Briar

Briar is a fighter-assassin whose defining trait is deliberately losing control. Activating Blood Frenzy shatters her restraints and sends her relentlessly chasing the nearest enemy — champions prioritized — with boosted attack and move speed. The player chooses when to unleash her and where, but once frenzied she commits, which makes target selection before the button press the core skill of the champion.

Her sustain engine is Crimson Curse: attacks and abilities apply a stacking bleed that heals her for a portion of its damage, and her healing amplifies the lower her health drops. She has no innate health regeneration at all, so Briar lives on a knife’s edge by design — she must fight to stay healthy, and diving deeper into danger can paradoxically keep her alive.

Head Rush gives her a leap that stuns and shreds armor, her natural engage opener. Chilling Scream is the safety valve: it cancels Blood Frenzy, and while charging she takes reduced damage and heals a chunk of her max health before releasing a damaging, slowing shockwave. Knowing when to interrupt her own frenzy separates good Briar players from feed material. Her ultimate, Certain Death, kicks a gemstone across the map, marks the first champion hit, and sends her beelining to them while fearing surrounding enemies on arrival — a cross-map assassination tool with full commitment attached.

Fueled by Fury rather than mana, Briar suits top and mid lanes and rewards players who love all-in dive playstyles, drain-tank brawling, and high-risk decision-making where hesitation, not damage, is usually what kills them.