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Briar vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Briar in LoLBriar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vi as Briar

based on 4,996 Briar vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vi as Briar resulted from an analysis of 4996 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Briar encounters Vi in only 3.0% of their games.

Briar vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Briar does a poor job of beating Vi. On average, they wins a acceptable 49.4% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Briar vs Vi matches, Briar’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Vi.

Best Briar vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceVoltaic CycloswordLord Dominik's Regards

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
6
R
7
W
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Q
9
W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Vi as Briar

Advice to Win Against Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Briar vs Vi Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Vi Image
9
< Kills >
6.7
7.9
< Deaths >
6.6
6.8
< Assists >
8.3
2.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
39
< Minions Killed >
34
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,196
< Physical Damage >
16,694
3,291
< Magic Damage >
89
959
< True Damage >
884
22,447
< Damage Dealt >
17,667
36,021
< Damage Taken >
30,606
12,671
< Gold Earned >
11,801
1.08
< Towers >
1.32
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
30,200
< Total Healing >
11,208
13,940
< Experience >
13,678
19
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
259
< Time Dealing CC >
283

How to Counter Vi with Briar in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some influential Briar vs. Vi matchup statistics that can help you interpret the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Vi..

Briar often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. On average, they receives more damage than Vi. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Vi

Who is Better, Briar or Vi?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually fairs equally well when playing against Vi, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Briar makes an ok counter to Vi.

While Briar does have a lower winrate compared to Vi, when facing one another, Briar also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Briar into Vi.

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

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

Briar is a somewhat poor counter for Vi. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Briar against Vi.

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Briar, we analyzed 4,996 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 Vi 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

To truly master Briar in order to counter Vi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar on average gets a similar amount of CS as Vi. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Briar versus Vi build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Briar combined at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs Vi than with most other common item sets. In fact, Briar boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Vi with these items in their kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Vi as Briar, Briar players should take 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 rune sets players used for Briar vs Vi matchups, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vi as Briar are given for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.