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Rakan vs Briar

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How to Beat Briar as Rakan

based on 4,697 Rakan vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.96
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Rakan did battle with Briar 4697 times. With so many games with Rakan vs Briar provides us confidence in our capacity to provide useful data and a solid build to smash your foe. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Rakan encounters Briar in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Briar Matchup Summary

Rakan has done a ok job of countering Briar. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champs face each other in. In Rakan vs Briar games, Rakan’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Briar.

Best Rakan vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalIonian Boots of Lucidity

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceLocket of the Iron Solari

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongForce of NatureKnight's VowThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rakan to level upw
>
Second ability for Rakan to level upe
>
Last skill for Rakan to max outq

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Briar as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Briar

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

Rakan vs Briar Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Briar Image
1.6
< Kills >
8.4
5.6
< Deaths >
7.7
15
< Assists >
7
0.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
32
< Minions Killed >
36
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.32
1,241
< Physical Damage >
17,480
4,996
< Magic Damage >
3,090
764
< True Damage >
968
7,001
< Damage Dealt >
21,539
20,551
< Damage Taken >
34,995
8,357
< Gold Earned >
12,323
1.75
< Towers >
1.04
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
5,847
< Total Healing >
29,635
10,543
< Experience >
13,524
63
< Vision Score >
20
30
< Wards Placed >
6
173
< Time Dealing CC >
259

How to Counter Briar with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several valuable Rakan against Briar counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Rakan typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Briar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rakan and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Briar

Who is Better, Rakan or Briar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually fairs equally well when taking on Briar, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Rakan makes an ok counter to Briar.

While Rakan does have a higher winrate compared to Briar, when on opposite teams, Rakan also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rakan into Briar.

Moreover, Rakan has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This 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 Rakan vs Briar matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Rakan is a decent counter to Briar. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Rakan against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rakan

Rakan Loses Against

LilliaLillia43.9% winrateSingedSinged44.6% winrateSwainSwain45.1% winrateTaricTaric45.9% winrate

Rakan Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee59% winrateYuumiYuumi58.4% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.4% winrateKennenKennen55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 54.7% 3868 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.7% 1847 GamesVel'KozVel'Koz+ 55.2% 817 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.6% 6914 Games

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Rakan, we analyzed 4,697 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 Rakan 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 Rakan in order to counter Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Briar. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Rakan versus Briar build consist of Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Locket of the Iron Solari. When Rakan incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Briar than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rakan had an average win rate of 50.1% when countering Briar with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating Briar as Rakan, you should use the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Rakan vs Briar counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Briar as Rakan are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.