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

Briar vs Poppy

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

based on 2,745 Briar vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Briar fought Poppy in 2745 games. With so many games with Briar vs Poppy gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce useful data and a supported build to obliterate Poppy. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Briar encounters Poppy in only 1.6% of their matches.

Briar vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Briar does a dismal job of countering Poppy. Normally, they wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champions face each other in. In Briar vs Poppy matches, Briar’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Briar vs Poppy Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's GhostbladeDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageGuardian AngelBlack CleaverThe Collector

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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Briar

Advice to Win Against Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Briar vs Poppy Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Poppy Image
8.6
< Kills >
5.4
8
< Deaths >
5.8
6.9
< Assists >
9.5
1.96
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
38
< Minions Killed >
78
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
0.82
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,890
< Physical Damage >
13,804
3,227
< Magic Damage >
3,814
1,010
< True Damage >
1,005
22,128
< Damage Dealt >
18,623
36,622
< Damage Taken >
31,042
12,622
< Gold Earned >
10,865
1.01
< Towers >
1.59
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.18
30,703
< Total Healing >
8,207
13,948
< Experience >
13,756
20
< Vision Score >
24
6
< Wards Placed >
9
262
< Time Dealing CC >
669

How to Counter Poppy with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Briar versus Poppy matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Poppy. This observation is largely a result of the differences in killsdeaths.

Briar usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their counter does. Typically, they receives more damage than Poppy. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Poppy

Who is Better, Briar or Poppy?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Briar usually loses when facing off against Poppy, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a poor counter for Poppy.

While Briar does have a lower winrate than Poppy, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Briar into Poppy.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Briar vs Poppy matchups, Poppy is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Briar is a somewhat poor counter to Poppy. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Briar against Poppy.

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 Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Briar, we analyzed 2,745 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 Poppy 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 Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Briar to counter Poppy during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often gets less CS relative to Poppy. Champions who typically don't take 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Briar versus Poppy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Death's Dance. When Briar included at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better countering Poppy than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 48.9% when countering Poppy with these items in their kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Poppy as Briar, you should use 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 sets players chose for Briar vs Poppy fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.9% win rate overall.

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