | 581 | 11,290 | 71.4% | 30.0% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 4.3 | 863 | 11,187 | 25.0% | 58.3% | |
| 27.27% | 22 | 1.4 | 547 | 10,054 | 41.7% | 10.0% | |
| 72.73% | 22 | 4.2 | 628 | 11,235 | 75.0% | 70.0% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 1.0 | 679 | 12,546 | 62.5% | 35.7% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 1.1 | 671 | 11,049 | 55.6% | 66.7% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 2.1 | 515 | 10,311 | 60.0% | 30.0% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 2.7 | 662 | 11,154 | 60.0% | 70.0% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 2.3 | 652 | 10,797 | 41.7% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.0 | 604 | 11,161 | 46.1% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 2.1 | 516 | 10,671 | 85.7% | 18.2% | |
| 33.33% | 18 | 1.4 | 538 | 11,544 | 37.5% | 30.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 2.0 | 537 | 9,995 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 0.9 | 563 | 10,765 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 0.8 | 571 | 11,211 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 1.0 | 563 | 10,788 | 80.0% | 45.5% | |
| 68.75% | 16 | 0.9 | 473 | 10,407 | 69.2% | 66.7% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.1 | 582 | 13,553 | 0.0% | 53.9% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 5.3 | 780 | 10,881 | 42.9% | 37.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 2.5 | 580 | 12,629 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 3.7 | 863 | 11,312 | 28.6% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.3 | 560 | 11,304 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 3.5 | 595 | 11,225 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.1 | 620 | 11,529 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.1 | 606 | 12,129 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 3.0 | 676 | 11,495 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 2.5 | 578 | 9,816 | 71.4% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 602 | 11,289 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 0.9 | 709 | 13,415 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.8 | 609 | 9,822 | 62.5% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 467 | 9,055 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 2.6 | 587 | 10,665 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 700 | 12,234 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.8 | 587 | 10,859 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.5 | 735 | 14,088 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.3 | 596 | 10,639 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.7 | 505 | 9,895 | 83.3% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.1 | 972 | 13,245 | 0.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 2.5 | 565 | 10,641 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.6 | 482 | 9,295 | 20.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.1 | 776 | 9,691 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 1.7 | 590 | 11,332 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 3.6 | 795 | 9,925 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 4.4 | 541 | 10,436 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 0.9 | 502 | 9,903 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.4 | 598 | 10,916 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 4.3 | 623 | 9,582 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.6 | 583 | 12,420 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.4 | 504 | 11,706 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.7 | 664 | 11,789 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 2.1 | 599 | 12,685 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 4.9 | 620 | 10,942 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.5 | 693 | 10,240 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.8 | 678 | 11,703 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.9 | 661 | 10,365 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 759 | 11,208 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 405 | 10,546 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 732 | 11,577 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.6 | 720 | 12,616 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 440 | 11,169 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 628 | 9,647 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 755 | 12,656 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 673 | 11,631 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 840 | 12,193 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 798 | 10,455 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.8 | 699 | 13,679 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
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Zac vs Briar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Zac do against Briar in League of Legends?
Zac wins the Zac vs Briar matchup with a 51.2% win rate compared to Briar's 48.8%, a 2.4 percentage point difference. This data is based on 41 recent ranked games in patch 26.17.
How does Zac do against Briar in the early game?
In the early game, Briar has the advantage against Zac with a 52.4% win rate versus 47.6%. Briar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Zac do against Briar in the late game?
In the late game, Zac takes over the Zac vs Briar matchup with a 55.0% win rate compared to 45.0%. Zac scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Zac vs Briar matchup?
Zac wins the matchup against Briar with a 51.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.17. The 2.4 percentage point advantage means Zac is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 41 games analyzed.
What is the best Zac build against Briar?
The best Zac build against Briar includes Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Spirit Visage with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 75.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Zac runes against Briar?
The best Zac runes against Briar use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 69.2% win rate in the Zac vs Briar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Zac counter Briar?
Yes, Zac has a favorable matchup against Briar with a 51.2% win rate. Zac has a solid advantage over Briar in lane based on current patch 26.17 data.
How do I play Zac against Briar?
When playing Zac against Briar, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Briar. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.
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