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How to Win Ryze vs Briar Counter MatchupRyze is in the a tier of champions

Ryze vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Ryze in LoLRyze is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Ryze

based on 1,454 Ryze vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
1.98
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our data, Ryze battled Briar in 1454 matches. With so many games with Ryze versus Briar provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare actionable stats and a supported build to defeat Briar. This particular champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Ryze has to counter Briar in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Ryze vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ryze does a pathetic job of countering Briar. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.3% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Ryze against Briar matches, Ryze’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Briar.

Best Ryze vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandSapphire Crystal

Core Ryze Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLuden's CompanionRod of Ages

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveFrozen HeartStormsurgeZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Ryze's passive ability p
Ryze's q ability q
Ryze's w ability w
Ryze's e ability e
Ryze's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Briar as Ryze

Tips for Playing as Ryze against Briar

Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.

Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.

Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.

Ryze vs Briar Counter Stats

Ryze Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Briar Image
5.8
< Kills >
9.3
6.2
< Deaths >
7.4
6.5
< Assists >
6.8
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
2.12
185
< Minions Killed >
38
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
1.57
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.33
1,021
< Physical Damage >
19,130
21,517
< Magic Damage >
3,165
308
< True Damage >
978
22,846
< Damage Dealt >
23,274
26,854
< Damage Taken >
35,973
11,836
< Gold Earned >
12,701
2.03
< Towers >
1.09
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
4,192
< Total Healing >
31,080
15,738
< Experience >
14,074
18
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
6
98
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Briar with Ryze in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some significant Ryze against Briar counter stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Briar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar..

Ryze normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Briar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ryze and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Ryze
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ryze
Briar

Who is Better, Ryze or Briar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ryze usually loses when playing against Briar, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Ryze makes a bad counter for Briar.

While Ryze does have a lower winrate than Briar, when facing one another, Ryze also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Ryze into Briaras his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ryze also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Ryze is a garbage counter to Briar. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Briar.

Additional Information for Ryze Players

How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Ryze, we analyzed 1,454 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 Ryze 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 truly master Ryze to counter Briar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ryze most often gets much more CS relative to Briar. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Ryze versus Briar build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Luden's Companion, and Rod of Ages. When Ryze used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Briar than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Ryze had an average winrate of 46.3% when countering Briar with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Briar as Ryze, Ryze players should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Ryze vs Briar clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.3% winrate overall.

If you want to see Ryze versus Briar tips and counter stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every game finished with these champions.