MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gragas vs Briar
How often does Gragas beat Briar in Top?
Gragas into Briar in Top: 44% observed win rate across 34 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 Gragas ahead by 751 gold.
Gragas at 15:00
- Gold: +751
- CS: +15
- XP: +1,704
Typical gap to Briar, from 34 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Briar: the Gragas game plan
Someone usually dies here around 5:26 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:38. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Gragas's Top build, with receipts
The most-finished Gragas core is Rod of Ages, Winter's Approach, Cosmic Drive: 52.7% across 763 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Hextech Rocketbelt (6,382 games).
Skill plan: Gragas players max Q first and take Q at level 1.