Briar Abilities EXPLAINED! New Champion Preview!

Note: Briar R can also be cancelled by her E, similarly to her W.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to Briar
0:55 Briar Background
1:07 Briar - gameplay overview
1:51 Briar Passive
2:16 Briar Q
2:40 Briar W - important!
4:27 Briar E
4:53 Briar R
6:14 Let me know what you think about Briar!

[@anormes]

This champion is the physical embodiment of what happens inside Yasuo players mind

[@accesdenied9104]

Rumors have it they based the frenzy mechanics off of how the average yassuo fights the enemy

[@EruCoolGuy]

@@accesdenied9104 Or on Troll Warlord from DotA. You know, that guy that works like Briar will, but also has a Tryndamere ult.

[@DfRaid]

"Once the Yasuo dashes through 2 minions he is commited not leaving the fight until he feeds..... the enemy that is. Truly fascinating creatures."

[@GNCD2099]

You mean the 0-13 Yasuo on your team?

[@erikasl.7050]

They on a constant feeding frenzy

[@Vandiril]

Note: Briar R can also be cancelled by her E, similarly to her W.

[@yourrick_]

wait this is lame

[@Mikey-uj3dc]

Lol that's anticlimactic

[@Anethlis]

Is it possible to rush in, and just before landing cancelling with a team-wide E into a wall ? I'd like to see baron's pit fight with this

[@user-xl6mg4mh1l]

@@Anethlis I don't think you can activate any ability while she's flying

[@Enderfine354]

oh no. That is sad.

[@freshlymemed5680]

Her entire kit is literally feast or famine. They die and you live, or you die and they live. She's gonna be a balance nightmare but her kit seems super fun, can't wait to play her.

[@agustinquiroga9541]

Well literally running towards the nearest enemy without the possibility of controlling her makes it very easy to apply cc

[@saki453]

I feel like Riot is going to shelf her like they did with other new champs like Gwen, and soon Naafiri.

[@tiddyt6527]

Her kit seems really fun but also I agree. I legit have no idea how they balance her. It’ll either be massively op or massively shit lol but similar to all champ releases, it’ll be OP for a whole patch

[@exalted7906]

“FUCK IT WE BALLLL!!!”

[@peekInsideThisHellOfMine]

Yep, they really sold the crazy this time.

[@GreenGuyGeno]

It is BONKERS that they made two abilities that relenquishes control from the user to this degree, with one of them removing absolutely all control until someone dies. And I love it because of this insanity.

[@sazzowl_gaming8203]

It's tue first Champ where the enemy can run YOU down midlane

[@raplesyrup4063]

If you're gonna be cc'd to death anyways may as well make it on your own terms

[@prezthebutton8876]

You can press E and cancel your ULT, another broken champion. Good job Riot games.

[@Grothgerek]

@@prezthebutton8876 Didnt Vandiril said multiple time, that the ult can't be canceled with E?

[@prezthebutton8876]

@@Grothgerek It can, Vandiril's comment from 6 days ago with 1.6k likes states the following: "Note: Briar R can also be cancelled by her E, similarly to her W." you probably missed the comment. Also if you watch any PBE gameplay people cancel the ult with e. I stand by my statement another broken champion, good job Riot Games.

[@lukemacanlalay7583]

Imagine if one of the bugs that you can do on her is her self taunt being permanent, or something along those lines

[@yourtsar824]

I can’t tell if that would be really funny or suck to play

[@xpy99]

I think it's not an "if" but a "when", maybe at the release or maybe after 5 years, but it will happen

[@artemsheen8064]

​@yourtsar824 it is a run down exploit lol. Activate it, buy 6 zeals ang go drink some coffee or tea while running down mid automatically lol

[@Levi_Ackerman_005]

another bug can be the other way around, they will find a way to remove the self-cc from her ult which is allegedly permanent until her target dies or she dies

[@charmelos1431]

Sion r back to base while briar follow.

