Ekko vs Briar
How to Beat Briar as Ekko
based on 7,817 Ekko vs Briar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Briar Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Briar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Briar as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Briar
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
Ekko vs Briar Counter Stats
How to Counter Briar with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several valuable Ekko against Briar matchup stats that can help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Briar..
Ekko often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Briar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Ekko and Briar
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Who is Better, Ekko or Briar?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ekko usually loses when facing off against Briar, with a 48.7% win rate. Therefore, Ekko makes a poor counter for Briar.
While Ekko does have a lower win rate compared to Briar, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Briaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Ekko also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Ekko is a somewhat poor counter for Briar. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ekko against Briar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ekko to counter Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko typically gets more CS compared to Briar. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Ekko versus Briar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Void Staff. When Ekko used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Briar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ekko had an average winrate of 48.7% battling Briar with this build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Briar as Ekko, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Ekko vs Briar LoL games, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.7% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Briar as Ekko are given for every ranked division. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.