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Rengar vs Briar

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How to Beat Briar as Rengar

based on 5,983 Rengar vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
44.4 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our data, Rengar battled Briar 5983 times. Including so many matchups for Rengar vs Briar gives us confidence in our capability to provide informative data and a pro build to destroy Briar. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Rengar encounters Briar in only 4.5% of his rounds.

Rengar vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rengar does a awful job of beating Briar. Typically, he wins a lowly 44.4% of the time the champions face each other in. In Rengar against Briar games, Rengar’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Briar.

Best Rengar vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Caulfield's WarhammerSerrated Dirk

Core Rengar Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightAxiom ArcProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeMaw of MalmortiusSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationSudden ImpactUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Rengar's passive ability p
Rengar's q ability q
Rengar's w ability w
Rengar's e ability e
Rengar's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Briar as Rengar

Tips for Playing as Rengar against Briar

Make sure to take paths through brush when chasing opponents to take advantage of Rengar's passive.

Use Rengar's ultimate to find and assassinate high priority targets in team fights and skirmishes.

A lot of Rengar's power comes from empowered abilities he uses at the right moment - choose wisely!

Rengar vs Briar Counter Stats

Rengar Image
Win Rate
44.4 %
VS
Win Rate
55.6 %
Briar Image
8.3
< Kills >
9.8
7.6
< Deaths >
7.6
6.5
< Assists >
6.7
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
2.25
43
< Minions Killed >
38
1.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.37
17,748
< Physical Damage >
19,185
1,353
< Magic Damage >
3,112
1,124
< True Damage >
942
20,227
< Damage Dealt >
23,239
34,435
< Damage Taken >
35,711
12,933
< Gold Earned >
12,936
1.22
< Towers >
1.18
0.3
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
15,951
< Total Healing >
30,423
14,024
< Experience >
14,163
20
< Vision Score >
20
5
< Wards Placed >
6
230
< Time Dealing CC >
254

How to Counter Briar with Rengar in LoL

The stats shown here show some critical Rengar vs. Briar counter statistics that can help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Rengar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Rengar may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Briar..

Rengar typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Briar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Rengar and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Rengar
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rengar
Briar

Who is Better, Rengar or Briar?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Rengar usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 44.4% win rate. Thus, Rengar makes a bad counter to Briar.

While Rengar does have a much lower win rate than Briar, when they face off with one another, Rengar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Rengar into Briaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Rengar has only a small amount 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 is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rengar vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

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

Additional Information for Rengar Players

How We Calculated Our Rengar vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Rengar, we analyzed 5,983 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 Rengar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rengar to counter Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rengar most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Briar. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Rengar versus Briar build include Edge of Night, Axiom Arc, and Profane Hydra. When Rengar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Briar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Rengar had an average winrate of 44.4% when playing against Briar with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Briar as Rengar, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Sudden Impact, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Rengar vs Briar fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Rengar x Briar tips and counter stats for a a particular player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all matches run with these champs.