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

Briar vs Zac

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

based on 3,774 Briar vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our database, Briar did battle with Zac 3774 times. With so many games with Briar vs Zac gives us confidence in our capacity to produce useful stats and a solid build to destroy Zac. This pairing is fairly rare. Briar is forced to battle against Zac in only 2.2% of their matches.

Briar vs Zac Matchup Summary

Briar does a ok job of countering Zac. Typically, they wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Briar vs Zac rounds, Briar’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that they probably will get first blood versus Zac.

Best Briar vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEclipseOpportunityMaw of Malmortius

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
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
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Q
4
W
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W
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Guide to Countering Zac as Briar

Advice to Win Against Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Briar vs Zac Counter Stats

Briar Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Zac Image
8.5
< Kills >
4.8
7.9
< Deaths >
5.1
7.1
< Assists >
11.9
1.95
< Killing Sprees >
1.11
41
< Minions Killed >
59
1.43
< Dragons Killed >
1.02
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,783
< Physical Damage >
1,461
3,685
< Magic Damage >
15,211
1,522
< True Damage >
1,148
23,990
< Damage Dealt >
17,821
36,667
< Damage Taken >
42,015
12,569
< Gold Earned >
10,966
1.1
< Towers >
1.51
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.26
31,109
< Total Healing >
43,635
13,877
< Experience >
13,397
19
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
8
267
< Time Dealing CC >
447

How to Counter Zac with Briar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Briar against Zac counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zac’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Zac. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in killsdeaths.

Briar typically has a much larger longest kill spree than their opponent does. On average, they receives less damage than Zac. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Briar and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Zac

Who is Better, Briar or Zac?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Briar usually fairs equally well when taking on Zac, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Briar makes an ok counter to Zac.

While Briar does have a higher win rate than Zac, when facing one another, Briar also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes them a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Briar into Zac.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Briar vs Zac matchups, Briar is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Briar is a decent counter for Zac. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Briar against Zac.

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 Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Briar, we analyzed 3,774 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 Zac 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 Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Briar to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Zac. 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 properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Briar versus Zac build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Briar bought at least these three pieces in their build, they did much better vs Zac than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Briar had an average win rate of 50.1% when countering Zac with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Zac 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. Out of all the runes players chose for Briar vs Zac counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zac as Briar are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.