[@ciriez3816]

Its gonna be so fun to watch her sprint in the other direction when U use zhonya

[@SrVerataro]

Its gonna be terrifying when she sprints at full speed in your direction as soon as it ends

[@LuckySoftpaw]

Or If the enemy tp's to the other side of the map

[@clubjogosline]

Imagine the tank uses stopwatch and she goes to the adc

[@nowheretohlde]

reference to master yi being feared in ult

[@LuckySoftpaw]

@@nowheretohlde I miss fearing yi with old fiddle and watching him run across the map xd

[@skojuzija]

Cool design, she doesnt look mechanically difficult, its more about macro decisions. But I am afraid that she will be either super good or super bad bcs she is gonna rely a lot on her numbers

[@journeyoflife9159]

Exactly if you don't get much kills at the start you will probably just be a feeding machine but once she gets rolling she will friggin kill everyone in her frenzy

[@coswagol]

After yuumi what i really wanted from riot was a melee diver that can be played by an AI

[@thomasway0320]

I like this, I’ve stopped caring about balancing a long while ago so I simply just love how crazy this kit is.

[@Zedzilliot]

Same. I used to play LoL for my competitive fix but now after trying out fighting games i cant play seriously, the game is too much of a joke of an esport. Still fun sometimes tho

[@thomasway0320]

@@Zedzilliot Bless brother, fighting games be hella fun, been enjoying SF6 and Strive.

[@fukmyself8178]

Idk what to say about new champ but you are right , people like flashy champ like yone , aphelios , gwen , viego they all broken but fun to play

[@123FireSnake]

you've got a point, it's long stopped being a competitive game with how poor the balancing is, we should probably jsut embrace the crazy as a collective and say okay fuck it why not

[@fukmyself8178]

@@123FireSnake yeah that called low elo

[@xbogdann95]

Vandiril: "I'm really exited to play Briar and HOPEFULLY find some amazing bugs." RIOT team: "Are we a joke to you?"

[@unsanspassifrisk6370]

Well, yes they are the most of time

[@Levi_Ackerman_005]

@@unsanspassifrisk6370 " Well, yes they are -the most of time- ".... there fixed it for you.

[@zernos3566]

ofc they are a joke lmao

[@jik9401]

Vandiril: yes, yes you are

[@Hunoa44]

Lmao xD To be fair about Briar,good concept around lifesteal+self taunt and i would play her if she would be ADC,im just too used to ADC gamestyle,lol

[@Diving_123]

Can't wait to see what Renata R does to Briar's R, i have a feeling it's going to be a fun interaction xD

[@bryleciel]

Ehmm it would work like Renata R on any other champion? She just starts autoattacking her allies, what "fun interactions" do you expect lol

[@almostblackbelt]

@@bryleciel lets see what bugs and shit will come too live :) imagine renata r just boosts her more and she runs 3000 kmh or shit like that man just imagine

[@shuraizo2877]

@@almostblackbelt would be fun if that happened (because spaghetti code), but Renata's R only increases AS, not MS, so unlikely

[@KnownRed]

It looks like briar's w/r both use the Berserk status effect from Renata R to taunt, so I'm expecting a lot of spaghetti from them interacting w different targets

[@kekwnope]

renata R wouldn't do anything since Briar would already be Berserk'ed

[@Somnus1029]

I always Ioved the concept of olaf and warwick where you get more just run to an enemy, auto, get more sustain the lower your health is,and see whether the enemy has enough damage to get past your low hp. I'm excited to see another addition to this playstyle

[@Euveiclaris]

Old aatrox used to be like that, and to top it off the man also paid for his skills with hp%, I miss him so much and I feel like briar is the closest thing to having him back 🥲

[@goobingtons]

Lol these champions are garbage. They're always either turbo broken or useless trash. You'll pick up ladder wins vs noobs but all the good champs will shit all over you. OTP champ

[@b.famula5210]

@@Euveiclaris Old Aatrox is the GOAT. But they said he was too stat-checky. Now Briar has not one but two autopilot statcheck abilities. If I wanted autopilot, I would play tft not league. And instead of a sword wielding darkin, we get an underaged goth girl which is supposed to be over 1000 years old. It's the exact same loli crap they pulled with Zoe before. And both Zoe and Briar wear "shoes" that don't actually cover their feet. Maybe someone at Riot needs a visit from the FBI idk. As an attack speed drain tank enthusiast I'm still interested in the kit but it could be hard to enjoy it knowing she will probably be a scuffed Aatrox. At the moment I kinda like Bel'veth when you get the ball rolling with her. But her model being a floating rag is also pretty underwhelming.

[@Maelthel]

@@goobingtons Olaf meanwhile being one of the most consistently strong top laners.

