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How to Win Kayn vs Briar Counter MatchupKayn is in the s tier of champions

Kayn vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Kayn in LoLKayn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Kayn

based on 8,337 Kayn vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Briar as Kayn resulted from an analysis of 8337 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Kayn encounters Briar in only 4.6% of his rounds.

Kayn vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kayn has done a below average job of beating Briar. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Kayn against Briar games, Kayn’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Briar.

Best Kayn vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Kayn Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightProfane HydraOpportunity

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceSerylda's GrudgeThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kayn to level upq
>
Second ability for Kayn to level upw
>
Last skill for Kayn to max oute

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryNimbus CloakTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationSudden ImpactRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Kayn's passive ability p
Kayn's q ability q
Kayn's w ability w
Kayn's e ability e
Kayn's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Briar as Kayn

Tips for Playing as Kayn against Briar

Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.

Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.

Kayn vs Briar Counter Stats

Kayn Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Briar Image
7.3
< Kills >
9.4
7
< Deaths >
7.9
7.6
< Assists >
6.9
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
2.16
36
< Minions Killed >
38
1.37
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.33
17,731
< Physical Damage >
19,278
1,232
< Magic Damage >
3,204
878
< True Damage >
1,030
19,841
< Damage Dealt >
23,513
38,330
< Damage Taken >
36,735
12,254
< Gold Earned >
12,782
1.06
< Towers >
1.08
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
18,442
< Total Healing >
30,826
14,084
< Experience >
14,035
20
< Vision Score >
20
6
< Wards Placed >
6
287
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Briar with Kayn in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some valuable Kayn versus Briar matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Briar..

Kayn typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Briar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kayn and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Kayn
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayn
Briar

Who is Better, Kayn or Briar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kayn usually loses when trying to fight Briar, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Kayn makes a bad counter for Briar.

While Kayn does have a lower win rate than Briar, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Kayn into Briaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Kayn has only a small 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 lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayn 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Kayn is a trash counter for Briar. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kayn

Kayn Loses Against

TaricTaric45.4% winrateSingedSinged45.5% winrateLilliaLillia45.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.9% winrate

Kayn Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.6% winrateHweiHwei54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.7% winrateCorkiCorki53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Kayn Players

How We Calculated Our Kayn vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Kayn, we analyzed 8,337 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 Kayn 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

Kayn Build Briar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Kayn in order to counter Briar during both the early game 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 displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayn usually gets a similar amount of CS as Briar. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Briar build include Edge of Night, Profane Hydra, and Opportunity. When Kayn included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Briar than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Briar with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Briar as Kayn, you should take the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Sudden Impact, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Kayn vs Briar counters, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Briar as Kayn are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.