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How to Win Karthus vs Briar Counter MatchupKarthus is in the b tier of champions

Karthus vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Karthus in LoLKarthus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Karthus

based on 2,074 Karthus vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. In our dataset, Karthus faced off against Briar 2074 times. Including so many games with Karthus versus Briar provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening data and a pro build to destroy Briar. This particular champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Karthus is forced to battle against Briar in only 4.3% of his matches.

Karthus vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Karthus does a terrible job of countering Briar. Typically, he wins a lowly 44.9% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Karthus versus Briar matches, Karthus’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Briar.

Best Karthus vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Karthus Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameZhonya's HourglassLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Karthus's passive ability p
Karthus's q ability q
Karthus's w ability w
Karthus's e ability e
Karthus's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Briar as Karthus

Tips for Playing as Karthus against Briar

Lay Waste is very strong at farming minions and harassing enemy champions.

Ask your allies to help point out when you should use Requiem to get kills in different lanes.

Karthus vs Briar Counter Stats

Karthus Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Briar Image
7.3
< Kills >
10.4
7.9
< Deaths >
7.9
9.7
< Assists >
6.7
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
2.42
88
< Minions Killed >
41
0.84
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.25
< Inhibitors >
0.37
247
< Physical Damage >
19,887
29,450
< Magic Damage >
3,410
2,071
< True Damage >
985
31,770
< Damage Dealt >
24,283
29,674
< Damage Taken >
39,054
12,731
< Gold Earned >
13,337
1
< Towers >
1.15
0.22
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
8,866
< Total Healing >
32,867
14,740
< Experience >
14,742
19
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
6
216
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Briar with Karthus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several significant Karthus vs. Briar matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Karthus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Karthus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Briar..

Karthus often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Briar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Karthus and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Karthus
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Karthus
Briar

Who is Better, Karthus or Briar?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Karthus usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 44.9% win rate. Thus, Karthus makes a poor counter to Briar.

While Karthus does have a much lower winrate than Briar, when they face off with one another, Karthus also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Karthus into Briaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Karthus has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Karthus vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Karthus is a trash counter for Briar. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Karthus against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Karthus

Karthus Loses Against

TaricTaric41.5% winrateMilioMilio42% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench42.1% winrateJannaJanna42.2% winrate

Karthus Wins Against

ZeriZeri52.8% winrateLissandraLissandra52.2% winrateZoeZoe51.9% winrateLuluLulu51.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BriarBriar+ 51.6% 926 GamesTristanaTristana+ 52% 1608 GamesRammusRammus+ 52.9% 346 GamesKledKled+ 52.9% 681 Games

Additional Information for Karthus Players

How We Calculated Our Karthus vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Karthus, we analyzed 2,074 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 Karthus 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

Karthus Build Briar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Karthus to counter Briar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Karthus often accumulates more CS as Briar. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Karthus versus Briar build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Karthus included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Briar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Karthus boasted an average win rate of 44.9% battling Briar with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Briar as Karthus, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Karthus vs Briar battles, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 44.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Karthus x Briar tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are calculated using every game with data with both champs.