Background Image
How to Win Briar vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupBriar is in the a tier of champions

Briar vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Briar in LoLBriar is in the b tier of champions
FighterAssassin
Marksman

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Briar

based on 6,909 Briar vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
56.4 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our database, Briar did battle with Kai'Sa in 6909 matches. Having so many games with Briar vs Kai'Sa gives us faith in our capability to provide enlightening statistics and a supported build to annihilate Kai'Sa. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Briar is forced to battle against Kai'Sa in only 4.1% of their rounds.

Briar vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Briar has done a great job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, they wins a whopping 56.4% of games the champs face each other in. In Briar versus Kai'Sa games, Briar’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Briar vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsOpportunityHubris

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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Briar

Advice to Win Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Briar vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
56.4 %
VS
Win Rate
43.6 %
Kai'Sa Image
9.4
< Kills >
7.9
7.6
< Deaths >
6.7
6.9
< Assists >
6.4
2.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
38
< Minions Killed >
177
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,648
< Physical Damage >
12,302
3,179
< Magic Damage >
8,051
995
< True Damage >
429
22,822
< Damage Dealt >
20,783
35,813
< Damage Taken >
20,586
12,839
< Gold Earned >
12,534
1.18
< Towers >
2
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
30,693
< Total Healing >
4,289
14,134
< Experience >
12,849
19
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
258
< Time Dealing CC >
44

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Briar in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some vital Briar vs. Kai'Sa matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Kai'Sa..

Briar typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their foe does. On average, they takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Briar or Kai'Sa?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when taking on Kai'Sa, with a 56.4% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a fantastic counter for Kai'Sa.

While Briar does have a much higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Briar into Kai'Sa.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Kai'Sa 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 team members during team fights.

Briar is a great counter to Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Briar, we analyzed 6,909 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Briar in order to counter Kai'Sa during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar on average gets a lot less CS relative to Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Briar versus Kai'Sa build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Briar included at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better versus Kai'Sa than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average win rate of 56.4% when countering Kai'Sa with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Kai'Sa as Briar, Briar players 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 combinations players picked for Briar vs Kai'Sa face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 56.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kai'Sa as Briar are presented for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.