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Briar vs Gnar

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

based on 1,798 Briar vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. Within our data, Briar did battle with Gnar 1798 times. Having so many matchups for Briar vs Gnar gives us faith in our capability to provide useful data and a pro build to annihilate your foe. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Briar has to counter Gnar in only 1.1% of their matches.

Briar vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Briar has done a great job of beating Gnar. Typically, they wins a fantastic 54.2% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Briar versus Gnar matches, Briar’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that they probably will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Briar vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsDeath's DanceThe Collector

Optional Items

OpportunityGuardian AngelSundered SkyBlack Cleaver

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
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Briar

Advice to Win Against Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Briar vs Gnar Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Gnar Image
9.4
< Kills >
5.4
7.7
< Deaths >
6.2
6.5
< Assists >
6.4
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
36
< Minions Killed >
163
1.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.45
18,593
< Physical Damage >
18,194
3,142
< Magic Damage >
3,409
929
< True Damage >
483
22,665
< Damage Dealt >
22,087
35,578
< Damage Taken >
29,908
12,750
< Gold Earned >
11,382
1.11
< Towers >
2.28
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
30,107
< Total Healing >
5,980
13,932
< Experience >
14,867
19
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
257
< Time Dealing CC >
416

How to Counter Gnar with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some valuable Briar versus Gnar matchup stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Gnar. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Briar normally has a much larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Commonly, they receives more damage than Gnar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Gnar

Who is Better, Briar or Gnar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when playing against Gnar, with a 54.2% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes a great counter to Gnar.

While Briar does have a much higher winrate compared to Gnar, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less difficult character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Briar into Gnar.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Gnar matchups, Briar is the better champ 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 a great counter to Gnar. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Briar against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Briar, we analyzed 1,798 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 Gnar 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 truly master Briar in order to counter Gnar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often racks up a lot less CS relative to Gnar. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well 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 case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Briar versus Gnar build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Death's Dance, and The Collector. When Briar included at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs. Gnar than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Briar boasted an average winrate of 54.2% when countering Gnar with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Gnar as Briar, Briar players 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. Of all the rune builds players chose for Briar vs Gnar fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Gnar as Briar are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.