Darius vs Briar
How to Beat Briar as Darius
based on 6,184 Darius vs Briar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Briar Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Briar Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Darius Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Countering Briar as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Briar
Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.
Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
Darius vs Briar Counter Stats
How to Counter Briar with Darius in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several important Darius versus Briar matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Briar..
Darius often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Briar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Darius and Briar
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Darius or Briar?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually loses when trying to fight Briar, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a bad counter to Briar.
While Darius does have a lower win rate than Briar, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Darius into Briar.
Moreover, Darius also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Darius vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Darius is a trash counter to Briar. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Darius against Briar.
Other Champion Matchups Against Darius
Additional Information for Darius Players
How We Calculated Our Darius vs Briar Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Darius to counter Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius most often gets much more CS as Briar. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Darius versus Briar build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Titanic Hydra. When Darius included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Briar than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when playing against Briar with this build.
To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Briar as Darius, Darius players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Celerity runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Darius vs Briar counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.
If you would like to get Darius vs Briar tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and guides given are calculated using all rounds completed with both champs.