Briar vs Graves Jungle Matchup

Briar Jungle wins 53.9% of 3,163 Low Elo games against Graves Jungle, +0.6 points vs expected, 2-patch window 26.19-26.20.

Researched on LoL patch 26.20. Tips are written to hold at any rank; stats come from Low Elo ranked games up to patch 26.20.

How to play as Briar

Don't start an early invade or duel Graves at level one; Briar players report that he can win that first contact. Ward his likely route, and look for a fight after you have levels or nearby lane support. (Unverified: no source confirms this note.)

Hold Chilling Scream(E) until Graves spends Quickdraw(E); otherwise his dash can escape the knockback and reset the spacing. Re-engage with Q once that dash is down.

Quickdraw(E) gives Graves a dash to create space from Briar's close-range Blood Frenzy(W), while Smoke Screen(W) reduces her sight and can disrupt a clean pursuit.

How to play as Graves

Use Quickdraw(E) to escape Briar's Chilling Scream(E), then kite until Blood Frenzy(W) ends instead of trading in place; don't spend the dash before she commits.

Sources

These notes come from r/GravesMains and r/BriarMains, checked against the champions' abilities.