Briar - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
53.9%
Pick Rate
4.0%

BriarPopular Build

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

The patch 26.11 Briar most played build uses Crimson Lucidity, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge, Guardian Angel, Voltaic Cyclosword, Farsight Alteration. This Briar build has a 2.37% pick rate and a 64.2% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Briar build choices below.

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Select a Briar Build

Best WR
Highest Win Rate Build
  • The Collector - Briar Highest Win Rate Build core itemThe Collector
  • Lord Dominik's Regards - Briar Highest Win Rate Build core itemLord Dominik's Regards
  • Infinity Edge - Briar Highest Win Rate Build core itemInfinity Edge
Core Items
64.2%Win Rate
+10.3%WR Diff
2.4%Pick Rate
Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Death's Dance - Briar Most Popular Build core itemDeath's Dance
  • Blade of The Ruined King - Briar Most Popular Build core itemBlade of The Ruined King
  • Black Cleaver - Briar Most Popular Build core itemBlack Cleaver
Core Items
58.0%Win Rate
+4.1%WR Diff
3.6%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Blade of The Ruined King - Briar Alternative Build 1 core itemBlade of The Ruined King
  • Black Cleaver - Briar Alternative Build 1 core itemBlack Cleaver
  • Spirit Visage - Briar Alternative Build 1 core itemSpirit Visage
Core Items
63.3%Win Rate
+9.4%WR Diff
2.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Death's Dance - Briar Alternative Build 2 core itemDeath's Dance
  • Titanic Hydra - Briar Alternative Build 2 core itemTitanic Hydra
  • Black Cleaver - Briar Alternative Build 2 core itemBlack Cleaver
Core Items
60.8%Win Rate
+6.9%WR Diff
2.1%Pick Rate

Best Briar Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
Steel Sigil
Steel Sigil
Pickaxe
Pickaxe
Caulfield's Warhammer
Caulfield's Warhammer
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Slightly Magical Footwear
Slightly Magical Footwear

Top Summoner Spells

  • FlashIgnite
    Flash + Ignite
    59.0%Win Rate6.3%Pick Rate

Build Stats

58.01%Win Rate
+4.11%WR Diff
3.65%Pick Rate
624Matches

This Briar build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.

The core items for this Briar build are Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King and Black Cleaver. This item combination achieves a 58.0% win rate across 624 matches analyzed.

At full build, Briar gains a total of 235 Attack Damage, 1000 Health, 95 Armor, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

Best Briar Runes

Domination primary rune treeDomination
  • Hail of Blades
  • Sudden Impact
  • Sixth Sense
  • Treasure Hunter
Precision secondary rune treePrecision
  • Triumph
  • Cut Down
  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Briar Abilities

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Briar build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Physical Damage. Lower in: Magic Resistance, Magic Damage.

The most popular starting items for Briar are Gustwalker Hatchling, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 41.6% win rate and 14.3% pick rate.

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
41.6%Win Rate
14.3%Pick Rate
Scorchclaw Pup
Scorchclaw Pup
51.9%Win Rate
8.3%Pick Rate
These are Briar's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Death's Dance (56.2% WR, +2.3% WR diff, 31.6% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 60 AD. Blade of The Ruined King (52.2% WR, -1.7% WR diff, 34.1% pick rate) provides 0.1% LifeSteal, 40 AD, 0.25% AS. Black Cleaver (54.6% WR, +0.7% WR diff, 33.6% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 40 AD. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Briar include Titanic Hydra, Guardian Angel. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Briar are Slightly Magical Footwear. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Briar is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Briar build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:25
  • Total armorArmor:95
  • Total attack damageAttack Damage:235
  • Total lifestealLifeSteal:10%
  • Total attack speedAttack Speed:25%
  • Total healthHealth:1000

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Briar movement speedSpeed
45
55
45
45
Briar armorArmor
45
45
95
45
Briar attack damageAD
270
200
235
255
Briar lifestealLifeSteal
0%
0.1%
0.1%
0%
Briar attack speedAS
0%
0.25%
0.25%
0.25%
Briar healthHealth
0
800
1000
600
When facing Briar's top counters like Naafiri, Shyvana, Rammus, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Titanic Hydra or Guardian Angel based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Briar performance.
physical damage dealerFirst Power Spike3,300g~6 min

This Briar physical damage dealer build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 58.0% win rate across 624 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include exceptional physical damage output with 235 total attack damage from items, strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Briar build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 16,300, this Briar build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Briar build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.

Strengths

  • Exceptional physical damage output with 235 total attack damage from items
  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

See Also

Briar OverviewBriar RunesBriar CountersAll Items