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Briar vs Syndra

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

based on 3,655 Briar vs Syndra matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Briar faced Syndra in 3655 games. Including so many matchups for Briar vs Syndra provides us faith in our capacity to produce informative stats and a recommended build to counter Syndra. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Briar encounters Syndra in only 2.2% of their rounds.

Briar vs Syndra Matchup Summary

Briar does a good job of beating Syndra. Typically, they wins a terrific 52.1% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Briar against Syndra rounds, Briar’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that they most likely will be able to get first blood against Syndra.

Best Briar vs Syndra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceBlack CleaverLord Dominik's Regards

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
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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W
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Guide to Countering Syndra as Briar

Advice to Win Against Syndra

Get boots early when playing against Syndra, they'll help you avoid many of her spells.

Attack Syndra after she's used Scatter the Weak, it has a long cooldown so she'll be vulnerable.

At max rank Syndra's spells gain bonus effects and change in appearance.

Briar vs Syndra Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Syndra Image
9.2
< Kills >
7.2
7.8
< Deaths >
6.3
6.5
< Assists >
7
2.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
39
< Minions Killed >
180
1.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,061
< Physical Damage >
899
3,122
< Magic Damage >
20,804
977
< True Damage >
1,895
22,159
< Damage Dealt >
23,599
36,076
< Damage Taken >
18,784
12,866
< Gold Earned >
12,447
1.11
< Towers >
1.8
0.34
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
30,600
< Total Healing >
1,730
14,234
< Experience >
14,864
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
10
256
< Time Dealing CC >
385

How to Counter Syndra with Briar in LoL

The stats shown here show several vital Briar against Syndra counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Syndra’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Syndra..

Briar usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their enemy does. Typically, they takes more damage than Syndra. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Syndra

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Syndra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Syndra

Who is Better, Briar or Syndra?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when facing off against Syndra, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Briar makes a good counter for Syndra.

While Briar does have a higher winrate compared to Syndra, when facing one another, Briar also has a much lower learning curve that makes them a less complex champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Briar into Syndra.

Additionally, Briar also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Syndra. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Briar vs Syndra 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 team members during team fights.

Briar is an above average counter for Syndra. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Briar against Syndra.

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 Syndra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Syndra as Briar, we analyzed 3,655 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 Syndra 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Briar in order to counter Syndra 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar most often gets a lot less CS compared to Syndra. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Briar versus Syndra build consist of Sterak's Gage, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Briar incorporated at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better versus Syndra than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 52.1% battling Syndra with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Syndra 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. Of all the rune builds players used for Briar vs Syndra clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.1% win rate overall.

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