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How to Win Gragas vs Briar Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Gragas

based on 2,735 Gragas vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Gragas battled Briar 2735 times. With so many games with Gragas vs Briar gives us faith in our ability to prepare informative data and a supported build to smash your enemy. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Gragas has to counter Briar in only 4.2% of his matches.

Gragas vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a awful job of beating Briar. On average, he wins a lowly 45.9% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Gragas vs Briar matches, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Briar.

Best Gragas vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameZhonya's HourglassCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Briar as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Briar

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Gragas vs Briar Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Briar Image
6.1
< Kills >
9
6.1
< Deaths >
7.7
7.5
< Assists >
6.7
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
2.06
106
< Minions Killed >
38
0.56
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.35
1,501
< Physical Damage >
17,900
18,439
< Magic Damage >
3,371
655
< True Damage >
987
20,595
< Damage Dealt >
22,260
29,977
< Damage Taken >
36,027
11,243
< Gold Earned >
12,645
1.41
< Towers >
1.13
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
12,130
< Total Healing >
30,524
13,987
< Experience >
13,928
20
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
414
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Briar with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some vital Gragas versus Briar counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar..

Gragas often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Briar. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Briar

Who is Better, Gragas or Briar?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 45.9% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a poor counter to Briar.

While Gragas does have a much lower win rate than Briar, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Gragas into Briar.

Moreover, Gragas also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Gragas is a terribly counter to Briar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Gragas against Briar.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Gragas, we analyzed 2,735 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 Gragas 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 Gragas 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas typically racks up more CS compared to Briar. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Briar build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Gragas used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Briar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 45.9% when countering Briar with this build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Briar as Gragas, Gragas players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Gragas vs Briar face-offs, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.9% winrate overall.

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