MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Briar vs Vi
How often does Briar beat Vi in Jungle?
Briar into Vi in Jungle: 54% observed win rate across 1,275 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 601 gold.
Briar at 15:00
- Gold: +601
- CS: +1
- XP: +144
Typical gap to Vi, from 1,269 games that reached 15:00.
Does Briar counter Vi?
The count says yes: across 1,275 ranked Jungle games into Vi, Briar takes 54%. 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 Vi: the Briar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Briar at 61% across 829 games. Flip the lead and Briar falls to 40% across 446.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 61% | 829 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 40% | 446 |
| First blood | 57% | 903 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 684 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 60% | 615 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 66% | 300 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 70% | 103 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:37 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:06. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Briar's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Vi specifically, Briar finishes The Collector first most often: 52.9% over 240 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 56.8% across 74 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 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.