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Briar vs Riven

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

based on 5,039 Briar vs Riven matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our dataset, Briar faced off against Riven in 5039 games. Having so many games with Briar vs Riven provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide informative data and a pro build to annihilate your foe. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Briar fights Riven in only 3.0% of their matches.

Briar vs Riven Matchup Summary

Briar has done a good job of beating Riven. On average, they wins a terrific 53.5% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Briar vs Riven matches, Briar’s side is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that they most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Riven.

Best Briar vs Riven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelSundered SkyThe Collector

Optional Items

Edge of NightDeath's DanceLord Dominik's RegardsSterak's Gage

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
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
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Riven as Briar

Advice to Win Against Riven

All of Riven's damage is physical, prioritize high Armor if an opposing Riven gets out of control.

Riven has a great deal of mobility but she cannot move very far with any one skill. Rooting or silencing her during her combo will greatly reduce her effectiveness.

Riven excels at dueling multiple melee attackers at once, as she will be on an almost equal footing damage-wise. If pairing up against Riven, don't go in as double melee until she has expended her full combo.

Briar vs Riven Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Riven Image
9.3
< Kills >
7.2
7.8
< Deaths >
6.4
6.8
< Assists >
4.9
2.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
38
< Minions Killed >
176
1.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,888
< Physical Damage >
19,318
3,080
< Magic Damage >
58
977
< True Damage >
1,160
21,946
< Damage Dealt >
20,536
35,630
< Damage Taken >
25,686
12,764
< Gold Earned >
12,205
1.13
< Towers >
2.16
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
30,241
< Total Healing >
5,313
13,960
< Experience >
15,006
20
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
254
< Time Dealing CC >
128

How to Counter Riven with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several strategic Briar vs. Riven counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Riven’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Riven..

Briar typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their matchup does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Riven. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Riven

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Riven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Riven

Who is Better, Briar or Riven?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when trying to fight Riven, with a 53.5% win rate. Thus, Briar makes a great counter for Riven.

While Briar does have a higher winrate than Riven, when facing one another, Briar also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less complex character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Riven.

Additionally, Briar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Riven. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Riven 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 for Riven. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Riven.

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 Riven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Riven as Briar, we analyzed 5,039 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 Riven 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 Riven Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Briar in order to counter Riven during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Riven. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Briar versus Riven build include Guardian Angel, Sundered Sky, and The Collector. When Briar incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better vs Riven than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Briar boasted an average win rate of 53.5% when playing against Riven with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Riven as Briar, Briar players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Briar vs Riven counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 53.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Riven as Briar are shown for all ranked divisions. To filter the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.