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How to Win Zyra vs Briar Counter MatchupZyra is in the s tier of champions

Zyra vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Zyra in LoLZyra is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Zyra

based on 7,036 Zyra vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each week. Within our data, Zyra fought Briar in 7036 matches. Including so many games with Zyra versus Briar gives us faith in our capability to provide informative stats and a pro build to crush your enemy. This particular counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Zyra has to counter Briar in only 4.4% of her games.

Zyra vs Briar Matchup Summary

Zyra has done a decent job of countering Briar. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Zyra against Briar games, Zyra’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Briar.

Best Zyra vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Zyra Items

~22 Mins
Rylai's Crystal ScepterCryptbloomLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth
Zyra's passive ability p
Zyra's q ability q
Zyra's w ability w
Zyra's e ability e
Zyra's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
4
E
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Guide to Countering Briar as Zyra

Tips for Playing as Zyra against Briar

Seeds grant vision to your team.

Placing a seed in your spell's path after you have cast it gives you the best chance of having a seed in the proper spot.

Zyra is a great ambusher - look for opportunities to set a trap of seeds in brush, then lure enemies in.

Zyra vs Briar Counter Stats

Zyra Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Briar Image
4.1
< Kills >
9.7
6.6
< Deaths >
8.1
11.3
< Assists >
6.4
0.88
< Killing Sprees >
2.24
58
< Minions Killed >
39
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.31
1,032
< Physical Damage >
19,358
20,041
< Magic Damage >
3,379
1,106
< True Damage >
983
22,180
< Damage Dealt >
23,720
19,176
< Damage Taken >
37,447
9,914
< Gold Earned >
13,046
1.71
< Towers >
1.01
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
1,977
< Total Healing >
31,138
11,754
< Experience >
14,413
57
< Vision Score >
20
24
< Wards Placed >
6
285
< Time Dealing CC >
260

How to Counter Briar with Zyra in LoL

The stats shown here show some valuable Zyra against Briar matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences between these two champs. As an example, Zyra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zyra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Briar. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.

Zyra typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Briar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zyra and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Zyra
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zyra
Briar

Who is Better, Zyra or Briar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zyra usually wins when facing off against Briar, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Zyra makes a good counter to Briar.

While Zyra does have a higher winrate compared to Briar, when they face off with one another, Zyra also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Zyra into Briaras her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zyra also 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 is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zyra vs Briar matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zyra is a decent counter to Briar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zyra against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zyra

Zyra Loses Against

LilliaLillia48.6% winrateNilahNilah48.7% winrateSingedSinged49.3% winrateXerathXerath49.5% winrate

Zyra Wins Against

KalistaKalista59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee58% winrateHweiHwei57.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani57.6% winrate

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Additional Information for Zyra Players

How We Calculated Our Zyra vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Zyra, we analyzed 7,036 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 Zyra 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 Zyra in order to counter Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zyra usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Briar. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Zyra versus Briar build consist of Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Cryptbloom, and Liandry's Torment. When Zyra included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better against Briar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Zyra boasted an average win rate of 51.6% battling Briar with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Briar as Zyra, Zyra players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Zyra vs Briar battles, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.6% win rate overall.

If you want to view Zyra vs Briar tips and counter stats for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using all rounds finished with both champs.