MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Briar vs Skarner
How often does Briar beat Skarner in Jungle?
Briar into Skarner in Jungle: 54% observed win rate across 294 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 871 gold.
Briar at 15:00
- Gold: +871
- CS: +5
- XP: +189
Typical gap to Skarner, from 293 games that reached 15:00.
Does Briar counter Skarner?
No counter here: Briar sits at 54% over 294 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 Skarner: the Briar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Briar at 57% across 220 games. Flip the lead and Briar falls to 46% across 74.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 57% | 220 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 74 |
| First blood | 58% | 196 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 163 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 161 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 61% | 79 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:33 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:08. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Briar's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Skarner specifically, Briar finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 55.8% over 52 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.