MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Briar vs Malphite
How often does Briar beat Malphite in Jungle?
Briar into Malphite in Jungle: 52% observed win rate across 513 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 406 gold.
Briar at 15:00
- Gold: +406
- CS: -3
- XP: -58
Typical gap to Malphite, from 509 games that reached 15:00.
Does Briar counter Malphite?
No counter here: Briar sits at 52% over 513 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Malphite: the Briar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Briar at 58% across 326 games. Flip the lead and Briar falls to 39% across 186.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 326 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 186 |
| First blood | 56% | 331 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 59% | 262 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 194 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 64% | 125 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 83% | 40 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:38 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:10. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Briar's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Malphite specifically, Briar finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 55.4% over 92 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.