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How to Win Briar vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupBriar is in the a tier of champions

Briar vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Briar in LoLBriar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Briar

based on 3,686 Briar vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Briar came out of an examination of 3686 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This pairing is fairly rare. Briar encounters Cho'Gath in only 2.2% of their matches.

Briar vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Briar does a decent job of countering Cho'Gath. Typically, they wins a acceptable 51.6% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Briar against Cho'Gath rounds, Briar’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, implying that they most likely will get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Briar vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBlack CleaverMaw of MalmortiusEclipse

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
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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Briar

Advice to Win Against Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Briar vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Cho'Gath Image
9.1
< Kills >
6.4
7.9
< Deaths >
5.8
7.1
< Assists >
6.6
2.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.47
39
< Minions Killed >
150
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.45
20,071
< Physical Damage >
3,205
3,554
< Magic Damage >
13,723
1,105
< True Damage >
4,172
24,731
< Damage Dealt >
21,102
36,837
< Damage Taken >
42,214
12,772
< Gold Earned >
11,555
1.1
< Towers >
2.14
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
30,887
< Total Healing >
9,279
14,077
< Experience >
14,762
20
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
265
< Time Dealing CC >
774

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several significant Briar vs. Cho'Gath counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Cho'Gath. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in deaths.

Briar typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Briar or Cho'Gath?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when playing against Cho'Gath, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a good counter for Cho'Gath.

While Briar does have a higher winrate compared to Cho'Gath, when facing one another, Briar also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Briar into Cho'Gath.

Moreover, Briar has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Briar is a decent counter to Cho'Gath. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Cho'Gath.

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 Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Briar, we analyzed 3,686 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 Cho'Gath 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 Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Briar to counter Cho'Gath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar often picks up a lot less CS as Cho'Gath. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Briar versus Cho'Gath build consist of Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Briar combined at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better vs Cho'Gath than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 51.6% when countering Cho'Gath with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Cho'Gath 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. Of all the rune sets players chose for Briar vs Cho'Gath clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.6% win rate overall.

If you need to view Briar vs Cho'Gath tips and builds for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using every round completed with both champions.