[@PiterosBoss]

finally a champ which i can dive/go all in, die and blame it on mechanics instead of bad decision lol

[@colin5197]

Nah you still have your E to cancel the self taunt... git gud

[@almostblackbelt]

@@colin5197 just say it was on cooldown all the time, I mean it was 14 seconds cd with lv 18 sooo

[@Gencrossbones]

​@@colin5197E has a long cooldown and tbh she gets so much movement speed that the moment she used E she will already be in range of all 5 enemy players

[@colin5197]

@@almostblackbelt You made the decision to use your E before self taunting... git gud!

[@colin5197]

@@Gencrossbones Git gud!

[@someguy6782]

When I hear a champions names plus either August or CertainlyT I know im in for a Fkin ride

[@kosviik9584]

When it is CertainlyT, you know the champion is functionally impossible to balance. When its August the champion is easy to balance, but Riot won't do it.

[@dkznikolaj7013]

Eh, august is fine. He makes stuff that's maybe a bit strong but overall not toxic. CertainlyT ONLY made toxic champions. He literally just sat down and went "How can I make this as misserable to play against as possible" - cause his champs are all the ones with by far the least regard for the actual experience of play AGAINST them, which (despite what yasuo players say) is actually important for the games health as a whole. Exception being WW, who is really fun... But that's only cause he was told (and complained about) that he had to keep WW simple and beginner friendly. Last I heard he doesn't make champs anymore though.

[@oscarmeldgaard5407]

@@dkznikolaj7013 He made Thresh, Graves and Mordekaiser. Zoe has been balanced for a while too.

[@nsfmatios]

@@kosviik9584 Zeri wants to know your location

[@DanTr90]

Certainly T made me quit everything league except for aram @@dkznikolaj7013

[@toestik5254]

firstly, congratulations for being invited, must have been a really cool oppurtunity as for briar, as an August champ she would obviously be broken and disigned really cool, but DAMN im excited to play her

[@ms123q5]

as a vex main, this feels like not only are they similar but a great transition.

[@Antecc728]

this looks so sick to play honestly, I can't wait

[@EruCoolGuy]

Press R. Game enjoyed.

[@Antecc728]

@@EruCoolGuy i've been waiting for a champ to literally go berserk Yi-style since forever. Like the status effect Berserk, ever since Renata got released. And they delivered!

[@clement8267]

yeah so maybe you should try someone call olaf who's litteraly a berserker -_- @@Antecc728

[@damaster7276]

Its basically master yi for no skill players. Yi has no CC only dmg all in or die: but this new dog champ literally has a mini qiyana ulti on her E, with even wider hitbox how dumb is this shit company even@@Antecc728

[@TheCrafter333]

She got vex ult

[@chadowsrikatemo4494]

but pumped up to 11

[@johandeeerste]

First thing I said when I saw Briar's ult

[@highelo4359]

Vex+fiddle ult

[@atroris5450]

At least it doesn’t reset I guess

[@TheCrafter333]

@@atroris5450 tru

[@minorantagonist7090]

Honestly excited to see interesting champion concepts like this get made and I hope it succeeds so we get more. Hopefully we can get some REALLY crazy stuff like what’s in Heroes of the Storm

[@KillerBee698]

heroes of the storm. 💀

[@PaladineAvenger1]

@@KillerBee698 awesome game though

[@PervertedParrot94]

Kayn walking through walls is crazy enough

[@spookyscarygraviton5944]

Why can't they buy Heroes of Newerth and bring some unique mechanics out there? That's gonna be cheap af anyway as the game is officially dead

[@akutabi9810]

Nature's Prophet: 2nd skill teleports to any point on the map, ult pushes 3 lanes wherever he is Silencer: Silences all enemies globally Meepo: Multiply your hero, each one can move and cast skill individually Invoker: Combine elements to cast up to 10 distinct skills. e.g. WWQRX = Tornado

[@xladbetr8097]

Glad to see they're doing something with berserk, as its only use in Renata ult. And knowing how fun it is on her, it could be crazy on Briar

[@sebastiandorin6537]

knowing its made by August, its gonna have a lot of bugs that means content for you. As a jng main I cant wait to test it and maybe main it. GLHF

[@Safineya]

August already kind of confirmed this by tweeting....or Xing idk how to calling now that he started the day by dealing with 14 bugs

