Hecarim vs Briar
How to Beat Briar as Hecarim
based on 3,970 Hecarim vs Briar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Briar Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Briar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Briar as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Briar
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
Hecarim vs Briar Counter Stats
How to Counter Briar with Hecarim in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several critical Hecarim against Briar counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences between this set of champions. Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Briar..
Hecarim typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Briar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Hecarim and Briar
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Briar?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when facing off against Briar, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes a poor counter for Briar.
While Hecarim does have a lower winrate than Briar, when they face off with one another, Hecarim also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Hecarim into Briar.
Additionally, Hecarim has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hecarim 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.
Hecarim is a somewhat poor counter to Briar. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Hecarim against Briar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Hecarim to counter Briar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Briar. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Hecarim versus Briar build include Serylda's Grudge, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Hecarim bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Briar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average winrate of 48.5% when countering Briar with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of annihilating Briar as Hecarim, Hecarim players should use the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Triumph, and Legend: Tenacity runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Hecarim vs Briar counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.5% win rate overall.
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