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

Briar vs Taric

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

based on 1,747 Briar vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our database, Briar faced Taric 1747 times. Including so many matchups for Briar versus Taric provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to counter Taric. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Briar is forced to battle against Taric in only 1.0% of their games.

Briar vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Briar has done a pathetic job of countering Taric. On average, they wins a lowly 46.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Briar vs Taric rounds, Briar’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that they probably won't get first blood against Taric.

Best Briar vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

OpportunityLord Dominik's RegardsSundered SkyProfane Hydra

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
2
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 Taric as Briar

Advice to Win Against Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Briar vs Taric Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Taric Image
8
< Kills >
2.1
7.6
< Deaths >
5.9
7.3
< Assists >
15.4
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
37
< Minions Killed >
36
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.31
< Inhibitors >
0.59
16,917
< Physical Damage >
2,178
3,241
< Magic Damage >
4,836
951
< True Damage >
765
21,110
< Damage Dealt >
7,780
34,774
< Damage Taken >
23,764
12,104
< Gold Earned >
8,751
1.06
< Towers >
2.3
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
29,386
< Total Healing >
11,989
13,264
< Experience >
10,882
18
< Vision Score >
46
6
< Wards Placed >
19
260
< Time Dealing CC >
397

How to Counter Taric with Briar in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some valuable Briar versus Taric matchup statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taric’s ratio of NaN, showing that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Taric. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Briar typically has a much larger longest killing spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they takes more damage than Taric. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Taric

Who is Better, Briar or Taric?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually loses when facing off against Taric, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Briar makes a poor counter for Taric.

While Briar does have a lower win rate compared to Taric, when they face off with one another, Briar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more complex character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Briar into Taric.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Briar vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Briar is a terribly counter for Taric. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Taric.

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Briar, we analyzed 1,747 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 Taric 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 Taric during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Taric. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions 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 several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Briar versus Taric build include Guardian Angel, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Briar bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did significantly better countering Taric than with many other common item sets. In fact, Briar boasted an average winrate of 46.5% battling Taric with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Taric as Briar, you should take 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 runes players picked for Briar vs Taric clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Briar versus Taric tips and builds for a an individual player tier, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using every game run with both champs.