Matchup

Rammus
Rammus
44%
56%

vs

49.0%

over 715 games

Briar
Briar
75%
25%
Heavy AD damageHigh sustainSustained DPSDive threat

Skill matchup

Build vs Briar

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Thornmail
1vs Hybride
Dead Man's Plate
2vs AD
Protoplasm Harness
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sunfire Aegis
5vs AD

Summoner spells

41178%
61120%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Unending Despair
vs AD
Knight's Vow
vs AD

Anti AP

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

DPS

Phantom Dancer
DPS

Other options

Zeke's Convergence
Tank
Heartsteel
Survival
Bandlepipes
vs Hybride
66.7% WR12 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Font of LifeFont of Life
ConditioningConditioning
UnflinchingUnflinching
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
RammusRammus
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