MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Briar vs Zac
How often does Briar beat Zac in Jungle?
Briar into Zac in Jungle: 49% observed win rate across 753 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 700 gold.
Briar at 15:00
- Gold: +700
- CS: +5
- XP: +285
Typical gap to Zac, from 749 games that reached 15:00.
Does Briar counter Zac?
No counter here: Briar sits at 49% over 753 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 Zac: the Briar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Briar at 54% across 540 games. Flip the lead and Briar falls to 37% across 213.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 540 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 37% | 213 |
| First blood | 51% | 517 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 55% | 449 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 456 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 57% | 194 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 78% | 67 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:46 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:07. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Briar's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zac specifically, Briar finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 50.8% over 124 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.