Matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh sustainSustained DPSDive threat

Build vs Briar

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1vs Tank
Sterak's Gage
2Survival
Overlord's Bloodmail
3HP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Thornmail
5vs Hybride

Summoner spells

41475%
41222%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP

DPS

Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Stridebreaker
Bruiser

Other options

Executioner's Calling
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
Press the AttackPress the Attack
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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