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Briar vs Xin Zhao

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

based on 5,323 Briar vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our database, Briar engaged Xin Zhao in 5323 matches. Using so many matchups for Briar vs Xin Zhao gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce actionable stats and a supported build to wreck your foe. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Briar has to counter Xin Zhao in only 3.1% of their matches.

Briar vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Briar has done a average job of beating Xin Zhao. On average, they wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champs battle one another in. In Briar against Xin Zhao matches, Briar’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that they probably won't get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Briar vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelLord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's Ghostblade

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceBlack CleaverEclipse

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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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Briar

Advice to Win Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Briar vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Xin Zhao Image
9.1
< Kills >
6.9
7.9
< Deaths >
6.9
6.9
< Assists >
8.3
2.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
38
< Minions Killed >
43
1.39
< Dragons Killed >
1.45
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.46
19,072
< Physical Damage >
17,580
3,469
< Magic Damage >
1,377
975
< True Damage >
992
23,518
< Damage Dealt >
19,949
35,757
< Damage Taken >
40,692
12,596
< Gold Earned >
11,926
1.08
< Towers >
1.54
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
30,083
< Total Healing >
20,718
13,754
< Experience >
13,591
19
< Vision Score >
22
6
< Wards Placed >
6
257
< Time Dealing CC >
473

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Briar in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Briar versus Xin Zhao counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Xin Zhao..

Briar often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. On average, they receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Briar or Xin Zhao?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Briar usually fairs equally well when playing against Xin Zhao, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes an ok counter to Xin Zhao.

While Briar does have a higher win rate than Xin Zhao, when facing one another, Briar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Briar into Xin Zhao.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Briar vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Briar is a decent counter to Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Briar against Xin Zhao.

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 Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Briar, we analyzed 5,323 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 Xin Zhao 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Briar to counter Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar often picks up a similar amount of CS as Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Briar versus Xin Zhao build include Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Youmuu's Ghostblade. When Briar incorporated at least these three items in their build, they performed much better vs. Xin Zhao than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Xin Zhao with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Xin Zhao as Briar, Briar players 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 rune combinations players used for Briar vs Xin Zhao face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.

If you want to get Briar versus Xin Zhao tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct skill level, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all games played with both champs.