[@somewheresomehow8962]

August Tweet said he start a day with 8 Briar bugs he fixed 4 and end the day. On next day he there is 8 bugs to fix then he fixed 2 bugs and end the day. The day after he start with 10 bugs he hope he can fixed 8 and left 3 for the next day XD

[@OzzieZombie]

I am excited! A champion who removes my ability to screw up with my sub par mechanics and just runs at the enemy? Great! However, Mr Vandril, we need to talk about the horny elephant in the room - did Riot address the topic of pronounced toes riling up the community? I mean, she is designed to be played with one hand, but still. Great video! Happy to see you included in the LoL update loop after so many years of top quality content. Looking forward to your future videos! Trzymaj się, miłego dnia! :)

[@vanjamenadzer]

Out of all fetishes out there, foot fetish is in my top 5 of non-understandable fetishes

[@OniTenyuTTV]

The purpose of highlighting the feet was they are her basic weapons vice her hands or other weapon.

[@OzzieZombie]

@@OniTenyuTTV I read that her overall posture's supposed to mean the juxtaposition of eagerness and shyness when it comes to interacting with humans. But toes and thick thighs? That's just rule 34 bait, cmon.

[@nuclearsynapse5319]

All these people getting riled up over her toes when her thighs are RIGHT there

[@kelmirosue3251]

about 40% into the video I just realized I'm watching a Vandiril video, great content as always!

[@gergelyritter4412]

Thats so cool. I am excited

[@ghostnerddd133]

Basically vex ult but op

[@Epicloa]

Eh the lack of control on it is a huge downside, any competent team is going to punish this character super hard.

[@agustinquiroga9541]

In exchange for literally turning you into a minion with predictable movement

[@bakamitai3462]

dunno, the fact that she fears everyone on R arrive seems turbo borken@@Epicloa

[@trash4484]

They literally just copied vex ult and built her fearing in. The only thing that vex ult does better is reset on takedowns. The whole point of riot new champions is to copy old abilities but make it stronger.

[@Epicloa]

@@bakamitai3462 Well yeah after the like 12 seconds it takes between her casting her ult and actually arriving at her target. It's like 5 seconds in just cast times, let alone the actual travel distance of both her and her ult. It also has a visual indicator of the fear area around whoever she hits.

[@gr8crypto688]

I will probably get the shit scared out of me the first time I invade Brair’s jg. But at the same time love the new mechanics they are introducing. Definitely a “unique” kit.

[@kelmirosue3251]

tbf, a self taunt is 100% unique mechanic to this champ, and will be a huge skill expression point for this champ it seems like

[@Motleydoll123]

If it works out, could lead to others getting some variation of self taunt in the future. Briars is for going into a frenzy, while another champion could have some measure of area lock down. Like imagine a ult where you put down your zone of denial(think a kind of nullification area that protects allies from certain attacks outside the zone) and self taught against any enemies in the zone. Not what kind of character would fit that ability, but it probably should be interesting.

[@hendrianfajar]

Briar R seems to be inspired by the Witch from the Left For Dead franchise, her unyielding chase plus bloodlust shriek left quite the similar impression on Briar.

[@uzelac1372]

I can't wait to play this champ in the JG I was waiting for something out of the left field like this!

[@maskogrevgc2934]

R have an ap ratio AP BRIAR IS BACK ON THE MENU

[@kumi9790]

Honestly the self taunt sounds really fun I was scared wont like this jungle because not really fan of warwick but just that mechanic has gotten me really interested

[@sleevman2307]

Very nice Brian

[@iimafiaii9020]

OH CMON DUDE I JUST SPENT SO MUCH ON NAAFIRI AND YOU BRING OUT THIS.

