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Ivern vs Briar

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How to Beat Briar as Ivern

based on 1,819 Ivern vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
3.08
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Briar as Ivern came out of an evaluation of 1819 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Ivern has to counter Briar in only 4.5% of his matches.

Ivern vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ivern does a poor job of countering Briar. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.6% of games the champions oppose each other in. In Ivern against Briar games, Ivern’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Briar.

Best Ivern vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Faerie CharmIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Ivern Items

~22 Mins
Staff of Flowing WaterMoonstone RenewerDawncore

Optional Items

Mikael's BlessingMorellonomiconZhonya's HourglassArdent Censer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ivern to level upe
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Second ability for Ivern to level upq
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Last skill for Ivern to max outw

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceWaterwalking
InspirationFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Ivern's passive ability p
Ivern's q ability q
Ivern's w ability w
Ivern's e ability e
Ivern's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Briar as Ivern

Tips for Playing as Ivern against Briar

Use Brushmaker to set up future ambush spots!

Try to help allies follow up a good Rootcaller hit with Triggerseed!

Daisy can block skillshots and slow down enemies. Use her to peel for your teammates!

Ivern vs Briar Counter Stats

Ivern Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Briar Image
2.6
< Kills >
8.4
5.2
< Deaths >
7.5
13.4
< Assists >
6.4
0.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.96
19
< Minions Killed >
37
1.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.33
2,829
< Physical Damage >
16,992
6,164
< Magic Damage >
2,952
1,035
< True Damage >
812
10,029
< Damage Dealt >
20,757
17,802
< Damage Taken >
34,942
9,868
< Gold Earned >
12,301
1.7
< Towers >
1.11
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
5,941
< Total Healing >
29,982
12,623
< Experience >
13,499
25
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
6
262
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Briar with Ivern in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some critical Ivern against Briar matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Ivern’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ivern may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Briar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Ivern typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Briar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ivern and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Ivern
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ivern
Briar

Who is Better, Ivern or Briar?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ivern usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Ivern makes a poor counter for Briar.

While Ivern does have a lower winrate than Briar, when facing one another, Ivern also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Ivern into Briaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ivern 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 teamfights.

Ivern is a terribly counter for Briar. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ivern against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ivern

Ivern Loses Against

ZacZac46% winrateKassadinKassadin46.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo46.3% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.3% winrate

Ivern Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59% winrateSejuaniSejuani58.7% winrateKarthusKarthus57.3% winrateLee SinLee Sin56.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 57.3% 2044 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 57.5% 685 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 58.4% 125 GamesKaynKayn+ 60.7% 252 Games

Additional Information for Ivern Players

How We Calculated Our Ivern vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Ivern, we analyzed 1,819 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 Briar as Ivern 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

Ivern Build Briar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ivern in order to counter Briar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ivern often racks up less CS as Briar. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ivern versus Briar build include Staff of Flowing Water, Moonstone Renewer, and Dawncore. When Ivern included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Briar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ivern boasted an average win rate of 47.6% when playing against Briar with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Briar as Ivern, Ivern players should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cosmic Insight, and Future's Market runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Ivern vs Briar counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.6% winrate overall.

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