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Vayne vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Vayne

based on 8,949 Vayne vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Briar as Vayne came out of an analysis of 8949 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Vayne has to counter Briar in only 4.3% of her games.

Vayne vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Vayne has done a below average job of countering Briar. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions face each other in. In Vayne against Briar rounds, Vayne’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Briar.

Best Vayne vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Guardian AngelImmortal ShieldbowVoltaic CycloswordBloodthirster

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upq
>
Second ability for Vayne to level upw
>
Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Briar as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Briar

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

Vayne vs Briar Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Briar Image
7.7
< Kills >
8.9
6.7
< Deaths >
7.6
5.7
< Assists >
6.8
1.81
< Killing Sprees >
2.07
161
< Minions Killed >
37
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.34
15,210
< Physical Damage >
17,840
1,519
< Magic Damage >
3,141
4,508
< True Damage >
955
21,238
< Damage Dealt >
21,936
21,900
< Damage Taken >
35,149
12,142
< Gold Earned >
12,560
2.18
< Towers >
1.11
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
5,942
< Total Healing >
29,812
12,931
< Experience >
13,828
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
67
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Briar with Vayne in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several important Vayne versus Briar counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Briar..

Vayne normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she receives less damage than Briar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vayne and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Briar

Who is Better, Vayne or Briar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually loses when trying to fight Briar, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes a poor counter to Briar.

While Vayne does have a lower win rate than Briar, when facing one another, Vayne also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Vayne into Briaras her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Vayne has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Vayne 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 teamfights.

Vayne is a somewhat poor counter to Briar. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vayne against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vayne

Vayne Loses Against

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Vayne Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.2% winrateKalistaKalista55.4% winrate

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Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Vayne, we analyzed 8,949 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 Vayne 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

Vayne Build Briar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vayne 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 listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne usually racks up much more CS relative to Briar. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Vayne versus Briar build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Vayne bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better versus Briar than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Vayne had an average winrate of 48.6% battling Briar with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Briar as Vayne, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Vayne vs Briar fights, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.6% win rate overall.

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