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How to Synergize Briar with Cho'Gath on the Same TeamBriar is in the a tier of champions

Briar with Cho'Gath

How to Win With Briar and Cho'Gath Paired TogetherBriar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Briar and Cho'Gath

based on 3,741 Briar with Cho'Gath pairs
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Briar has fought alongside Cho'Gath in 3741 recent, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the developers of LoL, we feel confident that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Briar synergize with Cho'Gath. It is relatively rare for Briar to play with Cho'Gath as teammates. This has only occurred in approx. 2.2% of matches with Briar.

Briar Cho'Gath Synergy Summary

Briar does a decent job of teaming up with Cho'Gath. Usually, they wins an acceptable 51.9% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Briar when playing alongside Cho'Gath by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Briar vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelVoltaic CycloswordDeath's DanceSterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Briar's passive ability p
Briar's q ability q
Briar's w ability w
Briar's e ability e
Briar's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Briar and Cho'Gath

Advice to Understand How Cho'Gath Will Play

Using Rupture on creeps in combination with Carnivore is a good way to gain Health and Mana.

If you're having difficulty feasting upon champions, try eating minions until you're larger.

Try to line up your attacks with Vorpal Spikes so that they kill minions and harass enemy champions at the same time.

Briar Cho'Gath Synergy Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Cho'Gath Image
9.4
< Kills >
9.2
7.9
< Deaths >
7.8
7
< Assists >
6.8
2.14
< Killing Sprees >
2.11
35
< Minions Killed >
38
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.33
19,514
< Physical Damage >
18,521
3,275
< Magic Damage >
3,253
988
< True Damage >
981
23,778
< Damage Dealt >
22,756
36,286
< Damage Taken >
36,026
12,859
< Gold Earned >
12,708
1.09
< Towers >
1.09
0.24
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
30,810
< Total Healing >
30,392
14,083
< Experience >
13,976
20
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
6
258
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Play with Cho'Gath as Briar in LoL

The Briar Cho'Gath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Cho'Gath, compared to their overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how their gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Briar sees a very large drop in their KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Cho'Gath. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Cho'Gath helps Briar perform not as well in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Briar is paired with Cho'Gath, they gets a little increase in their full damage output. This difference may indicate that Cho'Gath supports by providing cover for them to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Briar is played alongside Cho'Gath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when they plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that they is worse when playing alongside Cho'Gath.

Additionally, when Briar plays with Cho'Gath on the same team, they often takes a little more damage than when they fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Cho'Gath does a poor job of covering Briar during teamfights.

Synergies between Briar and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Briar
Cho'Gath

Is Briar better when played alongside Cho'Gath?

There is no one best champion pairing for Briar that will no matter what be their #1 teammate. However, Cho'Gath is a very typical ally for Briar. By locking into the same team as Briar, he increases their win rate by 0.2% to 51.9%. This shows that there is a weak strategic relationship between Briar and Cho'Gath that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Cho'Gath has a greater difficulty than Briar. That means Briar players must be cautious when finding Cho'Gath allies to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting together, Briar players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by bringing Briar and Cho'Gath together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough support. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Cho'Gath ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar Cho'Gath Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Briar and Cho'Gath, we analyzed 3,741 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Briar with Cho'Gath comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Briar in order to pair well with Cho'Gath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to use in your Briar and Cho'Gath synergy build include Black Cleaver, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Briar combined at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better when paired up with Cho'Gath than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 51.9% helping carry Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Briar players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Cho'Gath with Briar are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.