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

Lane Phase

Avoid trading before level 3 to ensure you have all basic abilities unlocked, allowing you to safely cancel your W berserk with Q or E.

Lane Phase

Hold the minion wave on your side of the lane when low on health and cast E through the minions to maximize your passive health regeneration.

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

Weave basic attacks between your abilities to maximize burst damage by using Q and the initial W cast as auto-attack resets.

Mid Game

Tap E instantly without charging when an enemy attempts to burst you during skirmishes to push them back and briefly mitigate incoming damage.

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.

For matchup-tailored tips, use Baron Buff's AI Coach during champion select.

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 — Briar gets locked down mid-dive when the enemy stacks CC and peel

Best Synergies with Briar

Team synergies and draft context

• Dive buddies that split enemy focus alongside Briar — two divers are harder to peel than one
• Engage supports that set up skirmishes in your favor
• Champions with follow-up CC after your initial dive
• Split-push compositions that let you 1v1 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 hundreds of thousands of high-elo matches — 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