Malphite vs Briar
How to Beat Briar as Malphite
based on 6,902 Malphite vs Briar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Briar Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Briar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Briar as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Briar
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Malphite vs Briar Counter Stats
How to Counter Briar with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show several influential Malphite against Briar counter stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Briar..
Malphite usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Briar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
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Who is Better, Malphite or Briar?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when playing against Briar, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes an ok counter to Briar.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate compared to Briar, when facing one another, Malphite also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Briar.
Moreover, Malphite has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Briar matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Malphite is a decent counter to Briar. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Malphite against Briar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Briar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite most often picks up much more CS as Briar. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Malphite versus Briar build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Malphite included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Briar than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Briar with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Briar as Malphite, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Malphite vs Briar clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.
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