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Briar vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Briar in LoLBriar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Briar

based on 5,313 Briar vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.08
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our database, Briar fought Draven 5313 times. With so many games with Briar versus Draven gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to defeat Draven. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Briar encounters Draven in only 3.1% of their matches.

Briar vs Draven Matchup Summary

Briar has done a decent job of countering Draven. Normally, they wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Briar versus Draven matches, Briar’s team is 0.1% less probable to get first blood, implying that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Draven.

Best Briar vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSundered SkyThe Collector

Optional Items

EclipseSterak's GageTitanic HydraDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste 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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Countering Draven as Briar

Advice to Win Against Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Briar vs Draven Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Draven Image
9.1
< Kills >
8.7
7.6
< Deaths >
6.9
6.7
< Assists >
5.7
2.1
< Killing Sprees >
2.01
37
< Minions Killed >
169
1.41
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,008
< Physical Damage >
22,046
3,143
< Magic Damage >
124
943
< True Damage >
481
22,095
< Damage Dealt >
22,651
34,575
< Damage Taken >
22,893
12,461
< Gold Earned >
13,686
1.06
< Towers >
2.25
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
29,215
< Total Healing >
6,716
13,547
< Experience >
12,294
19
< Vision Score >
14
6
< Wards Placed >
7
250
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Draven with Briar in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some vital Briar versus Draven matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between these two champs. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Draven..

Briar normally has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Typically, they receives more damage than Draven. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Draven

Who is Better, Briar or Draven?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when facing off against Draven, with a 51.8% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a good counter to Draven.

While Briar does have a higher winrate than Draven, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Briar into Draven.

Additionally, Briar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Briar vs Draven matchups, Briar is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Briar is a decent counter for Draven. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Draven.

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 Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Briar, we analyzed 5,313 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 Draven 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 Draven Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Briar to counter Draven during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Draven. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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 have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Briar versus Draven build include Guardian Angel, Sundered Sky, and The Collector. When Briar incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Draven than with many other typical builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average win rate of 51.8% when countering Draven with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Draven as Briar, 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 used for Briar vs Draven counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.8% winrate overall.

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