Lucian with Briar
How to Synergize Lucian and Briar
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Lucian Briar Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Lucian and Briar
Tips for Playing as Lucian with Briar
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
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Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
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Lucian Briar Synergy Stats
How to Play with Briar as Lucian in LoL
The Lucian 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, Lucian sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Briar. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Briar helps Lucian perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Lucian is paired with Briar, he observes a little drop in his full damage dealt. This difference could signal that Briar does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that their allyship also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Lucian is played with Briar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Briar. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Briar.
Moreover, when Lucian plays with Briar on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Briar does a decent job of covering Lucian in team fights.
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Is Lucian better when played alongside Briar?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Lucian that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Briar is a very typical companion for Lucian. By being on the same side as Lucian, they increases their win rate by 0.6% to 49.4%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Lucian and Briar that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.
Briar has a much lower diffuclty than Lucian. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Briar allies to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to play well with you.
Fighting alongside, Lucian players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by pairing Lucian and Briar together, you probably will not be giving your other allies a lot of magical damage output. Plan to pick other champs on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Briar ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Lucian in order to synergize with Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to build first in your Lucian and Briar synergy build include Guardian Angel, Rapid Firecannon, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Briar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lucian boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when playing alongside Briar with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Lucian players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.4% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Briar with Lucian are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.