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Briar vs Viego

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

based on 7,037 Briar vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Viego as Briar came out of an examination of 7037 ranked matches where both champs opposed each other. This particular champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Briar fights Viego in only 4.2% of their games.

Briar vs Viego Matchup Summary

Briar has done a ok job of beating Viego. Typically, they wins a acceptable 50.4% of games the champs face one another in. In Briar versus Viego rounds, Briar’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Viego.

Best Briar vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeDeath's Dance

Optional Items

HubrisSterak's GageEclipseSundered Sky

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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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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Briar vs Viego Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Viego Image
9
< Kills >
7.9
7.7
< Deaths >
6.7
6.7
< Assists >
6.9
2.05
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
37
< Minions Killed >
35
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
1.65
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.41
17,725
< Physical Damage >
16,041
3,199
< Magic Damage >
1,859
980
< True Damage >
872
21,904
< Damage Dealt >
18,773
35,103
< Damage Taken >
33,461
12,557
< Gold Earned >
12,289
1.07
< Towers >
1.41
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
29,639
< Total Healing >
16,706
13,781
< Experience >
13,764
19
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
6
255
< Time Dealing CC >
226

How to Counter Viego with Briar in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Briar against Viego counter stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Viego..

Briar typically has a similar longest kill spree as their foe does. On average, they takes a similar amount of damage to Viego. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Viego

Who is Better, Briar or Viego?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually fairs equally well when facing off against Viego, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Briar makes an ok counter for Viego.

While Briar does have a higher win rate than Viego, when facing one another, Briar also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Briar into Viego.

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

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

Briar is a decent counter to Viego. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Viego.

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 Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Briar, we analyzed 7,037 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 Viego 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 Viego Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Briar to counter Viego during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Viego. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Briar versus Viego build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Death's Dance. When Briar incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed much better versus Viego than with many other common builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Viego with this counter build.

To have the best probability of crushing Viego 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 builds players picked for Briar vs Viego fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.4% win rate overall.

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