Background Image
How to Win Briar vs Caitlyn Counter MatchupBriar is in the a tier of champions

Briar vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Briar in LoLBriar is in the a tier of champions
FighterAssassin
Marksman

How to Beat Caitlyn as Briar

based on 16,919 Briar vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
10 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Caitlyn as Briar resulted from an examination of 16919 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat common. Briar has to counter Caitlyn in 10.0% of their games.

Briar vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Briar has done a good job of beating Caitlyn. Typically, they wins a whopping 52.2% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Briar against Caitlyn games, Briar’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that they probably will be able to get first blood against Caitlyn.

Best Briar vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkYoumuu's Ghostblade

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Death's DanceSundered SkyProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageSerylda's GrudgeHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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
InspirationFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Briar

Advice to Win Against Caitlyn

Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).

You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.

Briar vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Caitlyn Image
9.2
< Kills >
7
7.8
< Deaths >
6.4
6.6
< Assists >
6.9
2.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
38
< Minions Killed >
173
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.5
18,444
< Physical Damage >
19,942
3,245
< Magic Damage >
1,461
989
< True Damage >
568
22,678
< Damage Dealt >
21,972
36,260
< Damage Taken >
19,987
12,708
< Gold Earned >
12,192
1.07
< Towers >
2.44
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
30,513
< Total Healing >
5,342
14,020
< Experience >
12,743
19
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
8
256
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Caitlyn with Briar in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several influential Briar against Caitlyn matchup stats that may help us figure out the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Caitlyn..

Briar usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Caitlyn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Briar or Caitlyn?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when playing against Caitlyn, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes a good counter for Caitlyn.

While Briar does have a higher winrate than Caitlyn, when facing one another, Briar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Caitlyn.

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

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

Briar is an above average counter to Caitlyn. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Caitlyn.

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 Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Briar, we analyzed 16,919 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 Caitlyn 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 Caitlyn Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Briar in order to counter Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Caitlyn. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Briar versus Caitlyn build include Death's Dance, Sundered Sky, and Profane Hydra. When Briar bought at least these three items in their build, they did much better versus Caitlyn than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average win rate of 52.2% battling Caitlyn with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Caitlyn as Briar, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Future's Market, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Briar vs Caitlyn battles, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.2% winrate overall.

If you need to view Briar vs Caitlyn tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all matches played with these champions.