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

Briar vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Briar in LoLBriar is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Briar

based on 12,027 Briar vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
7.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Mordekaiser as Briar came out of an examination of 12027 ranked matches where both champs battled one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Briar is forced to battle against Mordekaiser in only 7.1% of their rounds.

Briar vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Briar does a ok job of beating Mordekaiser. On average, they wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Briar against Mordekaiser games, Briar’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that they probably will get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Briar vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkYoumuu's Ghostblade

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeMaw of Malmortius

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHubrisSpirit VisageLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Briar to level upw
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Second ability for Briar to level upq
>
Last skill for Briar to max oute

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionIngenious 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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Q
4
W
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W
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Briar

Advice to Win Against Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Briar vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Mordekaiser Image
9.2
< Kills >
7.3
8
< Deaths >
6.2
6.8
< Assists >
5.1
2.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
38
< Minions Killed >
152
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.42
19,127
< Physical Damage >
2,826
3,273
< Magic Damage >
20,854
968
< True Damage >
641
23,368
< Damage Dealt >
24,323
36,061
< Damage Taken >
32,236
12,702
< Gold Earned >
11,836
1.03
< Towers >
1.98
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
30,479
< Total Healing >
9,350
13,945
< Experience >
15,170
19
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
258
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some critical Briar versus Mordekaiser counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Mordekaiser..

Briar usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. Typically, they takes more damage than Mordekaiser. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Briar or Mordekaiser?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Briar usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Mordekaiser, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Briar makes an ok counter for Mordekaiser.

While Briar does have a higher win rate than Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a lower learning curve that makes them a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Briar into Mordekaiser.

Furthermore, Briar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Briar vs Mordekaiser matchups, Briar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Briar is a decent counter for Mordekaiser. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Mordekaiser.

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 Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Briar, we analyzed 12,027 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Briar in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the lane 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 stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often picks up a lot less CS as Mordekaiser. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Briar versus Mordekaiser build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Maw of Malmortius. When Briar incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they performed a lot better when fighting Mordekaiser than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 50.5% when playing against Mordekaiser with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Mordekaiser as Briar, Briar players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ingenious Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Briar vs Mordekaiser fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Mordekaiser as Briar are given for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.