[@ziemniakziemniakowski8367]

Point and click stun❤

[@sergeantgarik5960]

FINALLY a champion that plays itself

[@peanuts5338]

Crazy the 2 champ I was excited about seeing are briar and vex, who both have ults that just fly at an enemy when hit

[@TwitterVS]

Her playstyle reminds me of old Aatrox! Super excited to play her

[@overtrolbmaerty9164]

>designed by Riot August say no more. I absolutely LOVE how many crazy concepts that guy had released. definetly wanna try her

[@EeveeRealSenpai]

Tenacity is gonna be necessary for her self-taunt since you can't dodge while its active

[@ArceusShaymin]

Wouldn't Tenacity be kind of a nonbo though, since it may (if Riot treats it like a debuff CC) lower her own time spent Berserk? That may sound good, but the Berserk is what gives you like your whole combat ability

[@EeveeRealSenpai]

@@ArceusShaymin considering it's not able to be QSS I don't think it would be changed by tenacity

[@EeveeRealSenpai]

@@ArceusShaymin also if tenacity did change the duration of her own ability it would be bad design, and would be changed anyways

[@ArceusShaymin]

@@EeveeRealSenpai You say that as if this isn't Riot Games (TM)

[@833Rowan]

@@ArceusShaymin Nah even tho its a self-taunt because its her own attack speed ability its coded as a buff, cant be reduced by anything

[@Avionnnn]

i've always wanted to play something like this. I really like being low on health and still going in, tryndamere, kled, warwick, old olaf passive increasing attack speed etc

[@rivy-lurk-869]

omg she sounds like a lot of fun, actually excited af now

[@4biddenlies893]

imagine you want to play the new champ but the enemy picks rammus

[@milothan-poirier570]

Rammus winrate on Briar's release is gonna go up like craaazy. 🆗

[@mavarlp]

she can just outheal him i think she will be a rammus counter scicne she can break his armor and outhell his spikes

[@Matheus-hj8ye]

@@milothan-poirier570 she breaks armor and heals more than vlad chances are, rammus is fucked

[@milothan-poirier570]

@@Matheus-hj8ye thornmail gaming says nuh uh.

[@sbaculasams9118]

Yeh! she is gonna suck as a teammate, her ganks are gonna look troll if enemy flashes under tower. If shes behind who is she gonna W or ult, she needs to be really op or she is gonna be a useless champ that no one wants on their team.

[@MrRendaril]

I'm interested what the ult means by"death". Does it stop if you pop GA or zilean ult on either yourself or the target?

[@jayvee1013]

Also does it stop for sion or anivia passive? I would assume not for anivia

[@azalakhir918]

I assume a similar case how every other on kill effect, Duskblade and Axiom for example

[@christiaanprinsloo8951]

Revives probably stop it

[@juliantrasak7230]

For Interactions based on enemy states, my guess is that it stops once you get the kill, as in your score increases, you get 300 gold and on the side of the screen it will be announced that you got a kill. So when you proc Anivia egg, GA or Zilean ult (on an enemy), she won't stop, but stuff like Sion passive (or also Kog'Maw or Karthus passive) will most likely be ignored since right at the start of these passives the one that killed them is already awarded a kill. As for what happens when Briar dies while she has GA during her ult? Might be the same but I think the effect might just stop from those (just depends on what happens to active effects when you are being revived I guess) OR I could just be completely wrong about all of this since it's riot we are talking about

[@Revion91]

I would assume it does, as death is required to proc the effects of GA and Zilean ult

[@TheTomdizzle]

Fun and interesting champion design. I'll need to see it in action but feels like they knocked it out of the park with this one

[@titus1365]

Very nice!

[@Oxydye]

I like august's designs, they're usually very unique

[@SonicXCII]

Looks fun, can't wait for hands off keyboard pentakills

[@victorpedrosoceolin3919]

Master yi already does that

[@Happy-zg4zd]

​@@victorpedrosoceolin3919 At least Yi has to right click all 5

[@Tiagocf2]

@@Happy-zg4zd not if you have auto attacks on

[@ZShadow4899]

I think this will be a lot of fun. I see lots of potential for skill expression on either side, and I will live for the "MR. PRESIDENT" moments.

[@Brinkedos]

-this will be very intresting with the Eternal hunters out there collecting unkilable demon

[@vencelfoldi8236]

Briar is the personification of why I quit playing ranked a while ago and why I enjoy playing ARAM more than ever before.

[@nihiluna]

She's probably going to be miserable both to play as and against in ARAM if I had to guess, between not having any health regen on her side and the enemies having to deal with that fear which is basically the width of the lane

[@Tutajkk50]

@@nihiluna Guardian's Horn should still work as a regen item, if you really want some passive sustain.

