Briar

Briar is a fighter-assassin built around the idea of giving up control on purpose. Casting Blood Frenzy breaks her chains and sends her hunting the closest enemy, with champions taking priority, while her attack and movement speed climb. The player decides when to release her and toward whom, but once she is frenzied there is no turning back, so choosing a target before pressing the button becomes the central skill of playing her.

Her sustain comes from Crimson Curse. Her attacks and abilities stack a bleed that restores health equal to part of the damage dealt, and that healing grows stronger as her health falls. Briar gets no passive health regeneration whatsoever, so she is meant to walk a knife’s edge: she has to keep fighting to stay alive, and pushing further into a fight can, counterintuitively, be what keeps her standing.

Head Rush is a leap that stuns and strips armor, serving as her natural way to open a fight. Chilling Scream is her emergency exit. It ends Blood Frenzy early, and while she winds it up she takes less damage and recovers a large slice of her maximum health before unleashing a slowing shockwave that also deals damage. Recognizing when to cut her own frenzy short is what separates strong Briar players from those who just keep feeding. Her ultimate, Certain Death, launches a gemstone across the map, tags the first champion it strikes, and sends her straight toward that target, where she inflicts fear on nearby enemies upon arrival. It is a cross-map assassination tool that demands full commitment.

Powered by Fury instead of mana, Briar fits top and mid lane and suits players who enjoy all-in diving, drain-tank brawling, and high-stakes decisions, where hesitation rather than raw damage tends to be what gets them killed.