Nocturne vs Briar
How to Beat Briar as Nocturne
based on 9,885 Nocturne vs Briar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nocturne vs Briar Matchup Summary
Best Nocturne vs Briar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Briar as Nocturne
Tips for Playing as Nocturne against Briar
Use Shroud of Darkness in tandem with Paranoia's dash. Your opponents may panic and waste a critical disable on your spell shield.
Using Paranoia at a critical moment is well worth it even if you cannot use the dash.
Duskbringer isn't only an offensive ability. It can be used to close distance out of combat or escape from certain death.
Nocturne vs Briar Counter Stats
How to Counter Briar with Nocturne in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some important Nocturne against Briar counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. Nocturne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Nocturne may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Briar..
Nocturne usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Briar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Nocturne and Briar
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Who is Better, Nocturne or Briar?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nocturne usually wins when taking on Briar, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Nocturne makes a good counter to Briar.
While Nocturne does have a higher win rate compared to Briar, when on opposite teams, Nocturne also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Nocturne into Briar.
Furthermore, Nocturne also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nocturne vs Briar matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Nocturne is a decent counter for Briar. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Nocturne against Briar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Nocturne 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nocturne most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Briar. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Nocturne versus Briar build include Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Death's Dance. When Nocturne incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Briar than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Nocturne boasted an average win rate of 51.8% when playing against Briar with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of beating Briar as Nocturne, Nocturne players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Nocturne vs Briar matchups, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.8% win rate overall.
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