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Pyke vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Pyke

based on 5,640 Pyke vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Briar as Pyke resulted from an evaluation of 5640 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Pyke encounters Briar in only 4.4% of his games.

Pyke vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Pyke has done a poor job of beating Briar. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.8% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Pyke vs Briar rounds, Pyke’s team is 0.3% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Briar.

Best Pyke vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordMobility Boots

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcYoumuu's GhostbladeHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotZombie WardUltimate Hunter
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceTenacity and Slow Resist
Pyke's passive ability p
Pyke's q ability q
Pyke's w ability w
Pyke's e ability e
Pyke's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Briar as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Briar

The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.

A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.

Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.

Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.

Pyke vs Briar Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Briar Image
7.2
< Kills >
9.5
7.5
< Deaths >
8.3
9.2
< Assists >
6.9
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
2.18
38
< Minions Killed >
40
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.36
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.34
10,306
< Physical Damage >
18,825
69
< Magic Damage >
3,232
2,450
< True Damage >
972
12,825
< Damage Dealt >
23,030
22,695
< Damage Taken >
35,907
10,386
< Gold Earned >
12,843
1.13
< Towers >
1.09
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
4,884
< Total Healing >
29,766
10,844
< Experience >
14,023
65
< Vision Score >
19
29
< Wards Placed >
6
100
< Time Dealing CC >
252

How to Counter Briar with Pyke in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some valuable Pyke vs. Briar counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Briar..

Pyke usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Briar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pyke and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Briar

Who is Better, Pyke or Briar?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Pyke usually loses when trying to fight Briar, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Pyke makes a poor counter for Briar.

While Pyke does have a lower winrate compared to Briar, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Pyke into Briaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Pyke also 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 facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Pyke 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 late stage team fights.

Pyke is a bad counter to Briar. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Pyke

Pyke Loses Against

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Pyke Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.8% winrateHweiHwei53.9% winrateZeriZeri53.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 53.7% 2303 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 54.3% 16229 GamesSennaSenna+ 54.5% 1908 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.5% 8579 Games

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Pyke, we analyzed 5,640 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 Pyke 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 Pyke to counter Briar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Briar. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Pyke versus Briar build consist of Edge of Night, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Pyke used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Briar than with many other common builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average win rate of 47.8% battling Briar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Briar as Pyke, Pyke players should use the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Pyke vs Briar counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.8% win rate overall.

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