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Taliyah vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Taliyah

based on 1,813 Taliyah vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Briar as Taliyah came out of an examination of 1813 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Taliyah is forced to battle against Briar in only 4.3% of her rounds.

Taliyah vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a below average job of countering Briar. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.2% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Taliyah versus Briar rounds, Taliyah’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't get first blood versus Briar.

Best Taliyah vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsAmplifying Tome

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Briar as Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Briar

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

Taliyah vs Briar Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Briar Image
6.2
< Kills >
9
6.8
< Deaths >
7.6
8.7
< Assists >
6.4
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
2.1
123
< Minions Killed >
35
0.52
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.33
775
< Physical Damage >
17,256
20,560
< Magic Damage >
2,988
1,096
< True Damage >
904
22,431
< Damage Dealt >
21,149
21,314
< Damage Taken >
35,337
12,062
< Gold Earned >
12,506
1.62
< Towers >
1.02
0.14
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
4,147
< Total Healing >
30,004
14,159
< Experience >
13,754
21
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
545
< Time Dealing CC >
250

How to Counter Briar with Taliyah in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some important Taliyah vs. Briar counter stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar..

Taliyah often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Briar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Taliyah and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Briar

Who is Better, Taliyah or Briar?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes a bad counter for Briar.

While Taliyah does have a lower win rate than Briar, when facing one another, Taliyah also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Taliyah into Briar.

Furthermore, Taliyah 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 isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Taliyah vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Taliyah is a bad counter to Briar. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Taliyah against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Taliyah

Taliyah Loses Against

MaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateFizzFizz44.1% winrateTeemoTeemo44.2% winrateZiggsZiggs44.5% winrate

Taliyah Wins Against

AlistarAlistar55.8% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrateRenektonRenekton54.8% winrateYuumiYuumi54.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NocturneNocturne+ 54.1% 1433 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 54.3% 184 GamesTaricTaric+ 55.2% 402 GamesIvernIvern+ 55.9% 290 Games

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Taliyah, we analyzed 1,813 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 Taliyah 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

Taliyah Build Briar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Taliyah in order to counter Briar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah usually racks up much more CS as Briar. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Taliyah versus Briar build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Briar than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Taliyah boasted an average win rate of 47.2% when countering Briar with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Briar as Taliyah, Taliyah players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Taliyah vs Briar battles, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Taliyah x Briar tips and builds for a a particular division, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and guides given are calculated using every round played with both champions.