Briar vs Graves JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Briar vs Graves

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Briar's high clear speed and dueling to pressure Graves early but avoid overcommitting without lane priority support.
Focus on leveraging Briar's sticky engage and mobility to secure skirmishes around river and objectives, snowballing through protected frenzy commits.

Jungle Plan

Path through volatile lanes where allies can follow up on (Q) and (R) engages to secure kills or force Graves off camps.
Fight for river control and dragon setups only when lanes can move first, using vision to deny Graves's invade attempts.
Track Graves's first clear and counter-gank predictable gank paths to punish his ranged skirmishes and tempo reliance.

Danger windows

Respect Graves's early invade windows when he has lane priority and can kite Briar away from targets.
Avoid isolated river fights where Graves can use (E) dash and burst (R) to punish overextensions.
Be cautious during forced smite fights or low-health clears, as Graves's ranged burst and mobility can turn these against Briar.

Early game

Start with a full clear to maintain tempo and track Graves's pathing before committing to river Scuttle fights.
Contest first Scuttle only if nearby lanes have priority to back up engages and prevent Graves from kiting.
Avoid early invades without vision or lane priority, as failed commits against Graves's strong counter-invade damage are costly.

Power spikes

Briar's major spike is her long-range (R) dive and (Q) stun enabling extended skirmishes; use these to force fights when Graves lacks (E) dash.
Respect Graves's early power spike when he stacks armor and uses (E) dash to kite; avoid extended fights without frenzy or lane backup.
Briar scales into a high carry threat in cleanup fights; prioritize snowballing early tempo to reach this state before Graves.

Win conditions

Convert healthy clear tempo and protected frenzy engages into objective control, focusing on dragon and Rift Herald when lanes have priority.
Use (Q) and (R) to initiate sticky skirmishes and dives, then clean up fights to deny Graves farm and scaling.
Counter-jungle Graves when he shows on predictable gank paths to deny his tempo leads and force him into team-based fights where Briar excels.