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Kayle vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Kayle

based on 4,965 Kayle vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our dataset, Kayle engaged Briar in 4965 rounds. Including so many matchups for Kayle versus Briar provides us faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a recommended build to defeat Briar. This particular champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Kayle is forced to battle against Briar in only 4.4% of her matches.

Kayle vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayle does a below average job of countering Briar. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Kayle against Briar games, Kayle’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Briar.

Best Kayle vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
CullHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassRylai's Crystal ScepterShadowflameTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Briar as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Briar

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

Kayle vs Briar Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Briar Image
5.7
< Kills >
9
6.2
< Deaths >
7.4
5.8
< Assists >
6.5
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
2.06
190
< Minions Killed >
37
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.37
6,925
< Physical Damage >
17,428
13,267
< Magic Damage >
2,996
511
< True Damage >
863
20,704
< Damage Dealt >
21,288
23,591
< Damage Taken >
35,071
12,369
< Gold Earned >
12,589
2.61
< Towers >
1.17
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
7,085
< Total Healing >
30,108
15,486
< Experience >
13,942
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
6
237
< Time Dealing CC >
258

How to Counter Briar with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several valuable Kayle against Briar counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Briar..

Kayle usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Briar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Briar

Who is Better, Kayle or Briar?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayle usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Briar, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Kayle makes an ok counter to Briar.

While Kayle does have a lower win rate compared to Briar, when facing one another, Kayle also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayle into Briaras her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Kayle also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kayle is a somewhat poor counter for Briar. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kayle against Briar.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Kayle, we analyzed 4,965 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 Kayle 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayle in order to counter Briar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle most often racks up much more CS as Briar. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Kayle versus Briar build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Nashor's Tooth. When Kayle combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Briar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Kayle boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when countering Briar with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Briar as Kayle, Kayle players should take the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Kayle vs Briar counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Briar as Kayle are shown for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.