Kindred vs Briar JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Kindred vs Briar

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Kindred's ranged dueling and high early pressure to contest marks and river fights when nearby lanes have priority.
Prioritize mark access and objective control to leverage Kindred's scaling and ranged DPS advantage over Briar.

Jungle Plan

Path around expected mark spawns and set vision before entering Briar's jungle to safely contest or counter-jungle.
Fight for early dragon and Rift Herald only when your lanes can provide priority and support objective control.
Track Briar's pathing and be ready to counter-gank her early skirmishes, especially around volatile lanes.

Danger windows

Respect Briar's early invade timing when she can punish isolated clears or weak pathing.
Avoid forced smite fights when low health or without lane priority as Briar can capitalize on these with her engage tools.
Be cautious in isolated river fights where Briar's mobility and crowd control can overwhelm Kindred without backup.

Early game

Start with a clear path that secures early marks while avoiding risky invades unless allied lanes can support.
Contest first Scuttle only if your lanes have priority to avoid Briar's strong early dueling.
Avoid isolated river fights early to reduce risk against Briar's high mobility and engage potential.

Power spikes

Kindred spikes after securing marks and gaining items that enhance ranged skirmishing; use these to kite Briar in fights.
Respect Briar's power spike during her extended skirmishes when she can stick and dive with (Q) and (R).
Use (R) fight resets to extend objective fights and punish Briar's less reliable fight control.

Win conditions

Convert lane priority into securing marks and controlling river vision to deny Briar safe access to objectives.
Use ranged kiting and (R) resets to win extended objective fights like dragon and Rift Herald.
Counter-gank aggressively around lanes with priority to snowball scaling advantage and limit Briar's skirmishing impact.