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

Briar vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Briar in LoLBriar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Briar

based on 3,407 Briar vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
52.9 %
K/D/A
2.01
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our database, Briar did battle with Vex 3407 times. Using so many games with Briar versus Vex gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce actionable data and a supported build to annihilate Vex. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Briar fights Vex in only 2.0% of their rounds.

Briar vs Vex Matchup Summary

Briar does a good job of countering Vex. On average, they wins a terrific 52.9% of matches the champs face each other in. In Briar against Vex matches, Briar’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that they most likely will get first blood versus Vex.

Best Briar vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic HydraDeath's DanceEclipse

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
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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Briar vs Vex Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
52.9 %
VS
Win Rate
47.1 %
Vex Image
9
< Kills >
7.5
7.9
< Deaths >
6.6
6.9
< Assists >
7.8
2.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
38
< Minions Killed >
158
1.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.4
17,917
< Physical Damage >
1,374
3,229
< Magic Damage >
22,123
936
< True Damage >
921
22,082
< Damage Dealt >
24,419
36,410
< Damage Taken >
19,844
12,714
< Gold Earned >
11,526
1.1
< Towers >
1.77
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
30,618
< Total Healing >
2,144
14,076
< Experience >
14,295
20
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
9
256
< Time Dealing CC >
555

How to Counter Vex with Briar in LoL

The stats provided here feature some critical Briar vs. Vex matchup stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Vex..

Briar normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. On average, they takes more damage than Vex. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Vex

Who is Better, Briar or Vex?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Briar usually wins when trying to fight Vex, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Briar makes a good counter for Vex.

While Briar does have a higher win rate compared to Vex, when on opposite teams, Briar also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Vex.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Vex matchups, Briar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Briar is a good counter for Vex. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Briar, we analyzed 3,407 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Briar to counter Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Vex. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Briar versus Vex build include Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Briar combined at least these three pieces in their build, they performed significantly better versus Vex than with many other common item sets. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 52.9% battling Vex with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Vex as Briar, Briar players should use 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 players used for Briar vs Vex face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Briar vs Vex tips and builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all rounds with data with both champs.