[@raphaelantoine7331]

She's gonna get big buffs to be viable in Aram

[@agustinquiroga9541]

​@@nihilunaAram has his own champion balance control

[@nihiluna]

@@agustinquiroga9541 Aram balance adjustments are a fucking joke though lmao, they do nothing to adjust problematic kits and just overtune some champs and gut others in all the wrong ways.

[@dreamsmadeflesh1]

She'll be nice for newer players who tend to cancel autos, this pretty much stops is. But also... she will probably be completely troll in iron or bronze, as everyone will feed on her. Also i think any execute interactions, such as coup de grace, the collector, lethal tempo or PTA, dark harvest, etc, will be strong and make it easier to break out of her W earlier. Collector probably should be used sparingly, but i could see it work on squishy comps or when youre ahead.

[@dead_riko]

My best regards to August, man did amazing job.

[@OneDabMan]

got to start brushing up on my warwick and belveth as her counter and maybe rammus

[@White-jq6st]

In one hand it looks kinda insane. In other hand OH BOY THIS LOOKS REALLY COOL. Looks crazy in a good way and I'm into this kind of stuff

[@zensolomonhikuyami9973]

So how does her taunt interact with other taunts? Do they stack? or do the other taunts override her own self-taunt?

[@Nossody]

idk for sure, but she probably choses the champ that taunts her over her self taunt

[@ags8507]

CC doesnt stack in duration, but being taunted on by rammus will prob override her berserk

[@domebence2547]

@@ags8507 i could imagine that like you are slowed/charmed getting stunned will always override, i feel like taunt would be a stronger spell, and it doesnt completely override your self taunt however its called, it will just take the aggro(since you already are chasing a champ)

[@Michael.Gunner]

Try rammus shen and galio 3 man if on a custom game

[@ags8507]

@@domebence2547 yeah, once its over, back to berserk, but since the taunter will be the closest person, she will keep attacking the campion that taunted her, unless its the berserk from the ult

[@Orendiz]

This warwick update looks funky

[@gerprayexel0348]

I do have to say, from the little I know, I am finally interested in the story of a champion again (in the past year I mostly ignored the "LOOORRRE")

[@toopink4death492]

Her kit looks good on paper, kinda skeptical on her success when played in rank, where she'd face a lot of cc comps, probably would have the success rate of a khazix.

[@Vzaj-]

kha zix has way more mobility, and stealth, and ranged attack this champ has lifesteal and close-mid range chase

[@journeyoflife9159]

He didn't talk much about the q but it's point and click stun that also lovers defenses

[@journeyoflife9159]

​@@Vzaj-but her q is point and click and stuns and her ult has HUGE range so I think it will be fine

[@user-ct2hj4dg6z]

To people claiming Riot is making similar champions. I challenge you to come up with a new ability that doesn't exist. I bet you I can think of a champ that already has it.

[@Morientoso]

Yeah, this has always been a stupid argument, and then when something actually new gets added people will complain about "200 years" or "imposible to balance" (Also self taunt and fight until one of us is dead sounds pretty unique to me

[@cydozer3932]

how about for an ultimate You freeze an enemy champion up to 6 seconds, covering it in ice that can be attacken by enemies. the Ice has (insert number/scalings) hp. While encased in ice, the enemy champion is supressed and this ability is unable to be cleanes/qssed. The stun lasts until either the ice is broken, the ability is recast or until the duration is over

[@jimisjimis6908]

How about a champion ultimate that can destroy terain or a wall for 5 seconds then comes back?

[@jayvee1013]

I mean the problem is less can you create an ability that’s new and more can you create an entire cohesive kit that’s new I can think of a lot of new “abilities” that could be added but it would either be a technical nightmare or not cohesive or balanced

[@rafaelmorales4534]

​@@cydozer3932so lissandra's and sejuani's ult

[@IrishLuckyy]

Dude the second I heard the name Riot August I knew this would be a banger.

[@BanTheManofGreed]

might be excited to play jungle again because of her playstyle.

[@niel5552]

I can imagine her using heartsteel and doing crazy damage

[@ivanpanganiban4149]

Imagine praying to get ulted by Mordekaiser just to escape from her. She's like your crazy obsessed gf that will hunt you down to the ends of the earth just to find you.

[@ScarletC9]

Vandrill, do you happen to know if her Ult could be cancelled early by flashing out of it then pressing E? say you threw an ult midlane, it misses but hits the ezreal that just recalled from botlane, are u forced to travel all the way there and wait for the ult animation to finish to be able to cast E?

