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

Briar vs Illaoi

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

based on 3,266 Briar vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our data, Briar did battle with Illaoi 3266 times. Having so many matchups for Briar versus Illaoi gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide informative data and a solid build to smash Illaoi. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Briar fights Illaoi in only 1.9% of their rounds.

Briar vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Briar does a decent job of beating Illaoi. Typically, they wins a acceptable 51.3% of games the champs fight each other in. In Briar versus Illaoi games, Briar’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that they probably will get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Briar vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingVoltaic 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
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E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Briar

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Briar vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Illaoi Image
9.3
< Kills >
6
7.9
< Deaths >
6.9
6.9
< Assists >
4.6
2.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
39
< Minions Killed >
187
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.57
18,859
< Physical Damage >
25,821
3,691
< Magic Damage >
843
982
< True Damage >
426
23,532
< Damage Dealt >
27,091
36,740
< Damage Taken >
36,157
12,675
< Gold Earned >
12,199
0.98
< Towers >
2.83
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
30,757
< Total Healing >
8,967
14,011
< Experience >
15,415
19
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
256
< Time Dealing CC >
441

How to Counter Illaoi with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Briar versus Illaoi matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Illaoi. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Briar normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. Typically, they takes a similar amount of damage to Illaoi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Illaoi

Who is Better, Briar or Illaoi?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when taking on Illaoi, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Briar makes a good counter to Illaoi.

While Briar does have a higher win rate than Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Briar into Illaoi.

Moreover, Briar has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Illaoi matchups, Briar is the better champ with a higher 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 decent counter for Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Briar against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Briar, we analyzed 3,266 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 Illaoi 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 to counter Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar often racks up a lot less CS as Illaoi. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Briar versus Illaoi build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Briar used at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better against Illaoi than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 51.3% when playing against Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Illaoi as Briar, Briar players should equip 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 players chose for Briar vs Illaoi face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

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