Champion Stats
| Role | Fighter / Assassin |
| Difficulty | |
| Blue Essence | 2400 BE |
Why High-Elo Players Smurf with Briar
Low elo players don't know how to kite Briar properly or save their CC for when she uses E (Chilling Scream) to cancel her frenzy. They panic when she screams, runs at them at 500 movement speed, and starts shredding them with auto-attacks. They also don't realize she heals based on missing HP, so trying to burst her down when she's low often backfires spectacularly. A smurf knows exactly when to release the pillory (enter W frenzy) to secure kills and when to use E to cancel the frenzy, mitigate incoming damage, and disengage safely.
The Level 1 Cheese
First Blood Strategy
Start W (Blood Frenzy). Briar clears jungle incredibly fast with the AOE auto-attacks and built-in healing from her passive. She has NO base HP regeneration—your passive (Crimson Curse) only heals when you hit things, so you must constantly attack to sustain. A Level 2 or 3 invade is possible but risky because if you W near the enemy, you lose control and might chase into bad situations. Generally, aim for a full clear and look for ganks at Level 3 with all abilities available. Your Q (Head Rush) provides a gap closer and stun.
The 'Pay-to-Win' Skin Advantage
'Street Demons Briar' is colorful. Default is very expressive. Not many skins yet.
When They Ban Briar
Backup Pick: If Briar is banned,
Warwick for the blood hunt style.
Nocturne for the semi-global dive.
Master Yi for the rights-click.
Rune Setup
Best Runes: Press the Attack (PTA) or Conqueror. PTA is instantly procced by W attack speed reset. Hail of Blades for lethality burst. Secondary Inspiration (Cosmic Insight).
Skill Priority
Order:
W → Q → EMax W for the frenzy stats/bite. Max Q second for armor shred/jump. E last.
Mastering Briar's Kit
Head Rush. Leap to unit. Stun. Armor Shred.
W Blood Frenzy / Snack Attack
Blood Frenzy / Snack Attack. Dash, enter Berserk (Auto nearest champion). Gain AS/MS. Recast: Bite target (Heavy damage + Heal).
Chilling Scream. Channel (Cancels Berserk). Damage Reduction. Heal. Scream knocks back (Stun if wall).
Certain Death. Kick blood gem. Global range. Hits first champ. Fly to them. AOE Fear. Super Berserk (Resists/Lifesteal/Speed).
Matchup Tips
Annoying. Blind stops your W healing. You die.
Vs Kha'Zix
Skill. Who bursts first? Your E reduces his burst.
The Ego Check
WARNING: Stop pressing W under enemy towers! When you enter Blood Frenzy, Briar will automatically attack the nearest enemy champion—you CANNOT control her. If you W while standing in tower range, you will dive the tower and die. ONLY press W if you are 100% sure you can kill the target or if you have E ready to cancel the frenzy before you take lethal tower shots. Managing the self-taunt mechanic is the ENTIRE skill gap between a bad Briar and a good one. Your E (Chilling Scream) cancels the frenzy, provides damage reduction while channeling, and heals you—use it to stop the berserk mode before you run into dangerous situations.
When to Queue Dodge
Dodge Rammus. You attack fast. He reflects damage. You kill yourself on his shell. You cannot stop attacking him.
Teamfight Role
In teamfights, land R on a squishy. You fly to them, fear everyone else, and enter super-berserk mode. Kill them. Use E to soak the enemy retaliation (Damage reduction). Then W to cleanup. You are a diver.
The 'Disrespect' Build
Lethality Briar. Collector -> Opportunity. W bite deals massive missing HP damage. You one-shot people but die if looked at wrong.
Power Windows
Level 6 (Global R). Blade of the Ruined King / Eclipse spike. Late game healing.
Tilt Factor
The global scream sound of R makes everyone panic. Missing R is embarrassing though. 'Hungry' jokes in chat.
Recent Patch History
| Patch | Date | Type | Changes |
| V14.9 | May 1, 2024 | BUFF | Base stats buffed |
| V14.8 | Apr 17, 2024 | ADJUST | Q buffed, W adjusted, Base stats nerfed |
| V14.6 | Mar 20, 2024 | NERF | Q adjusted, W nerfed, R nerfed |
| V14.4 | Feb 22, 2024 | BUFF | W adjusted |
| V14.2 | Jan 24, 2024 | ADJUST | P adjusted, Q adjusted |
Safety Tips
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