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How to Win Briar vs Galio Counter MatchupBriar is in the a tier of champions

Briar vs Galio

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

based on 4,065 Briar vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.96
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games every week. Within our data, Briar did battle with Galio 4065 times. With so many matchups for Briar vs Galio provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to annihilate Galio. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Briar is forced to battle against Galio in only 2.4% of their rounds.

Briar vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Briar has done a below average job of beating Galio. On average, they wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champs face one another in. In Briar versus Galio games, Briar’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that they most likely will be able to get first blood versus Galio.

Best Briar vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's GhostbladeSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageMaw of MalmortiusEclipse

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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Galio as Briar

Advice to Win Against Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Briar vs Galio Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Galio Image
8.9
< Kills >
6
8.2
< Deaths >
6.7
7.2
< Assists >
9.9
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
38
< Minions Killed >
137
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,804
< Physical Damage >
484
2,779
< Magic Damage >
20,108
1,008
< True Damage >
526
22,592
< Damage Dealt >
21,119
36,390
< Damage Taken >
25,077
12,603
< Gold Earned >
11,016
1.05
< Towers >
1.73
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
30,150
< Total Healing >
2,363
13,813
< Experience >
13,744
19
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
11
258
< Time Dealing CC >
127

How to Counter Galio with Briar in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some critical Briar against Galio counter statistics that may help you explain the differences between this set of champs. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Galio’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Galio..

Briar normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their counter does. On average, they receives more damage than Galio. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Galio

Who is Better, Briar or Galio?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Briar usually loses when facing off against Galio, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a bad counter for Galio.

While Briar does have a lower winrate compared to Galio, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Briar into Galio.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Briar is a somewhat poor counter to Galio. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Briar against Galio.

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 Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Briar, we analyzed 4,065 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 Galio 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Briar in order to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar on average picks up a lot less CS relative to Galio. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Briar versus Galio build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Sundered Sky. When Briar included at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better against Galio than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 48.7% when countering Galio with this build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Galio as Briar, Briar players 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. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Briar vs Galio counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Galio as Briar are given for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.