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

Briar vs Kennen

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

based on 1,757 Briar vs Kennen matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Kennen as Briar resulted from an examination of 1757 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Briar is forced to battle against Kennen in only 1.0% of their rounds.

Briar vs Kennen Matchup Summary

Briar has done a great job of countering Kennen. Typically, they wins a fantastic 54.1% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Briar against Kennen games, Briar’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood versus Kennen.

Best Briar vs Kennen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

EclipseProfane HydraExperimental HexplateOpportunity

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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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Kennen as Briar

Advice to Win Against Kennen

Consider playing a bit more cautiously around Kennen when you have a Mark of the Storm debuff. If he hits you with 3 Marks of the Storm, you will get stunned.

Kennen is flimsy by nature - turn and attack him if he gets careless with Lightning Rush.

Briar vs Kennen Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Kennen Image
9.2
< Kills >
6.4
7.8
< Deaths >
6.6
6.8
< Assists >
6.6
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
38
< Minions Killed >
157
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.39
18,041
< Physical Damage >
2,101
3,179
< Magic Damage >
20,783
958
< True Damage >
654
22,179
< Damage Dealt >
23,539
36,063
< Damage Taken >
22,587
12,785
< Gold Earned >
11,383
1.11
< Towers >
1.87
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
30,533
< Total Healing >
2,966
14,139
< Experience >
14,488
20
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
256
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Kennen with Briar in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several significant Briar vs. Kennen counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the two. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kennen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Kennen..

Briar typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their enemy does. On average, they takes more damage than Kennen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Kennen

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Kennen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Kennen

Who is Better, Briar or Kennen?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when facing off against Kennen, with a 54.1% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes a great counter for Kennen.

While Briar does have a much higher win rate than Kennen, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Kennen.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Kennen matchups, Briar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Briar is a great counter for Kennen. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Kennen.

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 Kennen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kennen as Briar, we analyzed 1,757 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 Kennen 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 to counter Kennen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar usually gets a lot less CS relative to Kennen. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Briar versus Kennen build consist of Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Briar included at least these three items in their build, they did much better vs Kennen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average winrate of 54.1% when playing against Kennen with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Kennen 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 combinations players chose for Briar vs Kennen counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.1% win rate overall.

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