Briar vs Taliyah JUNGLE Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Briar vs Taliyah

Updated Jun 4, 2026

Overview

Use Briar's high clear speed to maintain tempo and pressure early river control against Taliyah's medium early game jungle pressure.
Focus on skirmishes around lanes with priority to protect frenzy commits and avoid isolated fights where Taliyah can use (W) and (E) to punish.
Prioritize objective control through healthy clears and counter-ganks rather than raw secure speed, as fight control matters more in this matchup.

Jungle Plan

Path toward volatile lanes where you can leverage (Q) and (R) for sticky engages, especially when lanes can follow for counter-ganks.
Contest first Scuttle only if your lanes can move first and you have vision control to avoid Taliyah's displacement and zone control.
Use tempo advantage from healthy clears to set up dives and objective fights, denying Taliyah scaling and forcing her into unfavorable skirmishes.

Danger windows

Beware of early river fights where Taliyah can use (W) and (E) in choke points to punish dashes and predictable movements.
Avoid isolated skirmishes without lane priority or vision, as Taliyah's displacement and zone control can collapse on you.
Be cautious during low-health clears or forced smite fights near objectives where Taliyah's map control and (R) can cut off escapes.

Early game

Start with a full clear to reach level 3 quickly and look for early river Scuttle fights only when nearby lanes have priority.
Avoid early invades unless you have solid vision and lane priority to prevent being collapsed on by (R) map plays.
Track Taliyah's pathing and be ready to counter-gank her early gank attempts using your superior dueling and crowd control.

Power spikes

At level 6, use (R) for long-range dives and fear to initiate or clean up fights; respect (R) window as she gains strong map pressure then.
Briar's sustained damage and dueling power increase with item spikes, so leverage extended fights where you can stick to Taliyah.
Respect Taliyah's first completed mage item as it boosts her poke and zone control, avoid extended fights when she has full (W) and (E) available.

Win conditions

Convert clear speed and early river control into objective setups and secure dragons by coordinating with lanes that have priority.
Use (Q) stun and (R) fear to lock down targets in skirmishes, enabling your team to follow up and secure kills or objectives.
Deny Taliyah scaling by counter-jungling safely when lanes can protect you, forcing her into reactive plays and limiting her map pressure.