MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Briar vs Kayn
How often does Briar beat Kayn in Jungle?
Briar into Kayn in Jungle: 50% observed win rate across 2,815 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Briar ahead by 481 gold.
Does Briar counter Kayn?
Too close for a counter call: Briar sits at 50% over 2,815 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 Kayn: the Briar game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Briar at 58% across 1,764 games. Flip the lead and Briar falls to 38% across 1,050.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 58% | 1,764 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 38% | 1,050 |
| First blood | 55% | 1,862 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 57% | 1,493 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 1,151 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 688 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 71% | 226 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:16 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 Kayn specifically, Briar finishes The Collector first most often: 45.2% over 578 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is The Collector, Titanic Hydra, Lord Dominik's Regards: 51.0% across 157 games.
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.