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Briar Top, patch 16.17. Below you'll find Briar's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
Briar is an AD bruiser in the top, and on patch 16.17 they grade out as a solid mid-tier pick — a 52.9% win rate, 0.2% pick rate, 2,789 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Briar holds a fairly even power curve, staying relevant at every stage rather than relying on a single timing.
How Briar wins: using Briar's mobility to catch isolated targets. The kit grades 7/10 mobility. Briar grades low on siege and disengage (3/10, 2/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.
The most-played core build is Blade of the Ruined King, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, which holds a 57.3% win rate across 82 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
The matchup to respect is Jinx, where Briar sits at just 47.9%, the lane swings the other way into Caitlyn (55.5%), and on the team side, Briar gains the most from a Milio (+10.7% pair win rate).
Briar's highest-volume core items and rune page this patch. Select the enemy composition above and the build re-optimizes for that exact matchup.
Briar Top's worst matchups on patch 16.17, ranked by how often they win the lane. Ban these to smooth the game out.
The teammates that make Briar Top stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Briar going solo.
Best Jungle partners for Briar
Best Mid partners for Briar
Best ADC partners for BriarBriar is also played in these other roles this patch.
Drafting a whole team? The Team Builder coaches all 10 picks at once. Want Briar's current standing? Open the Tier List.
