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Gragas with Briar

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How to Synergize Gragas and Briar

based on 1,862 Gragas with Briar pairs
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2.26
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Gragas has gone into battle with Briar in 1862 recently played, ranked games. By gathering so much complete data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can showcase robust, usable builds to help Gragas play with Briar. It is relatively rare for Gragas to play with Briar as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 2.8% of matches with Gragas.

Gragas Briar Synergy Summary

Gragas has done a ok job of fighting on the same side as Briar. On average, he wins an acceptable 50.2% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to do better as Gragas when playing with Briar by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with them, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Gragas vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeAether Wisp

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentRod of AgesCosmic DriveSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Gragas and Briar

Tips for Playing as Gragas with Briar

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Gragas Briar Synergy Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Briar Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.9
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
7.2
< Assists >
7.2
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
152
< Minions Killed >
109
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.59
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,614
< Physical Damage >
1,474
19,768
< Magic Damage >
18,364
523
< True Damage >
641
21,905
< Damage Dealt >
20,480
28,275
< Damage Taken >
29,773
11,292
< Gold Earned >
11,274
1.79
< Towers >
1.47
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
9,972
< Total Healing >
12,331
14,716
< Experience >
14,035
20
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
398
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Play with Briar as Gragas in LoL

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

Overall, Gragas sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Briar. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Briar helps Gragas perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Gragas plays on the same team as Briar, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This change could signal that Briar supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that their presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Gragas is played with Briar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Briar. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Briar.

Additionally, when Gragas plays with Briar on the same side, he on average takes less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Briar does a decent job of covering Gragas in teamfights.

Synergies between Gragas and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Gragas
Briar

Is Gragas better when played alongside Briar?

There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Gragas that will no matter what be his top synergy. However, overall, Briar is a pretty good teammate for Gragas. By being on the same side as Gragas, they improves their win rate by 2.3% to 50.2%. This proves that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Gragas and Briar that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Briar has a lower difficulty than Gragas. That means Gragas players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Briar allies to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working alongside, Gragas players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by bringing Gragas and Briar together, you will not be granting your other teammates enough magic damage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of your Briar ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas Briar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Gragas and Briar, we analyzed 1,862 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 Gragas with Briar 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 Gragas in order to synergize with Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to have in your Gragas and Briar synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Briar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Briar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, Gragas players should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Gragas and Briar pairings, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.2% winrate overall.

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