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Lux vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Lux in LoLLux is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Lux

based on 17,253 Lux vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. In our data, Lux battled Briar in 17253 rounds. Using so many matchups for Lux vs Briar gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare actionable stats and a solid build to counter your rival. This champion pairing is somewhat uncommon. Lux fights Briar in only 4.5% of her rounds.

Lux vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lux has done a dismal job of countering Briar. On average, she wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champions fight each other in. In Lux versus Briar matches, Lux’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood versus Briar.

Best Lux vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapBanshee's VeilCryptbloomShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerbarrier summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Briar as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Briar

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

Lux vs Briar Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Briar Image
5.2
< Kills >
9.5
6.3
< Deaths >
7.9
10.6
< Assists >
6.4
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
2.18
91
< Minions Killed >
39
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.5
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.34
1,018
< Physical Damage >
18,756
18,524
< Magic Damage >
3,183
1,160
< True Damage >
956
20,703
< Damage Dealt >
22,895
16,383
< Damage Taken >
37,022
10,379
< Gold Earned >
12,979
1.81
< Towers >
1.09
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
1,247
< Total Healing >
31,283
12,410
< Experience >
14,352
42
< Vision Score >
20
19
< Wards Placed >
6
295
< Time Dealing CC >
258

How to Counter Briar with Lux in LoL

The stats provided here feature some critical Lux versus Briar counter statistics that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Briar. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Lux usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Briar. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lux and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Briar

Who is Better, Lux or Briar?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lux usually loses when trying to fight Briar, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Lux makes a bad counter to Briar.

While Lux does have a lower winrate than Briar, when on opposite teams, Lux also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Lux into Briar.

Additionally, Lux has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lux 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 teammates during teamfights.

Lux is a garbage counter for Briar. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lux

Lux Loses Against

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Lux Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.9% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateHweiHwei54.1% winrateZeriZeri53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Lux, we analyzed 17,253 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 Lux 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lux 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 here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux on average picks up more CS compared to Briar. Champions who typically don't acquire 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Lux versus Briar build include Malignance, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Lux combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when fighting Briar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Lux had an average winrate of 47.5% when countering Briar with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Briar as Lux, Lux players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Lux vs Briar counterpicks, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.5% winrate overall.

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