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How to Win Cho'Gath vs Briar Counter MatchupCho'Gath is in the b tier of champions

Cho'Gath vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Cho'Gath in LoLCho'Gath is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Cho'Gath

based on 3,686 Cho'Gath vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Briar as Cho'Gath came out of an evaluation of 3686 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Cho'Gath is forced to battle against Briar in only 4.3% of his rounds.

Cho'Gath vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Cho'Gath does a dismal job of beating Briar. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Cho'Gath vs Briar games, Cho'Gath’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Briar.

Best Cho'Gath vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBami's Cinder

Core Cho'Gath Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisHeartsteelForce of Nature

Optional Items

RiftmakerFrozen HeartWarmog's ArmorJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cho'Gath to level upe
>
Second ability for Cho'Gath to level upq
>
Last skill for Cho'Gath to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Cho'Gath's passive ability p
Cho'Gath's q ability q
Cho'Gath's w ability w
Cho'Gath's e ability e
Cho'Gath's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Briar as Cho'Gath

Tips for Playing as Cho'Gath against Briar

Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.

Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.

Cho'Gath vs Briar Counter Stats

Cho'Gath Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Briar Image
6.4
< Kills >
9.1
5.8
< Deaths >
7.9
6.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
150
< Minions Killed >
39
0.42
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.34
3,205
< Physical Damage >
20,071
13,723
< Magic Damage >
3,554
4,172
< True Damage >
1,105
21,102
< Damage Dealt >
24,731
42,214
< Damage Taken >
36,837
11,555
< Gold Earned >
12,772
2.14
< Towers >
1.1
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
9,279
< Total Healing >
30,887
14,762
< Experience >
14,077
19
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
6
774
< Time Dealing CC >
265

How to Counter Briar with Cho'Gath in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several important Cho'Gath versus Briar counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Cho'Gath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Cho'Gath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar..

Cho'Gath typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Briar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cho'Gath and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Cho'Gath
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cho'Gath
Briar

Who is Better, Cho'Gath or Briar?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Cho'Gath usually loses when playing against Briar, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Cho'Gath makes a bad counter for Briar.

While Cho'Gath does have a lower win rate than Briar, when on opposite teams, Cho'Gath also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Cho'Gath into Briar.

Furthermore, Cho'Gath has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cho'Gath vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Cho'Gath is a somewhat poor counter to Briar. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Cho'Gath against Briar.

Additional Information for Cho'Gath Players

How We Calculated Our Cho'Gath vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,686 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 Briar as Cho'Gath 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 Cho'Gath in order to counter Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cho'Gath most often racks up much more CS compared to Briar. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Cho'Gath versus Briar build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Heartsteel, and Force of Nature. When Cho'Gath included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Briar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Cho'Gath had an average winrate of 48.4% battling Briar with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Briar as Cho'Gath, Cho'Gath players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Cho'Gath vs Briar clashes, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.4% win rate overall.

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