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Briar vs Master Yi

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

based on 9,117 Briar vs Master Yi matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each week. In our data, Briar did battle with Master Yi 9117 times. Including so many games with Briar versus Master Yi provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce informative statistics and a recommended build to annihilate Master Yi. This pairing is fairly uncommon. Briar fights Master Yi in only 5.4% of their games.

Briar vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

Briar does a decent job of beating Master Yi. On average, they wins a acceptable 51.4% of games the champions fight one another in. In Briar against Master Yi games, Briar’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely will get first blood versus Master Yi.

Best Briar vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkYoumuu's Ghostblade

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEdge of NightHubrisSerylda's Grudge

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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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R
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Briar

Advice to Win Against Master Yi

If Master Yi tries to farm with Alpha Strike, hit him a few times so he has to use mana with Meditate to heal.

Although Master Yi cannot be slowed while using Highlander, other disables can stop him in his tracks.

Meditate is an effective method of healing damage over time, but Master Yi is susceptible to coordinated team ganks early in the game.

Briar vs Master Yi Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Master Yi Image
9.4
< Kills >
8.2
7.6
< Deaths >
7.3
6.7
< Assists >
6.1
2.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
38
< Minions Killed >
35
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,058
< Physical Damage >
13,745
3,053
< Magic Damage >
879
990
< True Damage >
5,668
22,102
< Damage Dealt >
20,293
34,859
< Damage Taken >
32,470
12,615
< Gold Earned >
12,407
1.11
< Towers >
1.34
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
29,422
< Total Healing >
14,768
13,843
< Experience >
13,653
19
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
248
< Time Dealing CC >
215

How to Counter Master Yi with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several important Briar against Master Yi matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Master Yi..

Briar typically has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Commonly, they takes a similar amount of damage to Master Yi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Master Yi

Who is Better, Briar or Master Yi?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when facing off against Master Yi, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Briar makes a good counter for Master Yi.

While Briar does have a higher winrate than Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Briar into Master Yi.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Briar vs Master Yi matchups, Briar is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Briar is a decent counter for Master Yi. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Master Yi.

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Master Yi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Master Yi as Briar, we analyzed 9,117 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 Master Yi 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 to counter Master Yi 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 above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Master Yi. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Briar versus Master Yi build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Opportunity. When Briar included at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better versus Master Yi than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Master Yi with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Master Yi as Briar, you should take 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 Master Yi counters, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

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