[@shikimoristie8136]

seems super cool and unique. Though i dont know how i feel about an ultimate that gives me almost no control over my champ until me or enemy dies. guess we'll just have to see in game

[@lubue5795]

I generally like the kit as it has a strong core mechanic with the rest of the kit designed to accomodate that but it seems a bit overloaded. I predict Q is going to lose either the armor pen or stun, E lose either the heal or damage reduction and ult CD will get increased.

[@shreeanshmahapatra2313]

I don't think anything is gonna be outright removed based on the last few champs.

[@williamou3005]

We've seen a trend of riot designers, rather than removing things from champions, simply nerf them until it's at a balanced state. Look at akshan's kit. He has so much stuff in his passive alone, but aside from the double shot which is a big part of his identity/playstyle, other parts of it (the shield and 3 hit passive damage) are noehere near as strong as other champions who have similar abilities in isolation, think vayne passive/ekko passive, and for the shield think Camille, vi, etc.

[@lubue5795]

@@williamou3005 Well I think of Akali, Aatrox and Irelia rework who all three had massive cuts to their abilities functions so I don't think it's unresonable that Riot would remove certain functions.

[@williamou3005]

@@lubue5795 that's true, but the design philosophy, I've found ,has shifted greatly since then. Aphelios for example has had nothing removed from his kit, just nerfs to the numbers. Less severum healing here, less infernum damage there, fewer chakrams from ult, etc. I already listed akshan as an example, but he fits this description too, as well as champions like Viego and K'sante. Well, I guess Zeri has had stuff removed, but she's a bit of an extreme example. She was literally getting adjusted every patch at some point until some stuff in her kit got rearranged and living battery removed.

[@myonionatemydog3916]

@@lubue5795 Most of those are years old now. The last 6 champions have had nothing removed from them, only number changes. Even then, most of the recent 6 champs have received few changes besides early hotfixes and nerfs/buffs which is customary of anything new because they haven't been tested yet.

[@duoghoang2710]

Man briar would be insane because the damage (and feet)

[@zgn8849]

the lifesteal too (and feet)

[@guiguimumu]

Damn man, you are a fucking rock star now!

[@SURok695]

Can't wait to see weird shenanigans with her pathfinding during frenzy. Also it seems that August has been playing too much V:tM recently

[@xodealt4831]

I love the champs that have skills that cost health, imo champs like that are very unique. Imagine having a blood warrior tank that has an ability to summon a pantheon or braum like shield at the cost of his health.

[@MsST3F4N]

It'd be really cool if they added an element of skill expression to her R in the form of being able to use the stop command to get her to stand in place. It wouldn't cancel the R or self-taunt, but if for example a veigar cage goes up, she can stand still and not get CC'd while it's up before letting go and continuing her frenzy

[@a___ab___b9896]

good idea!

[@azmaanazmeer3249]

re-enact the immortal snail scenario with zilean perma slowing briar for the snail effect

[@shogunstreamer9811]

I definitely see quite a few build options for her already. Like you said, you could run a bruiser build with Divine or even Trinity, but with how her kit works an assassin build or on-hit build would work out really well too, depending on both team comps

[@anbedaton]

heartsteel tank in perma ult vith titanic hidra who has : MS, AS, ad skeiling armour, sustein, CC and sustein... ep

[@taz_trader]

On hit will probably be insane, lethality aswell

[@lucasnadamas9317]

@@anbedaton Heartsteel is the worst item in the game get out of iron pls basically only 3 champs can run it

[@anbedaton]

@@lucasnadamas9317 he has %max healt unstoppable damage redaction healing on e....

[@erkangorgulu6013]

guinsoo + botrk + nashor + lethal tempo

[@Nislija931]

So her E is a Gnar ult just non instant …wow

[@SageSylvie]

You mean Qiyana ult because that's what it literally is (with a charge up time)

[@terozu5440]

It literally has t9 charge up for a few seconds how is that instant.

[@bamusalako]

every champ that coes out now will ave at least 2 - 3 spells that are already on another champ, i mean her q is a leap like many champs have one just normal movement , her ult is vex ult just another outcome if youre on your target

[@basscheffener1564]

Or sion Q with at max charge a vayne E

[@opportunity3278]

​@@terozu5440 read

[@senpairaizo9943]

I would love to see the interaction between Briar W and Teemo's passive, will she find him while he's hiding?

