MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Briar vs Zed
How often does Briar beat Zed in Jungle?
Briar into Zed in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 1,051 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 behind by 36 gold.
Briar at 15:00
- Gold: -36
- CS: -7
- XP: -261
Typical gap to Zed, from 1,043 games that reached 15:00.
Does Briar counter Zed?
No counter here: Briar sits at 51% over 1,051 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 Zed: the Briar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Briar at 62% across 520 games. Flip the lead and Briar falls to 39% across 531.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 62% | 520 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 39% | 531 |
| First blood | 56% | 735 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 62% | 474 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 63% | 337 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 59% | 233 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 75 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:36 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 Zed specifically, Briar finishes The Collector first most often: 56.2% over 169 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 52.9% across 51 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.