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How to Win Warwick vs Briar Counter MatchupWarwick is in the a tier of champions

Warwick vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Warwick in LoLWarwick is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Warwick

based on 8,294 Warwick vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each week. Within our database, Warwick faced Briar 8294 times. Using so many matchups for Warwick versus Briar gives us confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a supported build to wreck your enemy. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Warwick is forced to battle against Briar in only 5.0% of his rounds.

Warwick vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Warwick has done a dismal job of countering Briar. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Warwick vs Briar games, Warwick’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Briar.

Best Warwick vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerTiamat

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceTerminusDead Man's PlateWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Warwick's passive ability p
Warwick's q ability q
Warwick's w ability w
Warwick's e ability e
Warwick's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
15
E
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R

Guide to Countering Briar as Warwick

Tips for Playing as Warwick against Briar

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

Warwick vs Briar Counter Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Briar Image
7.6
< Kills >
8.9
7.3
< Deaths >
8
7.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
2.05
50
< Minions Killed >
37
1.35
< Dragons Killed >
1.35
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.34
7,967
< Physical Damage >
18,374
9,016
< Magic Damage >
3,405
836
< True Damage >
970
17,819
< Damage Dealt >
22,750
40,294
< Damage Taken >
35,401
11,618
< Gold Earned >
12,440
1.3
< Towers >
1.04
0.28
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
21,387
< Total Healing >
29,371
13,197
< Experience >
13,597
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
6
288
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Briar with Warwick in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some strategic Warwick vs. Briar matchup stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Briar..

Warwick often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Briar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Warwick and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Warwick
Briar

Who is Better, Warwick or Briar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Warwick usually loses when facing off against Briar, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Warwick makes a bad counter to Briar.

While Warwick does have a lower winrate compared to Briar, when they face off with one another, Warwick also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Warwick into Briar.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Warwick is a somewhat poor counter for Briar. Focus your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Warwick against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Warwick

Warwick Loses Against

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Warwick Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.1% winrateGwenGwen54.7% winrateZoeZoe54.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 52.9% 7132 GamesZacZac+ 53.1% 1414 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.3% 2543 GamesIvernIvern+ 54.6% 522 Games

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Warwick, we analyzed 8,294 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 Warwick 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Warwick to counter Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Warwick often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Briar. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Warwick versus Briar build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Sundered Sky. When Warwick used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Briar than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Warwick boasted an average win rate of 48.2% battling Briar with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Briar as Warwick, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Warwick vs Briar matchups, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

If you want to get Warwick x Briar tips and counter stats for a an individual division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all rounds run with these champs.