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Briar vs Samira

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

based on 7,951 Briar vs Samira matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Samira as Briar came out of an analysis of 7951 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Briar encounters Samira in only 4.7% of their games.

Briar vs Samira Matchup Summary

Briar has done a good job of countering Samira. On average, they wins a terrific 52.9% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Briar against Samira rounds, Briar’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Samira.

Best Briar vs Samira Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeSundered Sky

Optional Items

Edge of NightSterak's GageOpportunityEclipse

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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E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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Briar vs Samira Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Samira Image
9
< Kills >
9.7
7.7
< Deaths >
7.3
7.3
< Assists >
5.6
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
2.2
37
< Minions Killed >
166
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,267
< Physical Damage >
19,046
3,179
< Magic Damage >
2,539
975
< True Damage >
583
22,422
< Damage Dealt >
22,169
35,143
< Damage Taken >
24,274
12,512
< Gold Earned >
12,989
1.11
< Towers >
2.04
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
29,694
< Total Healing >
7,686
13,648
< Experience >
12,342
19
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
255
< Time Dealing CC >
27

How to Counter Samira with Briar in LoL

The stats provided here feature some influential Briar vs. Samira matchup statistics that can help you understand the differences between the pair. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Samira’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Samira..

Briar normally has a similar longest kill spree as their matchup does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Samira. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Samira

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Samira
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Samira

Who is Better, Briar or Samira?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when facing off against Samira, with a 52.9% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a good counter for Samira.

While Briar does have a higher winrate compared to Samira, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Samira.

Furthermore, Briar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. 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 Samira matchups, Briar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Briar is a good counter to Samira. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Briar against Samira.

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 Samira Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Samira as Briar, we analyzed 7,951 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 Samira 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Briar to counter Samira during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar typically gets a lot less CS compared to Samira. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Briar versus Samira build consist of Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Sundered Sky. When Briar incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better when fighting Samira than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 52.9% when playing against Samira with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Samira 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 builds players picked for Briar vs Samira matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.9% win rate overall.

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