MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Briar vs Darius
How often does Briar beat Darius in Jungle?
Briar into Darius in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 266 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Briar ahead by 48 gold.
Does Briar counter Darius?
Too close for a counter call: Briar sits at 51% over 266 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Darius: the Briar game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Briar at 65% across 128 games. Flip the lead and Briar falls to 39% across 137.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 65% | 128 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 39% | 137 |
| First blood | 60% | 156 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 64% | 102 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 76 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 70% | 44 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:53 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:13. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Briar's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Darius specifically, Briar finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 52.0% over 50 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Briar core is Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 57.6% across 2,922 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually The Collector (11,556 games).
Skill plan: Briar players max W first and take W at level 1.