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

Briar vs Veigar

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

based on 6,130 Briar vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Veigar as Briar resulted from an evaluation of 6130 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Briar has to counter Veigar in only 3.6% of their games.

Briar vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Briar does a ok job of beating Veigar. On average, they wins a acceptable 50.5% of games the champs face one another in. In Briar versus Veigar rounds, Briar’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that they most likely will get first blood against Veigar.

Best Briar vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordThe Brutalizer

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSundered SkyThe Collector

Optional Items

Sterak's GageGuardian AngelOpportunityTitanic Hydra

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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R
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Briar

Advice to Win Against Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Briar vs Veigar Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Veigar Image
9.2
< Kills >
7.4
7.9
< Deaths >
6.6
6.5
< Assists >
6.8
2.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
37
< Minions Killed >
165
1.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.48
18,031
< Physical Damage >
671
3,266
< Magic Damage >
22,423
973
< True Damage >
618
22,270
< Damage Dealt >
23,713
36,994
< Damage Taken >
19,580
12,793
< Gold Earned >
12,229
1.07
< Towers >
1.99
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
30,972
< Total Healing >
1,835
14,183
< Experience >
14,608
20
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
11
262
< Time Dealing CC >
88

How to Counter Veigar with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Briar against Veigar counter statistics that may help us understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..

Briar usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Veigar

Who is Better, Briar or Veigar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually fairs equally well when taking on Veigar, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes an ok counter for Veigar.

While Briar does have a higher winrate than Veigar, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Briar into Veigar.

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

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

Briar is a decent counter to Veigar. Focus your tactics on increasing 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 Veigar.

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Briar, we analyzed 6,130 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 Veigar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Briar to counter Veigar 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 tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar on average picks up a lot less CS as Veigar. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Briar versus Veigar build include Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, and The Collector. When Briar used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better vs. Veigar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Veigar with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Veigar as Briar, Briar players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Briar vs Veigar counters, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

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