Xerath vs Briar
How to Beat Briar as Xerath
based on 6,561 Xerath vs Briar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Briar Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Briar Counter Build
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Core Xerath Items
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Guide to Countering Briar as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Briar
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Xerath vs Briar Counter Stats
How to Counter Briar with Xerath in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several critical Xerath vs. Briar counter stats that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar..
Xerath often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Briar. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Briar
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Who is Better, Xerath or Briar?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually loses when playing against Briar, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Xerath makes a poor counter to Briar.
While Xerath does have a lower win rate than Briar, when facing one another, Xerath also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Xerath into Briaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Xerath 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 late stage team fights.
Xerath is a garbage counter for Briar. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Briar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to counter Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath typically accumulates more CS relative to Briar. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Xerath versus Briar build include Void Staff, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Briar than with many other common item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average winrate of 47.6% when countering Briar with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Briar as Xerath, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Xerath vs Briar fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Briar as Xerath are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.