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

Briar vs Zed

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

based on 5,948 Briar vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zed as Briar resulted from an evaluation of 5948 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Briar encounters Zed in only 3.5% of their rounds.

Briar vs Zed Matchup Summary

Briar does a good job of beating Zed. Normally, they wins a terrific 52.9% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Briar against Zed matches, Briar’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Zed.

Best Briar vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEdge of NightLord Dominik's RegardsDeath's Dance

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
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E
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Q
4
W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Zed as Briar

Advice to Win Against Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Briar vs Zed Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Zed Image
9.6
< Kills >
9.2
8
< Deaths >
7.1
6.7
< Assists >
5.7
2.23
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
40
< Minions Killed >
157
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.35
19,171
< Physical Damage >
22,482
3,260
< Magic Damage >
1,234
1,009
< True Damage >
1,262
23,441
< Damage Dealt >
24,978
36,970
< Damage Taken >
23,766
13,054
< Gold Earned >
12,639
1.1
< Towers >
1.56
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
31,123
< Total Healing >
3,639
14,414
< Experience >
14,929
20
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
259
< Time Dealing CC >
149

How to Counter Zed with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several valuable Briar against Zed counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zed’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed..

Briar usually has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. On average, they takes more damage than Zed. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Zed

Who is Better, Briar or Zed?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when trying to fight Zed, with a 52.9% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes a good counter for Zed.

While Briar does have a higher win rate than Zed, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Briar into Zed.

Furthermore, Briar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Zed 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 teammates during teamfights.

Briar is an above average counter for Zed. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Briar against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Briar, we analyzed 5,948 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 Zed 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 Zed Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Briar in order to counter Zed during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar on average racks up a lot less CS compared to Zed. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Briar versus Zed build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Briar used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better when facing Zed than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 52.9% battling Zed with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Zed 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 rune sets players picked for Briar vs Zed battles, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.9% win rate overall.

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