![Briar](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/icons/briar.png?V3)
Briar·Mid Build
![Crimson Curse](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/BriarP.png?v2)
![Head Rush](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/BriarQ.png?v2)
![Blood Frenzy / Snack Attack](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/BriarW.png?v2)
![Chilling Scream](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/BriarE.png?v2)
![Certain Death](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/BriarR.png?v2)
Win rate | 51.2% |
Pick rate | 0.1% |
Ban rate | 6.6% |
Matches | 2 005- |
![Briar](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/icons/briar.png?V3)
Briar Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 57.0% based on 277 matches
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Recommended builds
![Press the Attack](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8005.png?v03)
![Eclipse](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/6692.png?v05)
Most Popular
57.0%![Press the Attack](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8005.png?v03)
![Eclipse](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/6692.png?v05)
2nd Most Popular
56.6%![Press the Attack](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8005.png?v03)
![Blade of The Ruined King](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3153.png?v05)
Alternative
50.0%![Press the Attack](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8005.png?v03)
![Maw of Malmortius](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3156.png?v05)
Off-Meta
55.9%Top Players ALL
ReDive#프리코네 OTP
100%senaphine OTP
60.0%flower gam fan 1 OTP
66.7%runes
![Press the Attack](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8005.png?v03)
![Fleet Footwork](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8021.png?v03)
![Conqueror](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8010.png?v03)
![Absorb Life](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/9101.png?v03)
![Triumph](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/9111.png?v03)
![Presence of Mind](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8009.png?v03)
![Legend: Alacrity](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/9104.png?v03)
![Legend: Haste](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/9105.png?v03)
![Legend: Bloodline](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/9103.png?v03)
![Coup de Grace](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8014.png?v03)
![Cut Down](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8017.png?v03)
![Last Stand](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8299.png?v03)
![Demolish](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8446.png?v03)
![Font of Life](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8463.png?v03)
![Shield Bash](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8401.png?v03)
![Conditioning](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8429.png?v03)
![Second Wind](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8444.png?v03)
![Bone Plating](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8473.png?v03)
![Overgrowth](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8451.png?v03)
![Revitalize](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8453.png?v03)
![Unflinching](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/perks/8242.png?v03)
spells
![SummonerFlash](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/summoner-spells/SummonerFlash.png)
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![SummonerDot](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/summoner-spells/SummonerDot.png)
F
items
Starter Items
Time Target![Doran's Blade](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/1055.png?v2)
![Health Potion](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/2003.png?v2)
![Stealth Ward](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3340.png?v2)
@ 15 sec
Early Items
![Long Sword](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/1036.png?v2)
![Boots](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/1001.png?v2)
@ 4 min
Core Items
![Eclipse](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/6692.png?v2)
![Plated Steelcaps](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3047.png?v2)
![Black Cleaver](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3071.png?v2)
@ 19 min
Full Build
![Eclipse](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/6692.png?v2)
![Plated Steelcaps](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3047.png?v2)
![Black Cleaver](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3071.png?v2)
![Death's Dance](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/6333.png?v2)
![Sterak's Gage](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3053.png?v2)
![Spirit Visage](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3065.png?v2)
ability order
W
Q
E
Skills
![Crimson Curse](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/BriarP.png?v2)
![Head Rush](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/BriarQ.png?v2)
![Blood Frenzy / Snack Attack](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/BriarW.png?v2)
![Chilling Scream](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/BriarE.png?v2)
![Certain Death](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/champions/abilities/BriarR.png?v2)
situational items
![Sundered Sky](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/6610.png?v2)
![Blade of The Ruined King](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3153.png?v2)
![Titanic Hydra](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3748.png?v2)
![Maw of Malmortius](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3156.png?v2)
![Thornmail](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/3075.png?v2)
![Chempunk Chainsword](https://cdn.mobalytics.gg/assets/lol/images/dd/game-items/6609.png?v2)
Briar Matchups Overview
Briar General information
Briar combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Briar Builds, Runes and Items for Mid in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Briar Mid build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Press the Attack as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Second Wind and Revitalize in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Eclipse as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Black Cleaver. For your last 3 items, you should build Death's Dance, Sterak's Gage and finish with Spirit Visage. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - Q - E. Right now, this build has 57.0% winrate over 277 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Briar Mid build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Press the Attack as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Sudden Impact with Treasure Hunter in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Eclipse, which you should build first, followed by Mercury's Treads as your second item and Sundered Sky as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver and Chempunk Chainsword. The skill order for this build is W - Q - E. In the current patch, this build has a 56.6% win rate over 159 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Press the Attack as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Sudden Impact with Treasure Hunter in the secondary tree, as well as Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, then Mercury's Treads as a second item and Black Cleaver as a third item. You want to finish the build with Sundered Sky, Death's Dance and Zhonya's Hourglass. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it W - Q - E. This build is currently sitting at a 50.0% win rate across 144 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Briar Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand as your primary rune tree, and Second Wind with Revitalize as your secondary tree. Use Adaptive Force, Adaptive Force and Health as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Maw of Malmortius as your first item, then finish Mercury's Treads as your second item, and Black Cleaver as third item. The last 3 options are Death's Dance, Titanic Hydra and Sundered Sky. The ability order for this build is W - Q - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 55.9% win rate over 102 matches played.
Situational Briar Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Briar build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Briar runes page.
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Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
Dive into even more Briar builds stats with additional analysis from our friends at LoLalytics.
Briar Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Mid in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 14.17 the best possible matchups for Briar Mid are:
- vs. Ziggs - 75.0% win rate over 20 games.
- vs. Vladimir - 71.1% win rate over 38 games.
- vs. Nasus - 70.0% win rate over 30 games.
- vs. Viktor - 69.2% win rate over 26 games.
- vs. Irelia - 65.5% win rate over 29 games.
Consider picking Briar into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Mid matchups that currently are in favor of Briar.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Briar in the current patch into the following Mid matchups:
- vs. Garen - 22.2% win rate over 18 games.
- vs. Lucian - 23.1% win rate over 13 games.
- vs. Nunu & Willump - 27.3% win rate over 11 games.
- vs. Lux - 29.0% win rate over 31 games.
- vs. Vel'Koz - 30.0% win rate over 10 games.
These champions are considered as Briar counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Briar counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.