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Briar vs Akali

How to Beat Akali as Briar in LoLBriar is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Akali as Briar

based on 9,951 Briar vs Akali matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
5.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Akali as Briar came out of an evaluation of 9951 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This matchup is relatively uncommon. Briar fights Akali in only 5.9% of their rounds.

Briar vs Akali Matchup Summary

Briar does a good job of countering Akali. On average, they wins a terrific 52.2% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Briar against Akali rounds, Briar’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, implying that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Akali.

Best Briar vs Akali Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSundered SkyThe Collector

Optional Items

Sterak's GageLord Dominik's RegardsDeath's DanceHubris

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
5
W
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R
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Guide to Countering Akali as Briar

Advice to Win Against Akali

Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.

Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.

Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.

Briar vs Akali Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Akali Image
9.2
< Kills >
9.3
8.1
< Deaths >
6.4
6.8
< Assists >
5.3
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
2.11
37
< Minions Killed >
152
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.34
19,007
< Physical Damage >
1,349
3,216
< Magic Damage >
21,550
999
< True Damage >
784
23,223
< Damage Dealt >
23,683
36,050
< Damage Taken >
27,204
12,730
< Gold Earned >
11,780
1.07
< Towers >
1.42
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
30,122
< Total Healing >
3,209
13,942
< Experience >
14,408
19
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
256
< Time Dealing CC >
72

How to Counter Akali with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Briar versus Akali matchup statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between the two. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akali’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Akali..

Briar often has a similar longest killing spree as their matchup does. Typically, they receives more damage than Akali. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Akali

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Akali
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Akali

Who is Better, Briar or Akali?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when facing off against Akali, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a good counter to Akali.

While Briar does have a higher win rate compared to Akali, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Briar into Akali.

Moreover, Briar has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Akali matchups, Briar is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Briar is an above average counter for Akali. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Akali.

Other Champion Matchups Against Briar

Briar Loses Against

TaricTaric46.5% winrateBardBard47.5% winrateBraumBraum47.5% winrateNilahNilah47.6% winrate

Briar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.9% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 55.4% 1623 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.7% 22802 GamesEliseElise+ 59.8% 209 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 60% 115 Games

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Akali Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akali as Briar, we analyzed 9,951 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 Akali as Briar 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

Briar Build Akali Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Briar in order to counter Akali during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar on average accumulates a lot less CS as Akali. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Briar versus Akali build include Guardian Angel, Sundered Sky, and The Collector. When Briar combined at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better countering Akali than with many other typical builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average win rate of 52.2% when countering Akali with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Akali as Briar, you should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Briar vs Akali clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Briar vs Akali tips and counter builds for a an individual rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides given are calculated using every game with data with these champs.