Draven vs Briar
How to Beat Briar as Draven
based on 5,313 Draven vs Briar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Briar Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Briar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Briar as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Briar
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
Draven vs Briar Counter Stats
How to Counter Briar with Draven in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some influential Draven against Briar counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar..
Draven normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Briar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Draven and Briar
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Who is Better, Draven or Briar?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Draven usually loses when playing against Briar, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Draven makes a bad counter to Briar.
While Draven does have a lower win rate than Briar, when facing one another, Draven also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Briaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Draven also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Draven 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 teammates during teamfights.
Draven is a somewhat poor counter for Briar. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Draven against Briar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Draven in order to counter Briar 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven usually accumulates much more CS compared to Briar. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well 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 do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Draven versus Briar build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Hubris, and Opportunity. When Draven included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Briar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Draven boasted an average win rate of 48.2% when countering Briar with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Briar as Draven, Draven players should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Bloodline runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Draven vs Briar face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Briar as Draven are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.