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

Briar vs Nami

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

based on 4,528 Briar vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League rounds each and every week. In our data, Briar faced Nami 4528 times. Using so many games with Briar vs Nami gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce enlightening stats and a pro build to counter Nami. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Briar fights Nami in only 2.7% of their matches.

Briar vs Nami Matchup Summary

Briar has done a good job of countering Nami. On average, they wins a fantastic 53.2% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Briar against Nami rounds, Briar’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that they most likely will get first blood against Nami.

Best Briar vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSundered SkyThe Collector

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHubrisLord Dominik's RegardsDeath's Dance

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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Q
4
W
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W
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Guide to Countering Nami as Briar

Advice to Win Against Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Briar vs Nami Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Nami Image
9.1
< Kills >
1.9
7.7
< Deaths >
5.8
6.4
< Assists >
15.7
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
38
< Minions Killed >
24
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.52
18,241
< Physical Damage >
865
3,148
< Magic Damage >
8,291
938
< True Damage >
584
22,327
< Damage Dealt >
9,740
35,559
< Damage Taken >
17,067
12,700
< Gold Earned >
8,514
1.13
< Towers >
2.08
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0
30,291
< Total Healing >
9,875
13,943
< Experience >
10,867
20
< Vision Score >
57
6
< Wards Placed >
24
259
< Time Dealing CC >
197

How to Counter Nami with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Briar vs. Nami counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Nami. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Briar normally has a much larger longest killing spree than their counter does. On average, they receives more damage than Nami. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Nami

Who is Better, Briar or Nami?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when trying to fight Nami, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes a great counter for Nami.

While Briar does have a higher win rate than Nami, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Nami.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Briar vs Nami 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 to Nami. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Briar against Nami.

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 Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Briar, we analyzed 4,528 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 Nami 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 Nami Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Briar to counter Nami 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 stats presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often picks up more CS compared to Nami. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Briar versus Nami build include Guardian Angel, Sundered Sky, and The Collector. When Briar bought at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better vs. Nami than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 53.2% when playing against Nami with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Nami 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. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Briar vs Nami battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nami as Briar are shown for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.