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the Restrained Hunger

Briar Jungle build & stats

FighterAssassin A 183 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
55.2%
Pick rate
4.4%
Ban rate
9.7%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
3,000 gold
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200 gold
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
3,300 gold
9,500 gold
81.8% WR 11 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
68.2% 44 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Domination Domination
61.1% WR
72 games · 39% pick
Press the Attack
Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
54.9% 182 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Briar

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Briar wins 55.2% of games as Jungle on patch 16.18 (183 games).
  • Most common core: Black Cleaver → Blade of The Ruined King → Death's Dance — 82% win rate over 11 games.
  • Take Press the Attack as keystone: picked in 74% of games with a 56% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Lee Sin (67% over 9 games). Hardest: Viego (58% over 12 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Briar scales: 59% win rate after 35 minutes versus 47% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
81.8% WR
11 games · 6% pick
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
60.0% WR
5 games · 3% pick
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards
Titanic Hydra
Titanic Hydra
The Collector
The Collector
40.0% WR
5 games · 3% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
55.3% WR
85 games · 46% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
68.2% WR
44 games · 24% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
50.0% WR
18 games · 10% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
85.0% 11% (20)
73.1% 14% (26)
71.9% 35% (64)
68.1% 38% (69)
62.5% 26% (48)
60.0% 5% (10)
57.1% 15% (28)
54.9% 28% (51)
53.6% 46% (84)
53.5% 62% (114)
50.0% 9% (16)
50.0% 4% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Domination Domination
61.1% WR
72 games · 39% pick
Press the Attack
Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Domination Domination
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
56.5% WR
23 games · 13% pick
Press the Attack Triumph Legend: Alacrity Coup de Grace Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear
Domination Domination + Inspiration Inspiration
60.0% WR
20 games · 11% pick
Hail of Blades Sudden Impact Sixth Sense Treasure Hunter Cash Back Triple Tonic

Keystones

  • Press the Attack Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions. 55.9%74% pick
  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 54.1%20% pick
  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 50.0%4% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 54.9%99% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PCrimson Curse

    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.

  • QHead Rush

    Briar leaps to a unit and hits enemies with The Heel Wheel (of Pain), stunning them and breaking their Armor.

  • WBlood Frenzy / Snack Attack

    Briar leaps forward and shatters her pillory, entering a Blood Frenzy that causes her to relentlessly pursue the nearest enemy (prioritizing champions). While frenzied, she gains increased Attack Speed and Move Speed, an...

  • EChilling Scream

    Briar refocuses her mind, removing Blood Frenzy and channeling energy into a powerful scream that damages and slows enemies. While charging, she takes reduced damage and heals for a portion of her max Health. A fully cha...

  • RCertain Death

    Briar kicks her pillory's hemolith gemstone, marking the first champion it hits as her prey. She then beelines straight to them, fearing other surrounding enemies upon arriving at her target, and enters a state of comple...