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

Briar vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Briar in LoLBriar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Briar

based on 3,542 Briar vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
54.9 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Briar resulted from an evaluation of 3542 ranked matches where both champs faced off against each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Briar encounters Gwen in only 2.1% of their rounds.

Briar vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Briar does a great job of beating Gwen. On average, they wins a fantastic 54.9% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Briar against Gwen rounds, Briar’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood against Gwen.

Best Briar vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

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
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
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Briar

Advice to Win Against Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Briar vs Gwen Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
54.9 %
VS
Win Rate
45.1 %
Gwen Image
9.3
< Kills >
6
7.3
< Deaths >
6.5
6.7
< Assists >
4.8
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
38
< Minions Killed >
158
1.48
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.53
18,272
< Physical Damage >
2,976
3,180
< Magic Damage >
14,780
947
< True Damage >
3,754
22,400
< Damage Dealt >
21,511
34,698
< Damage Taken >
30,187
12,666
< Gold Earned >
11,889
1.16
< Towers >
2.51
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
29,896
< Total Healing >
7,399
13,939
< Experience >
14,818
19
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
256
< Time Dealing CC >
143

How to Counter Gwen with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several vital Briar vs. Gwen counter statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Gwen. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Briar normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. On average, they takes more damage than Gwen. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Gwen

Who is Better, Briar or Gwen?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when taking on Gwen, with a 54.9% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a great counter for Gwen.

While Briar does have a much higher winrate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Briar into Gwen.

Moreover, Briar also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gwen. 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 Gwen 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 teamfights.

Briar is a great counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Briar, we analyzed 3,542 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 Gwen 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 Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Briar to counter Gwen during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar typically gets a lot less CS compared to Gwen. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Briar versus Gwen build include Black Cleaver, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Briar bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better countering Gwen than with many other common item sets. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 54.9% when playing against Gwen with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Gwen 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. Of all the rune combinations players used for Briar vs Gwen clashes, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.9% win rate overall.

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