Use Fizz's high mobility and burst to contest early jungle tempo and punish Briar's overextensions during her frenzy commits.
Prioritize controlled river vision and avoid isolated fights where Briar's sticky engage and crowd control can overwhelm you.
Jungle Plan
Prioritize pathing through camps that allow quick level 3 power spike and enable early river control.
Fight for Scuttle Crab only when your lanes can follow and provide support to punish Briar's engage attempts.
Use your mobility to counter-jungle Briar when she overextends after failed frenzy commits, especially before she scales.
Danger windows
Avoid isolated river fights early where Briar can use her (Q) stun and (R) fear to lock you down.
Be cautious contesting objectives when Briar's nearby lanes have priority and can collapse on you.
Low-health clears or forced smite fights put Fizz at risk due to Briar's high dueling and engage potential; back off if you lack vision or lane support.
Early game
Start with a fast full clear to reach level 3 quickly and unlock your engage combo for early skirmishes.
Contest the first Scuttle Crab only if nearby lanes have priority to support counterganks.
Avoid fighting Briar alone early; instead, track her pathing to counter-invade when she commits to volatile lanes.
Power spikes
Level 3 unlocks Fizz's full engage combo with (Q), (W), and (E), enabling strong early skirmishes; use this to punish Briar's aggressive jungle plays.
Level 6 grants (R), allowing Fizz to execute burst all-ins and pickoffs; track Briar's ultimate cooldown to time your engages safely.
First completed AP assassin item significantly boosts Fizz's burst damage, increasing threat in objective fights and counterjungling.
Win conditions
Convert early jungle tempo and level 3 power spike into aggressive counter-invades to deny Briar camps and scale advantage.
Use superior gank threat post-level 6 with (R) to secure kills and snowball lanes with priority.
Control vision around dragon and Rift Herald to force Briar into unfavorable fights and capitalize on her medium objective control through burst picks.
Tip: For Fizz vs Briar, read overview, trading pattern, and danger windows first for a fast Jungle lane check.
