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

Briar vs Xerath

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

based on 6,561 Briar vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Xerath as Briar came out of an evaluation of 6561 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Briar is forced to battle against Xerath in only 3.9% of their matches.

Briar vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Briar does a good job of countering Xerath. Typically, they wins a terrific 52.4% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Briar against Xerath rounds, Briar’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that they most likely will get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Briar vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelMaw of MalmortiusHubrisEdge of Night

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
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Briar

Advice to Win Against Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Briar vs Xerath Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Xerath Image
9.7
< Kills >
6
7.9
< Deaths >
5.9
6.3
< Assists >
10.1
2.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
38
< Minions Killed >
103
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.37
19,106
< Physical Damage >
625
3,198
< Magic Damage >
23,052
980
< True Damage >
775
23,285
< Damage Dealt >
24,452
37,284
< Damage Taken >
16,945
13,052
< Gold Earned >
11,126
1.07
< Towers >
1.52
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
31,527
< Total Healing >
1,361
14,425
< Experience >
13,055
20
< Vision Score >
37
6
< Wards Placed >
17
260
< Time Dealing CC >
183

How to Counter Xerath with Briar in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Briar vs. Xerath counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the pair. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Xerath. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in killsdeaths.

Briar typically has a much larger longest killing spree than their counter does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Xerath. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Xerath

Who is Better, Briar or Xerath?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when trying to fight Xerath, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Briar makes a good counter for Xerath.

While Briar does have a higher win rate than Xerath, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Xerath.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Briar vs Xerath 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Briar is an above average counter to Xerath. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Briar against Xerath.

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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Briar, we analyzed 6,561 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 Xerath 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 Xerath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Briar in order to counter Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar on average picks up less CS compared to Xerath. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Briar versus Xerath build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Briar used at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better versus Xerath than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 52.4% when playing against Xerath with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Xerath 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 builds players chose for Briar vs Xerath matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.4% winrate overall.

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