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Briar vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Briar in LoLBriar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Briar

based on 6,376 Briar vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Briar came out of an analysis of 6376 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This pairing is relatively rare. Briar encounters Blitzcrank in only 3.8% of their games.

Briar vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Briar does a average job of countering Blitzcrank. On average, they wins a acceptable 49.8% of games the champions battle each other in. In Briar against Blitzcrank games, Briar’s team is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they most likely won't get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Briar vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingDeath's Dance

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Briar

Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Briar vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Blitzcrank Image
8.9
< Kills >
2.4
8
< Deaths >
6.4
7.1
< Assists >
13.9
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
0.43
38
< Minions Killed >
29
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,009
< Physical Damage >
2,830
3,398
< Magic Damage >
5,975
1,023
< True Damage >
994
22,431
< Damage Dealt >
9,800
35,636
< Damage Taken >
23,665
12,591
< Gold Earned >
8,574
1.07
< Towers >
1.27
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
29,641
< Total Healing >
2,279
13,770
< Experience >
10,656
19
< Vision Score >
54
6
< Wards Placed >
24
255
< Time Dealing CC >
327

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Briar in LoL

The stats provided here show several critical Briar versus Blitzcrank matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Briar often has a much larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. On average, they receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Briar or Blitzcrank?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually fairs equally well when taking on Blitzcrank, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Briar makes an ok counter for Blitzcrank.

While Briar does have a lower win rate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Briar into Blitzcrank.

Moreover, Briar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Briar is a somewhat poor counter for Blitzcrank. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Briar against Blitzcrank.

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 Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Briar, we analyzed 6,376 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 Blitzcrank 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

Briar Build Blitzcrank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Briar to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Briar versus Blitzcrank build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, The Collector, and Profane Hydra. When Briar bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better countering Blitzcrank than with many other typical builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average win rate of 49.8% battling Blitzcrank with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Blitzcrank as Briar, Briar players should use 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 picked for Briar vs Blitzcrank clashes, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% win rate overall.

If you need to see Briar x Blitzcrank tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game with data with these champs.