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How to Win Shaco vs Briar Counter MatchupShaco is in the a tier of champions

Shaco vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Shaco in LoLShaco is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Shaco

based on 6,104 Shaco vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Briar as Shaco came out of an analysis of 6104 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Shaco has to counter Briar in only 4.5% of his games.

Shaco vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Shaco does a pathetic job of countering Briar. On average, he wins a lowly 45.7% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Shaco versus Briar rounds, Shaco’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Briar.

Best Shaco vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Shaco Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightOpportunity

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeImperial MandateCosmic DriveRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Shaco's passive ability p
Shaco's q ability q
Shaco's w ability w
Shaco's e ability e
Shaco's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Briar as Shaco

Tips for Playing as Shaco against Briar

Using Deceive over terrain can help you make a clean escape.

Try getting items with on-hit effects. These will also benefit your Hallucination clone.

Backstab's damage can be increased with increased Critical Damage effects like Infinity Edge.

Shaco vs Briar Counter Stats

Shaco Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Briar Image
7.2
< Kills >
9.7
6.8
< Deaths >
8.1
8.7
< Assists >
6.5
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
2.24
36
< Minions Killed >
41
0.98
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.36
7,259
< Physical Damage >
19,240
10,359
< Magic Damage >
3,330
1,633
< True Damage >
971
19,252
< Damage Dealt >
23,542
26,633
< Damage Taken >
37,768
11,434
< Gold Earned >
13,232
1.09
< Towers >
1.13
0.21
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
8,731
< Total Healing >
31,867
13,152
< Experience >
14,538
30
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
6
596
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Briar with Shaco in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some influential Shaco against Briar counter statistics that may help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Shaco’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Shaco may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Briar..

Shaco usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Briar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Shaco and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Shaco
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Shaco
Briar

Who is Better, Shaco or Briar?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Shaco usually loses when facing off against Briar, with a 45.7% win rate. As a result, Shaco makes a poor counter for Briar.

While Shaco does have a much lower win rate than Briar, when facing one another, Shaco also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Shaco into Briaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Shaco has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Shaco 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 allies during teamfights.

Shaco is a trash counter for Briar. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Shaco against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Shaco

Shaco Loses Against

NilahNilah44.2% winrateLilliaLillia45.5% winrateBriarBriar45.7% winrateZyraZyra46.1% winrate

Shaco Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.6% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateZoeZoe54.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FiddlesticksFiddlesticks+ 53.5% 969 GamesFioraFiora+ 53.6% 3096 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.6% 2664 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 55.1% 285 Games

Additional Information for Shaco Players

How We Calculated Our Shaco vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Shaco, we analyzed 6,104 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 Shaco 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

Shaco Build Briar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Shaco to counter Briar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Shaco on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Briar. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Shaco versus Briar build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Shaco used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Briar than with many other common builds. In fact, Shaco had an average win rate of 45.7% when playing against Briar with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Briar as Shaco, you should take the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Shaco vs Briar battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.7% winrate overall.

If you want to see Shaco x Briar tips and counter builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are computed using every game played with these champions.