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How to Win Briar vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupBriar is in the a tier of champions

Briar vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Briar in LoLBriar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Briar

based on 774 Briar vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Briar came out of an analysis of 774 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Briar encounters Rek'Sai in only 0.5% of their rounds.

Briar vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Briar does a decent job of countering Rek'Sai. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Briar vs Rek'Sai rounds, Briar’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that they most likely won't get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Briar vs Rek'Sai 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

EclipseDeath's DanceLord Dominik's RegardsSundered Sky

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
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Briar

Advice to Win Against Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Briar vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Rek'Sai Image
8.9
< Kills >
7.9
8
< Deaths >
6.8
6.7
< Assists >
8
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
37
< Minions Killed >
37
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
1.32
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.44
17,910
< Physical Damage >
14,895
3,171
< Magic Damage >
86
938
< True Damage >
3,671
22,019
< Damage Dealt >
18,653
36,077
< Damage Taken >
36,169
12,607
< Gold Earned >
12,078
1.01
< Towers >
1.39
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
30,012
< Total Healing >
16,796
13,715
< Experience >
13,556
19
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
7
257
< Time Dealing CC >
283

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Briar against Rek'Sai matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Rek'Sai..

Briar normally has a similar longest kill spree as their enemy does. Commonly, they takes a similar amount of damage to Rek'Sai. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Briar or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when playing against Rek'Sai, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a good counter to Rek'Sai.

While Briar does have a higher winrate compared to Rek'Sai, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a greater learning curve that makes them a more challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Briar into Rek'Sai.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Briar vs Rek'Sai matchups, Briar is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Briar is a decent counter for Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Briar against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Briar, we analyzed 774 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Briar to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Rek'Sai. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Briar versus Rek'Sai build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Briar used at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better against Rek'Sai than with most other typical builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 51.8% battling Rek'Sai with these items in their kit.

To have the best probability of defeating Rek'Sai as Briar, Briar players 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 sets we have analyed for Briar vs Rek'Sai matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

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