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

Briar vs Kindred

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

based on 3,304 Briar vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
2.11
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our database, Briar fought Kindred in 3304 matches. Including so many games with Briar vs Kindred provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful data and a supported build to obliterate your opposition. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Briar has to counter Kindred in only 2.0% of their rounds.

Briar vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Briar has done a great job of countering Kindred. Typically, they wins a whopping 54.4% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Briar versus Kindred matches, Briar’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that they probably will be able to get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Briar vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's GhostbladeDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Profane HydraOpportunitySterak's GageGuardian Angel

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 Kindred as Briar

Advice to Win Against Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Briar vs Kindred Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Kindred Image
9.3
< Kills >
7
7.6
< Deaths >
7.5
6.7
< Assists >
7.5
2.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
35
< Minions Killed >
39
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
1.41
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.4
18,160
< Physical Damage >
14,848
3,043
< Magic Damage >
3,687
881
< True Damage >
1,186
22,085
< Damage Dealt >
19,722
35,154
< Damage Taken >
31,093
12,526
< Gold Earned >
12,000
1.1
< Towers >
1.46
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
29,518
< Total Healing >
16,404
13,728
< Experience >
13,244
19
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
251
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Kindred with Briar in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Briar versus Kindred counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Kindred..

Briar usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their enemy does. Typically, they receives more damage than Kindred. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Kindred

Who is Better, Briar or Kindred?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when taking on Kindred, with a 54.4% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes a great counter to Kindred.

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

Furthermore, Briar has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kindred. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Briar vs Kindred 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 allies during teamfights.

Briar is a great counter to Kindred. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Briar against Kindred.

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Briar, we analyzed 3,304 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 Kindred 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Briar to counter Kindred during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Kindred. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Briar versus Kindred build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Death's Dance. When Briar bought at least these three items in their build, they did much better when facing Kindred than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Briar boasted an average win rate of 54.4% when countering Kindred with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Kindred as Briar, Briar players should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Briar vs Kindred LoL games, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 54.4% winrate overall.

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