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

Briar vs Neeko

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

based on 5,026 Briar vs Neeko matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Neeko as Briar came out of an analysis of 5026 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Briar is forced to battle against Neeko in only 3.0% of their matches.

Briar vs Neeko Matchup Summary

Briar does a good job of countering Neeko. Normally, they wins a fantastic 52.8% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Briar vs Neeko rounds, Briar’s side is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that they probably will get first blood against Neeko.

Best Briar vs Neeko 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

Death's DanceGuardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash 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
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Neeko as Briar

Advice to Win Against Neeko

Pop Blossom's warning visuals are invisible if Neeko is disguised.

Standing behind minions against Neeko is very dangerous as Tangle-Barbs become stronger.

Briar vs Neeko Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Neeko Image
9
< Kills >
5.4
7.8
< Deaths >
6.2
6.6
< Assists >
8.7
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
39
< Minions Killed >
108
1.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.42
18,284
< Physical Damage >
1,333
3,320
< Magic Damage >
18,064
965
< True Damage >
786
22,569
< Damage Dealt >
20,183
36,098
< Damage Taken >
21,050
12,708
< Gold Earned >
10,487
1.09
< Towers >
1.81
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
30,526
< Total Healing >
2,319
14,113
< Experience >
12,981
20
< Vision Score >
32
6
< Wards Placed >
14
258
< Time Dealing CC >
184

How to Counter Neeko with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Briar vs. Neeko matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Neeko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Neeko. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Briar often has a much larger longest kill spree than their counter does. On average, they takes more damage than Neeko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Neeko

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Neeko
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Neeko

Who is Better, Briar or Neeko?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when taking on Neeko, with a 52.8% win rate. Thus, Briar makes a good counter to Neeko.

While Briar does have a higher win rate compared to Neeko, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less difficult character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Briar into Neeko.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Briar vs Neeko 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 team fights.

Briar is a good counter to Neeko. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Neeko.

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Neeko Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Neeko as Briar, we analyzed 5,026 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 Neeko 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

If you would like to truly master Briar to counter Neeko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar often picks up less CS as Neeko. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Briar versus Neeko build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Briar used at least these three items in their build, they did a lot better vs. Neeko than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 52.8% when countering Neeko with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Neeko as Briar, you 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 builds players used for Briar vs Neeko clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.8% winrate overall.

If you need to see Briar versus Neeko tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions shown are calculated using every match run with these champs.