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Briar vs Katarina

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

based on 6,046 Briar vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
2.12
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Katarina as Briar came out of an evaluation of 6046 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against one another. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Briar has to counter Katarina in only 3.6% of their matches.

Briar vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Briar does a great job of countering Katarina. Normally, they wins a whopping 54.4% of games the champs face off with one another in. In Briar versus Katarina games, Briar’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood against Katarina.

Best Briar vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordYoumuu's Ghostblade

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEclipseOpportunityHubris

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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Guide to Countering Katarina as Briar

Advice to Win Against Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Briar vs Katarina Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Katarina Image
9.6
< Kills >
9.6
7.8
< Deaths >
7.5
6.9
< Assists >
5.9
2.2
< Killing Sprees >
2.19
38
< Minions Killed >
152
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.31
19,028
< Physical Damage >
2,069
3,298
< Magic Damage >
20,702
981
< True Damage >
975
23,307
< Damage Dealt >
23,746
35,126
< Damage Taken >
25,525
12,821
< Gold Earned >
12,127
1.14
< Towers >
1.36
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
29,685
< Total Healing >
3,248
13,970
< Experience >
14,039
19
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
254
< Time Dealing CC >
35

How to Counter Katarina with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several influential Briar vs. Katarina counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champions. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Katarina..

Briar often has a similar longest kill spree as their enemy does. Typically, they takes more damage than Katarina. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Katarina

Who is Better, Briar or Katarina?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when playing against Katarina, with a 54.4% win rate. Thus, Briar makes a great counter for Katarina.

While Briar does have a much higher win rate compared to Katarina, when facing one another, Briar also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Katarina.

Furthermore, Briar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Katarina. 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 Katarina 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Briar is a great counter for Katarina. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Briar against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Briar, we analyzed 6,046 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Briar in order to counter Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often racks up a lot less CS as Katarina. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Briar versus Katarina build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Briar used at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better against Katarina than with most other typical builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 54.4% when playing against Katarina with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Katarina 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. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Briar vs Katarina counters, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Briar x Katarina tips and counter builds for a an individual skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using all matches played with these champions.