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Briar vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Briar in LoLBriar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Briar

based on 3,718 Briar vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Briar engaged Aphelios 3718 times. Including so many matchups for Briar versus Aphelios provides us confidence in our capability to provide enlightening stats and a pro build to destroy your enemy. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Briar is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.2% of their rounds.

Briar vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Briar does a good job of beating Aphelios. On average, they wins a whopping 52.4% of matches the champions face one another in. In Briar versus Aphelios games, Briar’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely will get first blood versus Aphelios.

Best Briar vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

EclipseDeath's DanceLord Dominik's RegardsVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Briar to level upw
>
Second ability for Briar to level upq
>
Last skill for Briar to max oute

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Briar's passive ability p
Briar's q ability q
Briar's w ability w
Briar's e ability e
Briar's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Briar

Advice to Win Against Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Briar vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Aphelios Image
9.2
< Kills >
7.1
7.7
< Deaths >
6.8
6.8
< Assists >
6.2
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
38
< Minions Killed >
173
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,495
< Physical Damage >
20,656
3,116
< Magic Damage >
1,350
955
< True Damage >
463
22,567
< Damage Dealt >
22,469
35,805
< Damage Taken >
19,513
12,712
< Gold Earned >
12,067
1.11
< Towers >
2.31
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
30,454
< Total Healing >
5,311
13,978
< Experience >
12,753
19
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
257
< Time Dealing CC >
139

How to Counter Aphelios with Briar in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some important Briar versus Aphelios counter statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Aphelios..

Briar usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. Typically, they receives more damage than Aphelios. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Aphelios

Who is Better, Briar or Aphelios?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when trying to fight Aphelios, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Briar does have a higher win rate than Aphelios, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Aphelios.

Additionally, Briar has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Briar vs Aphelios matchups, Briar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Briar is a good counter for Aphelios. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Aphelios.

Other Champion Matchups Against Briar

Briar Loses Against

TaricTaric46.5% winrateBardBard47.5% winrateBraumBraum47.5% winrateNilahNilah47.6% winrate

Briar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.9% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 55.4% 1623 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.7% 22802 GamesEliseElise+ 59.8% 209 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 60% 115 Games

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Briar, we analyzed 3,718 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Aphelios as Briar comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Briar to counter Aphelios during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar typically picks up a lot less CS relative to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Briar versus Aphelios build include Sterak's Gage, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Briar bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better countering Aphelios than with most other common builds. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Aphelios with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Aphelios as Briar, Briar players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Briar vs Aphelios LoL games, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

If you need to get Briar x Aphelios tips and builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using every match played with both champions.