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

Briar vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Briar in LoLBriar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Briar

based on 4,965 Briar vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Briar faced off against Kayle 4965 times. Including so many matchups for Briar vs Kayle gives us faith in our capacity to provide actionable data and a pro build to annihilate Kayle. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Briar fights Kayle in only 2.9% of their rounds.

Briar vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Briar does a average job of beating Kayle. On average, they wins a acceptable 50.7% of games the champs battle one another in. In Briar vs Kayle matches, Briar’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Kayle.

Best Briar vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsMaw of MalmortiusThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelOpportunityVoltaic CycloswordSterak's Gage

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
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E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Briar

Advice to Win Against Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Briar vs Kayle Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Kayle Image
9
< Kills >
5.7
7.4
< Deaths >
6.2
6.5
< Assists >
5.8
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
37
< Minions Killed >
190
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.54
17,428
< Physical Damage >
6,925
2,996
< Magic Damage >
13,267
863
< True Damage >
511
21,288
< Damage Dealt >
20,704
35,071
< Damage Taken >
23,591
12,589
< Gold Earned >
12,369
1.17
< Towers >
2.61
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
30,108
< Total Healing >
7,085
13,942
< Experience >
15,486
20
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
258
< Time Dealing CC >
237

How to Counter Kayle with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify some strategic Briar versus Kayle matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Kayle. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Briar typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Kayle. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Kayle

Who is Better, Briar or Kayle?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Briar usually fairs equally well when taking on Kayle, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Briar makes an ok counter for Kayle.

While Briar does have a higher winrate compared to Kayle, when facing one another, Briar also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Briar into Kayle.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Kayle matchups, Briar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Briar is a decent counter for Kayle. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Briar against Kayle.

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Briar, we analyzed 4,965 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 Kayle 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Briar most often gets a lot less CS compared to Kayle. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Briar versus Kayle build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Maw of Malmortius, and The Collector. When Briar combined at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better vs Kayle than with most other typical builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 50.7% battling Kayle with these items in their kit.

To have the best chance of beating Kayle 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. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Briar vs Kayle counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Kayle as Briar are shown for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.