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Wukong vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Wukong in LoLWukong is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Wukong

based on 1,897 Wukong vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Briar as Wukong resulted from an evaluation of 1897 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Wukong has to counter Briar in only 4.6% of his matches.

Wukong vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong does a poor job of countering Briar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Wukong against Briar matches, Wukong’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Briar.

Best Wukong vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceMaw of MalmortiusSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageEclipseSpear of ShojinProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Wukong's passive ability p
Wukong's q ability q
Wukong's w ability w
Wukong's e ability e
Wukong's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Briar as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Briar

Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.

Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.

Wukong vs Briar Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Briar Image
6.8
< Kills >
8.8
6
< Deaths >
7.8
7.2
< Assists >
6.6
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.99
84
< Minions Killed >
40
0.9
< Dragons Killed >
1.44
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.34
15,053
< Physical Damage >
17,661
2,324
< Magic Damage >
3,367
942
< True Damage >
957
18,320
< Damage Dealt >
21,986
31,080
< Damage Taken >
35,643
11,862
< Gold Earned >
12,609
1.86
< Towers >
1.09
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
10,277
< Total Healing >
30,216
13,970
< Experience >
13,921
20
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
6
134
< Time Dealing CC >
261

How to Counter Briar with Wukong in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some vital Wukong against Briar counter statistics that can help us realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar..

Wukong often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Briar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Briar

Who is Better, Wukong or Briar?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Wukong makes a poor counter to Briar.

While Wukong does have a lower win rate than Briar, when they face off with one another, Wukong also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Wukong into Briar.

Furthermore, Wukong has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Wukong is a somewhat poor counter for Briar. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Wukong against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong

Wukong Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.3% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser44.5% winrateRyzeRyze44.6% winrateAzirAzir44.9% winrate

Wukong Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateRenektonRenekton56.8% winrateQuinnQuinn55.5% winrateLuluLulu55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 54.3% 280 GamesBriarBriar+ 54.3% 795 GamesKog'MawKog'Maw+ 55.8% 319 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1361 Games

Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Wukong, we analyzed 1,897 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 Wukong 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Wukong 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong typically picks up more CS relative to Briar. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Wukong versus Briar build consist of Trinity Force, Maw of Malmortius, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Briar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Wukong had an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Briar with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Briar as Wukong, Wukong players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Wukong vs Briar fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.

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