Briar

Recommended Build

Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026

52.4% Based on 210 games wr in Jungle

Build path

1. Boots any step
   

   Plated Steelcaps

   1200 gold

   25 Armor
   45 Move Speed
   
   Plating
   Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.

   Plated Steelcaps

   52% pick · 49.4% Based on 87 picks wr
2. Item 1 3 options
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     Mosstomper Seedling

     450 gold

     
     
     Jungle Companions
     Summon a Mosstomper that assists you against monsters.
     
     The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and grants a Shield while out of combat and after killing large monsters.
     Mosstomper Seedling

     64% pick · 52.6% Based on 135 picks wr
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     Gustwalker Hatchling

     450 gold

     
     
     Jungle Companions
     Summon a Gustwalker that assists you against monsters.
     
     The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and grants Move Speed upon entering brush, increased when killing large monsters.
     or Gustwalker Hatchling

     21% pick · 59.1% Based on 44 picks wr
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     Scorchclaw Pup

     450 gold

     
     
     Jungle Companions
     Summon a Scorchclaw that assists you against monsters.
     
     The companion grows as you hunt monsters, empowering your Smite. When fully grown, it completes your Jungle Quest and periodically imbues your next Attack or Ability to burn enemies and Slow them. Killing large monsters readies this immediately.
     or Scorchclaw Pup

     15% pick · 41.9% Based on 31 picks wr
3. Item 2 3 options
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     The Collector

     3000 gold

     50 Attack Damage
     10 Lethality
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     
     Death
     Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
     
     Taxes
     Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
     The Collector

     48% pick · 52.5% Based on 101 picks wr
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     Titanic Hydra

     3300 gold

     40 Attack Damage
     600 Health
     
     Cleave
     Attacks deal physical damage on-hit and to enemies behind the target.
     Titanic Crescent
     Empower your next Cleave to deal bonus physical damage On-Hit and deal bonus physical damage to enemies behind the target.
     or Titanic Hydra

     30% pick · 47.6% Based on 63 picks wr
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     Blade of The Ruined King

     3200 gold

     40 Attack Damage
     25% Attack Speed
     10% Life Steal
     
     Mist's Edge
     Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damage On-Hit.
     
     Clawing Shadows
     Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
     or Blade of The Ruined King

     12% pick · 61.5% Based on 26 picks wr
4. Item 3 2 options
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     Titanic Hydra

     3300 gold

     40 Attack Damage
     600 Health
     
     Cleave
     Attacks deal physical damage on-hit and to enemies behind the target.
     Titanic Crescent
     Empower your next Cleave to deal bonus physical damage On-Hit and deal bonus physical damage to enemies behind the target.
     Titanic Hydra

     53% pick · 53.9% Based on 102 picks wr
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     Black Cleaver

     3000 gold

     40 Attack Damage
     400 Health
     20 Ability Haste
     
     Carve
     Dealing physical damage to champions reduces the target's Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
     
     Fervor
     Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
     or Black Cleaver

     34% pick · 56.1% Based on 66 picks wr
5. Item 4 2 options
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     Lord Dominik's Regards

     3300 gold

     35 Attack Damage
     35% Armor Penetration
     25% Critical Strike Chance
     
     Giant Slayer
     Deal up to 15% bonus damage against champions based on their bonus Health. Maximum damage bonus reached at 1500 bonus Health.
     Lord Dominik's Regards

     36% pick · 58.0% Based on 50 picks wr
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     Death's Dance

     3300 gold

     60 Attack Damage
     50 Armor
     15 Ability Haste
     
     Ignore Pain
     A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
     
     Defy
     When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
     or Death's Dance

     28% pick · 66.7% Based on 39 picks wr

Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).

Summoner spells

Flash

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Flash +

Smite

Deals true damage to a monster or minion.

Smite 100% · 52.4% Based on 210 picks wr

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Q Head Rush

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

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W Blood 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, and her attacks deal damage in an area around her target.

Briar can reactivate this ability while frenzied to take a CHOMP out of her target on her next attack, dealing additional damage based on their missing Health, and healing Briar based on the damage she deals.

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E Chilling 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 charged scream knocks foes back, dealing additional damage and stunning those who collide with a wall.

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R Certain 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 complete hemomania. She will pursue her prey until death, gaining the benefits of Blood Frenzy as well as additional Armor, Magic Resistance, Life Steal, and Move Speed.

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Precision

Press the Attack · selected

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

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.

Fleet Footwork

Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased MS.

Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Absorb Life

Killing a target heals you.

Triumph · selected

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health and grant an additional 20 gold.

Presence of Mind

Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.

Legend: Alacrity · selected

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Attack Speed.

Legend: Haste

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Basic Ability Haste.

Legend: Bloodline

Takedowns on enemies grant permanent Life Steal, up to a cap. Once the cap is reached, increase your max health. Weaker earlier but stronger later game than other Legend Runes.

Coup de Grace · selected

Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.

Cut Down

Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.

Last Stand

Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.

Domination

Cheap Shot

Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.

Taste of Blood

Heal when you damage an enemy champion.

Sudden Impact · selected

Damaging basic attacks and abilities deal bonus true damage to enemy champions after using a dash, leap, blink, teleport, or when leaving stealth.

Sixth Sense

On a long Cooldown, automatically sense a nearby untracked and unseen ward, tracking it for the team.

Level 11: Also reveal the ward for 10s.

Grisly Mementos

Collect 1 memento on champion takedowns, up to 18 total.

Gain 6 Trinket Haste for each collected.

Deep Ward

Your wards in the enemy jungle are Deep, gaining Health and Duration.

Level 9: Wards in the river are also Deep.

Treasure Hunter · selected

Unique takedowns grant additional gold the first time they are collected.

Relentless Hunter

Unique takedowns grant permanent out of combat MS.

Ultimate Hunter

Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.

Stat shards

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Attack Speed

+10% Attack Speed.

Ability Haste

+8 Ability Haste.

Adaptive Force · selected

+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).

Move Speed

+2% Move Speed.

Bonus Health

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).

Health

+65 flat Health.

Tenacity & Slow Resist

+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.

Bonus Health · selected

+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).