[@megatron2.2]

and shaco

[@abrahamramirez6487]

as an evelyn main im scared

[@senpairaizo9943]

@@abrahamramirez6487 as a twitch main, im also scared

[@cieszystan6034]

"Briar was designed by Riot August" All I needed to know, thanks.

[@tooruishikawa4677]

this is the most hype ive been for a champion in a while

[@Headchrusherdeth]

Unironcially one of the coolest ideas for a kit. I know people will cry unbalanced but this is way too interesting and cool for me to care

[@Drknow1984]

So she's Vex+Vlad+Jax? Jexlad?

[@mvinicius_rs]

that looks very funny to play, i really liked it lol

[@kailius790]

as a warwick top player this does hit my fantasy

[@bambergerbimmelbahnbube]

her ult is what old reksai ult should have been

[@iACuteNighty]

i liked the old ult, at least his q hit like a truck compared to now

[@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz]

nah, old reksai ult was the literal perfect ability. it was pure skill. but league is a game for normies I guess.

[@eyebr0wz989]

She seems so strong but has obvious drawbacks and counterplays We've seen so many champions of her strength but without big drawbacks, so this is a nice change.

[@thiagopereirab6081]

That Crimson Curse remembers me the Crimmson Court dlc from Darkest Dungeon

[@dj.mariks]

she seems mad fun. just hope they clean up her movement when casting abilities

[@Daewid]

Jax + qiyana + vex, so creative

[@dissy2180]

you guys complain about this but then wonder why champions like azir aren't played as much as champs like lux

[@RoxyFoxy0w0]

@@dissy2180 fr

[@Daewid]

@@dissy2180 How many lux and how many azir its seen in high elo and championship are? Aphelios is another good example of new mechanics and broken instead, hard to learn but fun to master

[@VoidFroGz]

Thar is what Vex was truly meant to be lmao. Removing Vex confirmed?

[@MrTriple3D]

an anti-dash champ?

[@mandelmenendez9699]

​@@MrTriple3Dpoppy comes to mind, and vex too

[@Subaru_h_i_]

briar looks soo nice i love her already

[@skylerkennedy6110]

looks like a magical vex qiyana combo sick

[@oCaptainW]

We need more champions by August, his take on champions are so out of left field; they breath new life into the game in that way. Albeit broken at times, champions by August are really notable League's Champion Roster.

[@CardForCard]

Just another pretty face Girl with a explanation for all the loli fans. Did they really forget how to do proper Monsters?

[@Rites455]

i thought we were supposed to get an actual monster champ after belveth, atleast thats what i remember riot saying, i dont think we are gettin our monster champ anytime soon

[@jaderalacevich1184]

@@Rites455 lmao isnt naafiri ewnough for you?

[@majesticwisdom62]

@@jaderalacevich1184 I'ts a dog, nobody cares!😂😂

[@Rites455]

you really asked me that lol, dog does not equal monster@@jaderalacevich1184

[@jaderalacevich1184]

@@majesticwisdom62 not a monster then... Ok

[@frosttoice]

Rammus is going to have a field day

[@perfectdoll4112]

I love Warwick and i am excited for another melee autoattacker with an hp bar like a yoyo

[@huntcringedown2721]

As a Warwick main I am thrilled

[@sparkingriver2881]

What happens if the ulted target tps away after briar reaches them so briar is left alone self taunted

[@X33Ultras0und]

I didn't see any unstoppable's during her R. So can she be cc'd during the flight? Also, does her self taunt bring her to her auto attack range or to the centre of the enemy champion? If they don't have an uncancelable windup, she'll be doing that annoying stutter step thing that can happen on scuttle if you don't move in between autos

[@tntjrock3197]

i thougt i saw all or nothing champs before, but this one takes the top of that for sure.

[@leviprobably]

What happens if briar zhonya’s during frenzy? Does the berserk time continue to tick down or pause?

[@SgtGolas]

Would you do a comparison of R's travel time to like Ezreal R, Ashe R and such?

[@OsirusHandle]

this looks like a direct combo of a few different champs. recent ones too.

[@subhajitnaskar6033]

i get reminded of shaltear frenzied state on seeing this