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Briar vs Olaf

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

based on 1,604 Briar vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Briar fought Olaf in 1604 games. Including so many games with Briar versus Olaf provides us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to destroy your rival. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Briar encounters Olaf in only 0.9% of their rounds.

Briar vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Briar has done a ok job of countering Olaf. On average, they wins a acceptable 50.7% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Briar versus Olaf matches, Briar’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Briar vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Black CleaverLord Dominik's RegardsEclipseProfane Hydra

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
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W
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Briar

Advice to Win Against Olaf

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Briar vs Olaf Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Olaf Image
9.2
< Kills >
7.4
7.9
< Deaths >
7
6.9
< Assists >
5.1
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
38
< Minions Killed >
155
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.52
18,220
< Physical Damage >
17,066
3,018
< Magic Damage >
182
1,024
< True Damage >
6,528
22,263
< Damage Dealt >
23,776
36,028
< Damage Taken >
32,317
12,664
< Gold Earned >
12,497
1.06
< Towers >
2.47
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
30,268
< Total Healing >
15,057
13,896
< Experience >
14,970
19
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
7
250
< Time Dealing CC >
343

How to Counter Olaf with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some strategic Briar against Olaf matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Olaf..

Briar normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. Typically, they takes more damage than Olaf. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Olaf

Who is Better, Briar or Olaf?

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

While Briar does have a higher win rate compared to Olaf, when facing one another, Briar also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Briar into Olaf.

Additionally, Briar also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Briar is a decent counter for Olaf. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Briar against Olaf.

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 Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Briar, we analyzed 1,604 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 Olaf 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 Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Briar to counter Olaf during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often gets a lot less CS as Olaf. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Briar versus Olaf build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Briar combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better when fighting Olaf than with most other common item sets. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 50.7% when countering Olaf with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Olaf 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 that we analyzed for Briar vs Olaf fights, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Olaf as Briar are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.