MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Briar vs Volibear
How often does Briar beat Volibear in Jungle?
Briar into Volibear in Jungle: 47% observed win rate across 872 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 359 gold.
Briar at 15:00
- Gold: +359
- CS: -1
- XP: +72
Typical gap to Volibear, from 869 games that reached 15:00.
Does Briar counter Volibear?
No counter here: Briar sits at 47% over 872 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 Volibear: the Briar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Briar at 54% across 527 games. Flip the lead and Briar falls to 37% across 345.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 527 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 37% | 345 |
| First blood | 50% | 538 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 413 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 54% | 396 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 51% | 179 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 69% | 48 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:07 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 Volibear specifically, Briar finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 47.4% over 154 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 60.0% across 40 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.