Matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh sustainSustained DPSDive threat

Build vs Briar

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Heartsteel
1Survival
Thornmail
2vs Hybride
Sunfire Aegis
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hextech Rocketbelt
5Mage tank

Summoner spells

41274%
41422%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Unending Despair
5vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Hollow Radiance
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP

DPS

Hextech Rocketbelt
Mage tank
Riftmaker
Mage tank

Other options

Dark Seal
Warmog's Armor
Survival
Oblivion Orb
100.0% WR3 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
ChogathChogath
BriarBriar
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

Briar's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Crimson Curse (P)

Briar's attacks and abilities apply a stacking bleed that heals her for a portion of the damage it deals. Perpetually hungry, she gains increased healing based on her missing Health, but lacks innate Health Regeneration.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
313s14s16s
611s14s16s2m
99s13s16s2m
119s12s16s1m40
169s10s16s1m20
189s10s16s1m20

Playing against Briar

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Briar can't control her target during W — she attacks the nearest enemy. Use this to force her to focus the tank.

2

Her charged E stuns against walls: don't position with your back to a wall when Briar is nearby.

3

Grievous Wounds massively reduces her sustain, which is her only survivability — buy it early.

4

Her R is global but predictable — dodge the missile sideways or Flash.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026