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Briar
Patch 16.2.1
JungleDifficulty
Easy
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Create chaos in the mid-game by landing on isolated carries. Force 1v1s where your healing out-sustains the enemy. Use your lead to take objectives while the enemy is afraid to leave their towers.
Playstyle
A high-risk, high-reward diver who thrives on chaos. You lose control of your movement to gain massive stats, so success depends on knowing exactly when to let go and when to pull back.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Incredible 1v1 dueling due to and healing
- +Point-and-click stun with for reliable ganking
- +Global map pressure and massive teamfight disruption with
- +Fast, healthy jungle clear thanks to AOE and sustain
Weaknesses
- -Losing control of movement with can lead to walking into towers
- -Totally reliant on to cancel frenzies—if it is down, you are vulnerable
- -Extremely weak to crowd control which prevents from healing
- -Missing leaves you without your primary long-range engage tool
Abilities
Stacks bleed and heals you. You have zero base health regen, so you must rely on the bleed. At low HP, heals for significantly more—don't panic-retreat too early.
A leap that stuns and shreds armor. Use to focus the right target during frenzy or to jump to a ward/minion to escape over walls.
Your core mechanic. The dash lets you cross small walls. The frenzy makes you hunt the nearest enemy. Recast when the target is low HP for the massive execute heal.
The emergency brake. It clears and frenzy. Use the damage reduction to soak burst, then release to shove enemies into walls for a stun.
A global projectile. On hit, you fly to the target and fear everyone else. You gain bonus stats and lifesteal. Only use when you know you can survive the arrival.
Teamfight Role
Diver and Disruptor
Wait for the fight to start, then use to hit a backline carry. The fear will scatter the enemy team, allowing you to focus one target. Use to survive the initial focus fire.
If your own carry is extremely fed, use and solely to peel threats away from them instead of diving.
Combos
Standard Gank
-> -> auto-attacks -> (recast)
Dash in with , immediately the target to ensure you focus the champion and stun them, then use the bite once they are low.
The Wall Slam
-> -> position behind ->
Use and to get on top of an enemy, then immediately charge to knock them into a nearby wall for a long stun.
Safe Engage
-> (recast) ->
After landing , use the bite for immediate damage and healing, then use to reduce incoming burst and disengage.
Escape Tool
to minion/ward -> away ->
Use on a non-champion to create distance, to dash further, then to instantly stop the frenzy so you don't run back.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 3 | You have your full kit. for damage, for CC, and to safely stop your frenzy. |
| Level 6 | unlocks global playmaking. You can now counter-gank any lane from across the map instantly. |
| Level 9 | Maxing gives you a very short cooldown on your primary damage, mobility, and healing tool. |
| Level 11 | Level 2 gives more resists and has a significantly lower cooldown for more frequent picks. |
| Level 16 | Max rank makes you nearly unkillable in the initial dive due to massive stat buffs and life steal. |
Tips & Tricks
- •You can to wards or minions to escape over walls even when not in frenzy.
- •Don't recast immediately. Wait until the enemy is below 50% health to maximize the missing HP damage.
- • charge reduces damage taken by 35%. Use it to soak high-damage ultimates even if you don't need the knockback.
- •You can use while in frenzy to swap your focus to a different target if the first one moves away.
- •The projectile gives vision of the area it travels through, use it to scout objectives.
- •If you land near an enemy tower, be ready to tap immediately to cancel the frenzy before you take too many tower shots.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using when is on cooldown→You cannot stop your frenzy and will likely walk under a tower or into a trap and die.
- ✕Holding for too long in a fight→You might get CC'd and killed before you can activate the damage reduction or the heal.
- ✕Using from too far away without information→You might land on 5 people alone and die before your team can follow up to help.
- ✕Recasting at full health→You waste the missing HP damage and the massive heal, often losing an otherwise winnable duel.
- ✕Ignoring the nearest target during →Briar will focus the closest enemy; if you don't use on the champion, you'll waste your frenzy on a tank or minion.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached