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

Briar vs Elise

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

based on 1,280 Briar vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
53.8 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Elise as Briar resulted from an analysis of 1280 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Briar is forced to battle against Elise in only 0.8% of their games.

Briar vs Elise Matchup Summary

Briar has done a good job of beating Elise. On average, they wins a whopping 53.8% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Briar versus Elise rounds, Briar’s side is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Elise.

Best Briar vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Profane HydraEclipseDeath's DanceLord Dominik's Regards

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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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Elise as Briar

Advice to Win Against Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Briar vs Elise Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
53.8 %
VS
Win Rate
46.2 %
Elise Image
9.5
< Kills >
7.3
7.8
< Deaths >
6.9
6.7
< Assists >
7.9
2.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
39
< Minions Killed >
33
1.44
< Dragons Killed >
1.34
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.4
18,565
< Physical Damage >
1,330
3,112
< Magic Damage >
15,964
976
< True Damage >
1,351
22,654
< Damage Dealt >
18,646
35,838
< Damage Taken >
29,833
12,920
< Gold Earned >
11,505
1.16
< Towers >
1.37
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
30,396
< Total Healing >
12,962
14,088
< Experience >
12,939
20
< Vision Score >
24
6
< Wards Placed >
7
257
< Time Dealing CC >
172

How to Counter Elise with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several critical Briar against Elise counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Elise’s ratio of NaN, showing that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Elise..

Briar typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. On average, they takes more damage than Elise. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Elise

Who is Better, Briar or Elise?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when playing against Elise, with a 53.8% win rate. Thus, Briar makes a great counter to Elise.

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

Furthermore, Briar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Briar vs Elise 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 team members during teamfights.

Briar is a great counter for Elise. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Elise.

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 Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Briar, we analyzed 1,280 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 Elise 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 Elise Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Briar in order to counter Elise during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Elise. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Briar versus Elise build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Briar combined at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better when fighting Elise than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average win rate of 53.8% battling Elise with this build.

To have the best chance of beating Elise as Briar, you should equip 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 runes players used for Briar vs Elise counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Elise as Briar are presented for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.