Briar

Playstyle Profile

Briar is a diver — disrupts the backline by committing onto enemy carries

Teamfight Role

Backline Diver

Power Spike

Mid game

Split Threat

None

Backline Access

Low

Briar's Strengths

• Disrupts the enemy backline — Briar's dives force carries to reposition instead of dealing damage

How to Play Briar

Champion-specific pre-match tips

Gameplay tips on Summoner's Rift

Lane Phase

Keep E ready before committing with W; use E to end Blood Frenzy, not Q.

Lane Phase

Hold E to reduce incoming damage and restore health while charging; hitting minions is not required for that healing.

Lane Phase

Save W for trading only when E is off cooldown to guarantee you always have a reliable way to cancel the berserk state and disengage.

Mid Game

Use Q to redirect your frenzy toward a nearby target, and use W's second cast to bite and heal during the fight.

Mid Game

Fully charge E to knock enemies back; aim toward a wall for a stun. An early release only slows.

Late Game

Position yourself near jungle walls around Baron or Elder Dragon and fully charge E to push clustered enemies into terrain for a massive stun.

Late Game

Redirect your berserk aggro by casting Q on a different nearby enemy if your initial target uses a stasis effect or dashes deep into their backline.

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Gameplay tips in Arena

• Keep E ready before entering W frenzy. Use Q to choose your target, then fully charge E toward a wall to end frenzy and threaten a stun. R commits you to its target; it has no escape recast.
• Build Blade of The Ruined King, Titanic Hydra, Death's Dance, and Hemomancer's Helm. Build sustained damage and durability; anti-heal does not replace timing E for its damage reduction.
• Prioritize Goredrink, Mystic Punch, Symphony of War, and Dashing. Healing and cooldown acceleration make controlled frenzies stronger than pure burst gambles.

Briar Build

Core

• Blade of The Ruined King
• Plated Steelcaps (Boots)
• Black Cleaver

Situational

• Death's Dance
• Spirit Visage
• Guardian Angel
• Terminus
• Chempunk Chainsword
• Serpent's Fang

Briar Runes

The most popular rune page and summoner spells for Briar in ranked games over the last 30 days.

Precision + Domination · 52.1% WR · 60,322 games

• Press the Attack
• Triumph
• Legend: Alacrity
• Coup de Grace
• Treasure Hunter
• Sudden Impact
• Adaptive Force
• Adaptive Force
• Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash, Smite

Briar Skill Order

The recommended skill order for Briar from ranked games over the last 90 days: the first three skill points, then the order to max abilities.

1. lvl 1: W
2. lvl 2: E
3. lvl 3: Q
4. max: W
5. max: Q
6. max: E

How to Counter Briar

Counter strategies and draft context

kite with range, burst before they sustain, or outscale with team-oriented compositions

• Vulnerable to CC during dives — Briar commits hard and can be punished if locked down
• Ranged champions that maintain distance in trades
• Burst-heavy picks that kill before sustain matters
• Team compositions with strong peel for carries

Briar's Weaknesses

Layered crowd control and peel lock Briar down mid-dive.

Best Synergies with Briar

Team synergies and draft context

A second diver splits enemy focus alongside Briar, since two divers are harder to peel than one. Engage supports set up skirmishes in your favor. Allies with follow-up crowd control chain onto your initial dive. Split-push compositions let you take 1v1s in a side lane.

Draft Context

• Drafts another diver with no backline carry — Briar disrupts, but the team has no sustained damage

Learning Curve

Based on 1.2M+ matches across all ranked elos, showing how Briar's win rate changes with mastery level

Briar has exceptional depth — there is always something new to learn, and the learning curve is among the steepest in the game. Expect a long stretch of low win rates before meaningful improvement — mastering this champion demands serious commitment.

Skill Cap

Very High

Cost of Learning

Extremely High