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How to Win Nilah vs Briar Counter MatchupNilah is in the s tier of champions

Nilah vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Nilah in LoLNilah is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Nilah

based on 2,665 Nilah vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
2.15
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. In our database, Nilah fought Briar in 2665 games. Using so many matchups for Nilah versus Briar gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening data and a recommended build to wreck your opposition. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Nilah fights Briar in only 4.4% of their games.

Nilah vs Briar Matchup Summary

Nilah has done a good job of beating Briar. On average, they wins a whopping 52.4% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Nilah against Briar rounds, Nilah’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This implies that they probably will get first blood against Briar.

Best Nilah vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Nilah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterThe Collector

Optional Items

Guardian AngelImmortal ShieldbowNavori QuickbladesPhantom Dancer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: BloodlineLast Stand
DominationSudden ImpactTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Nilah's passive ability p
Nilah's q ability q
Nilah's w ability w
Nilah's e ability e
Nilah's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
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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R
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Nilah vs Briar Counter Stats

Nilah Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Briar Image
8.3
< Kills >
8.5
6.8
< Deaths >
7.7
6.3
< Assists >
7.1
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
167
< Minions Killed >
36
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.31
18,679
< Physical Damage >
17,409
159
< Magic Damage >
3,243
429
< True Damage >
925
19,267
< Damage Dealt >
21,578
24,592
< Damage Taken >
34,939
12,766
< Gold Earned >
12,226
2.6
< Towers >
1.01
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
8,796
< Total Healing >
29,410
13,361
< Experience >
13,602
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
6
87
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Briar with Nilah in LoL

The stats shown here show some important Nilah vs. Briar matchup statistics that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Briar..

Nilah normally has a similar longest killing spree as their counter does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Briar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Nilah and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Nilah
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Nilah
Briar

Who is Better, Nilah or Briar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nilah usually wins when playing against Briar, with a 52.4% win rate. Thus, Nilah makes a good counter to Briar.

While Nilah does have a higher win rate than Briar, when facing one another, Nilah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes them a more difficult character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Nilah into Briaras their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Nilah has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This often 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 Nilah vs Briar matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Nilah is a good counter to Briar. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nilah against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Nilah

Nilah Loses Against

LilliaLillia46% winrateTaricTaric47.7% winrateJannaJanna47.8% winrateBardBard48.3% winrate

Nilah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee60.7% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai59.1% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateKai'SaKai'Sa57.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 57% 1485 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.4% 3643 GamesTahm KenchTahm Kench+ 57.4% 1251 GamesAniviaAnivia+ 58% 860 Games

Additional Information for Nilah Players

How We Calculated Our Nilah vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Nilah, we analyzed 2,665 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 Nilah 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

To truly master Nilah 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 suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Nilah on average gets much more CS as Briar. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Nilah versus Briar build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and The Collector. When Nilah bought at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better when fighting Briar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Nilah boasted an average winrate of 52.4% battling Briar with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Briar as Nilah, Nilah players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Nilah vs Briar counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

If you want to see Nilah vs Briar tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all rounds run with both champions.