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How to Win Rammus vs Briar Counter MatchupRammus is in the a tier of champions

Rammus vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Rammus in LoLRammus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Rammus

based on 4,428 Rammus vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
2.85
Pick Rate
6.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our data, Rammus fought Briar in 4428 rounds. Having so many matchups for Rammus versus Briar gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce actionable data and a solid build to smash your rival. This pairing is fairly uncommon. Rammus has to counter Briar in only 6.3% of his games.

Rammus vs Briar Matchup Summary

Rammus has done a decent job of beating Briar. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Rammus versus Briar rounds, Rammus’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Briar.

Best Rammus vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBramble Vest

Core Rammus Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Randuin's OmenFrozen HeartUnending DespairKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningUnflinching
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorArmor
Rammus's passive ability p
Rammus's q ability q
Rammus's w ability w
Rammus's e ability e
Rammus's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Briar as Rammus

Tips for Playing as Rammus against Briar

Powerball can be used as an effective escape mechanism.

Tremors and Defensive Ball Curl can be used late in the game to obliterate towers. If you're bogged down in a team fight, it is often valuable to break off and attack the buildings.

Using taunt on a champion by your tower can cause the tower to attack your enemy.

Rammus vs Briar Counter Stats

Rammus Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Briar Image
4.7
< Kills >
8.4
5.9
< Deaths >
8.2
12.1
< Assists >
7.4
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
32
< Minions Killed >
37
1.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.3
2,634
< Physical Damage >
17,176
12,943
< Magic Damage >
3,481
809
< True Damage >
1,039
16,387
< Damage Dealt >
21,697
32,191
< Damage Taken >
37,049
10,947
< Gold Earned >
12,474
1.19
< Towers >
1.01
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
12,545
< Total Healing >
30,617
13,300
< Experience >
13,769
20
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
6
605
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Counter Briar with Rammus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some strategic Rammus against Briar matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this set of champs. As an example, Rammus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Rammus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Briar. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Rammus often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Briar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rammus and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Rammus
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rammus
Briar

Who is Better, Rammus or Briar?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rammus usually wins when playing against Briar, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Rammus makes a good counter for Briar.

While Rammus does have a higher win rate compared to Briar, when they face off with one another, Rammus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rammus into Briar.

Additionally, Rammus has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rammus vs Briar matchups, Rammus is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Rammus is a decent counter to Briar. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Rammus against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rammus

Rammus Loses Against

LilliaLillia40.7% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser43.3% winrateSwainSwain44.2% winrateBrandBrand45.6% winrate

Rammus Wins Against

QuinnQuinn59.5% winrateKindredKindred57.6% winrateGnarGnar57.2% winrateYuumiYuumi57% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

RengarRengar+ 55.2% 422 GamesAurelion SolAurelion Sol+ 55.3% 1217 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.2% 596 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 57.1% 238 Games

Additional Information for Rammus Players

How We Calculated Our Rammus vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Rammus, we analyzed 4,428 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 Rammus 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

Rammus Build Briar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Rammus to counter Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rammus on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Briar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Rammus versus Briar build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Rammus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Briar than with most other common builds. In fact, Rammus boasted an average winrate of 51.2% battling Briar with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of crushing Briar as Rammus, Rammus players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Unflinching, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Rammus vs Briar face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Briar as Rammus are displayed for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.