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Briar vs Fiddlesticks

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

based on 2,806 Briar vs Fiddlesticks matchups
Win Rate
54.1 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our data, Briar faced off against Fiddlesticks in 2806 rounds. Including so many matchups for Briar vs Fiddlesticks gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to defeat Fiddlesticks. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Briar encounters Fiddlesticks in only 1.7% of their matches.

Briar vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary

Briar does a great job of countering Fiddlesticks. Typically, they wins a terrific 54.1% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Briar versus Fiddlesticks matches, Briar’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that they probably will be able to get first blood against Fiddlesticks.

Best Briar vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Guardian AngelOpportunitySterak's GageEclipse

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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Q
4
W
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W
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Briar vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
54.1 %
VS
Win Rate
45.9 %
Fiddlesticks Image
9.4
< Kills >
5.7
7.8
< Deaths >
6.9
7
< Assists >
9.6
2.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
39
< Minions Killed >
39
1.55
< Dragons Killed >
1.15
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.31
18,849
< Physical Damage >
308
3,375
< Magic Damage >
17,043
971
< True Damage >
1,184
23,196
< Damage Dealt >
18,535
36,529
< Damage Taken >
34,112
13,004
< Gold Earned >
11,351
1.11
< Towers >
1.08
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
31,009
< Total Healing >
17,030
14,377
< Experience >
13,132
20
< Vision Score >
45
6
< Wards Placed >
3
261
< Time Dealing CC >
748

How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some significant Briar versus Fiddlesticks matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Fiddlesticks. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Briar often has a much larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they receives a similar amount of damage to Fiddlesticks. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Fiddlesticks

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Fiddlesticks
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Fiddlesticks

Who is Better, Briar or Fiddlesticks?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when facing off against Fiddlesticks, with a 54.1% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes a great counter to Fiddlesticks.

While Briar does have a much higher winrate compared to Fiddlesticks, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Fiddlesticks.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Briar vs Fiddlesticks 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 teammates during team fights.

Briar is a great counter to Fiddlesticks. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Briar against Fiddlesticks.

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Fiddlesticks Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Fiddlesticks as Briar, we analyzed 2,806 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 Fiddlesticks 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Briar in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Fiddlesticks. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling 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 exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Briar versus Fiddlesticks build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Briar included at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better vs. Fiddlesticks than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Briar boasted an average winrate of 54.1% when countering Fiddlesticks with these items in their kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Fiddlesticks as Briar, you should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Briar vs Fiddlesticks counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Fiddlesticks as Briar are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.