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Briar vs Graves

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

based on 7,322 Briar vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our data, Briar faced Graves in 7322 games. With so many matchups for Briar versus Graves gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to counter Graves. This particular counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Briar fights Graves in only 4.3% of their games.

Briar vs Graves Matchup Summary

Briar has done a ok job of beating Graves. Normally, they wins a acceptable 50.5% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Briar versus Graves games, Briar’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they most likely will get first blood against Graves.

Best Briar vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkYoumuu's Ghostblade

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeLord Dominik's RegardsOpportunity

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
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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
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4
W
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W
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Guide to Countering Graves as Briar

Advice to Win Against Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Briar vs Graves Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Graves Image
9.1
< Kills >
7.8
7.7
< Deaths >
6.2
6.4
< Assists >
7.3
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
37
< Minions Killed >
54
1.44
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.45
17,820
< Physical Damage >
18,122
3,032
< Magic Damage >
810
910
< True Damage >
1,609
21,763
< Damage Dealt >
20,542
35,304
< Damage Taken >
29,980
12,579
< Gold Earned >
12,904
1.05
< Towers >
1.66
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
29,868
< Total Healing >
13,623
13,836
< Experience >
14,464
19
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
254
< Time Dealing CC >
489

How to Counter Graves with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Briar vs. Graves counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Briar usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Graves. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Graves

Who is Better, Briar or Graves?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Briar usually fairs equally well when taking on Graves, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Briar makes an ok counter to Graves.

While Briar does have a higher win rate than Graves, when facing one another, Briar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Briar into Graves.

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

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

Briar is a decent counter for Graves. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Briar against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Briar, we analyzed 7,322 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 Graves 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 Graves Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Briar to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Graves. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly 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 numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Briar versus Graves build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Briar combined at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better versus Graves than with many other typical builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average winrate of 50.5% battling Graves with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Graves as Briar, you should use 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 we have analyed for Briar vs Graves counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Graves as Briar are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.