MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Briar vs Karthus
How often does Briar beat Karthus in Jungle?
Briar into Karthus in Jungle: 55% observed win rate across 557 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Briar ahead by 71 gold.
Briar at 15:00
- Gold: +71
- CS: -20
- XP: -700
Typical gap to Karthus, from 556 games that reached 15:00.
Does Briar counter Karthus?
The count says yes: across 557 ranked Jungle games into Karthus, Briar takes 55%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Briar.
Beating Karthus: the Briar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Briar at 65% across 302 games. Flip the lead and Briar falls to 43% across 255.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 302 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 255 |
| First blood | 59% | 377 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 302 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 121 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 69% | 104 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 74% | 43 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:05 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:11. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Briar's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Karthus specifically, Briar finishes The Collector first most often: 56.8% over 81 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 26.1-26.12.
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.