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How to Synergize Briar with Wukong on the Same TeamBriar is in the a tier of champions

Briar with Wukong

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

based on 795 Briar with Wukong pairs
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
0.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Briar has been on the same team as Wukong in 795 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Briar synergize with Wukong. It is very rare for Briar to play alongside Wukong on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 0.5% of games with Briar.

Briar Wukong Synergy Summary

Briar does a great job of fighting on the same side as Wukong. On average, they wins a whopping 54.3% of matches the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Briar when playing with Wukong by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Briar vs Wukong Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSundered SkyThe Collector

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsTitanic HydraDeath's DanceEclipse

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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Guide to Synergizing Briar and Wukong

Advice to Understand How Wukong Will Play

Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.

Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.

Briar Wukong Synergy Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
54.3 %
VS
Win Rate
45.7 %
Wukong Image
8.8
< Kills >
9.2
7.6
< Deaths >
7.8
6.5
< Assists >
6.8
2.07
< Killing Sprees >
2.11
45
< Minions Killed >
38
1.34
< Dragons Killed >
1.46
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.33
17,652
< Physical Damage >
18,521
3,203
< Magic Damage >
3,253
937
< True Damage >
981
21,793
< Damage Dealt >
22,756
34,813
< Damage Taken >
36,026
12,421
< Gold Earned >
12,708
1.1
< Towers >
1.09
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
29,277
< Total Healing >
30,392
13,680
< Experience >
13,976
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
6
247
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Play with Wukong as Briar in LoL

The Briar Wukong synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of their gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Wukong, 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 Wukong. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Wukong helps Briar perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Briar is paired with Wukong, they gets a small decrease in their total damage output. This could signal that Wukong does not support by providing cover for them to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Briar is played with Wukong on the same team, 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 with Wukong.

Additionally, when Briar plays with Wukong on the same team, they usually takes a little less damage than when they plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Wukong does a decent job of covering Briar in team fights.

Synergies between Briar and Wukong

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Wukong
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Briar
Wukong

Is Briar better when played alongside Wukong?

There is no perfect synergy for Briar that will 100% of the time be their best teammate. However, overall, Wukong is a pretty good teammate for Briar. By locking into the same team as Briar, he improves their win rate by 2.6% to 54.3%. This clearly indicates that there is a somewhat important strategic relationship between Briar and Wukong that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Wukong has a lower difficulty than Briar. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Wukong teammates to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Although, by aligning Briar and Wukong together, you will not be granting your team a lot of AP. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of your Wukong ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar Wukong Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Briar and Wukong, we analyzed 795 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 Wukong 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Briar to synergize with Wukong during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to prioritize in your Briar and Wukong synergy build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Sundered Sky, and The Collector. When Briar used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better as an ally of Wukong than with many other common builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 54.3% when synergizing their build and playstyle to Wukong with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Wukong with Briar are given for all skill levels, merged. To filter the stats and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.