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How to Win Briar vs Darius Counter MatchupBriar is in the a tier of champions

Briar vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Briar in LoLBriar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Briar

based on 6,184 Briar vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Briar did battle with Darius 6184 times. Including so many games with Briar vs Darius provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce useful data and a pro build to smash Darius. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Briar is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.7% of their rounds.

Briar vs Darius Matchup Summary

Briar has done a good job of beating Darius. Normally, they wins a fantastic 52.3% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Briar vs Darius rounds, Briar’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, implying that they probably won't get first blood against Darius.

Best Briar vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorLong Sword

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Voltaic CycloswordSterak's GageOpportunitySpear of Shojin

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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Guide to Countering Darius as Briar

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Briar vs Darius Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Darius Image
9
< Kills >
7.2
7.8
< Deaths >
6.4
6.8
< Assists >
4.7
2.09
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
38
< Minions Killed >
162
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,111
< Physical Damage >
16,864
3,467
< Magic Damage >
116
992
< True Damage >
4,081
22,571
< Damage Dealt >
21,062
35,606
< Damage Taken >
32,566
12,556
< Gold Earned >
11,984
1.07
< Towers >
2.25
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
29,764
< Total Healing >
8,024
13,751
< Experience >
14,576
19
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
252
< Time Dealing CC >
168

How to Counter Darius with Briar in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some important Briar vs. Darius matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Darius..

Briar typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Typically, they takes more damage than Darius. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Darius

Who is Better, Briar or Darius?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when facing off against Darius, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a good counter for Darius.

While Briar does have a higher win rate compared to Darius, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Briar into Darius.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Darius matchups, Briar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Briar is an above average counter for Darius. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Briar against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Briar, we analyzed 6,184 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 Darius 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

If you would like to truly master Briar in order to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar often picks up a lot less CS relative to Darius. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Briar versus Darius build consist of Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Death's Dance. When Briar bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs. Darius than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average win rate of 52.3% when playing against Darius with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Darius as Briar, Briar players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Briar vs Darius LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

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