Zyra, Wukong, Xin Zhao are among the strongest counters to Briar this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Briar Counters

BBriar · Jungle · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.7%

Pick

4.2%

Ban

8.6%

Games

64,040

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 3h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Briar

How often these champions beat Briar. Pick one of these into it.

Zyra54.5%246 games 2

Wukong54.4%2,003 games 3

Xin Zhao54.3%508 games 4

Jax54.2%430 games 5

Skarner53.3%255 games 6

Quinn53.2%380 games 7

Zac52.4%658 games 8

Graves52.2%1,924 games

Worst picks against Briar

How often these champions beat Briar: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Rengar44.1%898 games 2

Volibear44.9%303 games 3

Gwen45.8%214 games 4

Zed46.0%567 games 5

Naafiri46.3%615 games 6

Vi46.4%843 games 7

Sylas46.8%1,402 games 8

Nocturne46.9%959 games

How to play against Briar

To beat Briar in Jungle on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Briar is a balanced pick this patch with a 50.7% win rate across 64,040 ranked games at a 4.2% pick rate. The champions that beat Briar hardest right now are Zyra, Wukong, Xin Zhao: Zyra wins 54.5% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Briar is strongest early (50.9% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Briar's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.