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How to Win Syndra vs Briar Counter MatchupSyndra is in the a tier of champions

Syndra vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Syndra in LoLSyndra is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Syndra

based on 3,655 Syndra vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each week. Within our database, Syndra engaged Briar in 3655 matches. Including so many matchups for Syndra vs Briar provides us confidence in our capacity to provide useful stats and a solid build to crush Briar. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Syndra fights Briar in only 4.2% of her games.

Syndra vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Syndra does a below average job of beating Briar. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champs face each other in. In Syndra against Briar rounds, Syndra’s side is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood against Briar.

Best Syndra vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Syndra Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameVoid StaffLuden's CompanionSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Syndra to level upq
>
Second ability for Syndra to level upw
>
Last skill for Syndra to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Syndra's passive ability p
Syndra's q ability q
Syndra's w ability w
Syndra's e ability e
Syndra's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Briar as Syndra

Tips for Playing as Syndra against Briar

To maximize your ultimate's damage use it when there are many spheres on the battlefield.

After you hit an enemy champion with Force of Will follow up with Dark Sphere, they'll be slowed and have a hard time avoiding it.

Get one of your spells to rank 5 as quickly as possible, they gain powerful bonus effects at max rank.

Syndra vs Briar Counter Stats

Syndra Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Briar Image
7.2
< Kills >
9.2
6.3
< Deaths >
7.8
7
< Assists >
6.5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
2.13
180
< Minions Killed >
39
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.33
899
< Physical Damage >
18,061
20,804
< Magic Damage >
3,122
1,895
< True Damage >
977
23,599
< Damage Dealt >
22,159
18,784
< Damage Taken >
36,076
12,447
< Gold Earned >
12,866
1.8
< Towers >
1.11
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
1,730
< Total Healing >
30,600
14,864
< Experience >
14,234
20
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
6
385
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Briar with Syndra in LoL

The stats provided here show some influential Syndra vs. Briar counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Syndra’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Syndra may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Briar..

Syndra usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives less damage than Briar. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Syndra and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Syndra
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Syndra
Briar

Who is Better, Syndra or Briar?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Syndra usually loses when trying to fight Briar, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Syndra makes a bad counter for Briar.

While Syndra does have a lower win rate compared to Briar, when they face off with one another, Syndra also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Syndra into Briaras her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Syndra also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Syndra vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Syndra is a trash counter for Briar. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Syndra against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Syndra

Syndra Loses Against

FizzFizz42.4% winrateKledKled42.6% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.2% winrate

Syndra Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee56.5% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc54.2% winrateHweiHwei53.2% winrateLee SinLee Sin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Tahm KenchTahm Kench+ 52.2% 1985 GamesBardBard+ 52.2% 2623 GamesNilahNilah+ 52.3% 1289 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 52.8% 5130 Games

Additional Information for Syndra Players

How We Calculated Our Syndra vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Syndra, we analyzed 3,655 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 Syndra 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 truly master Syndra to counter Briar during both the early game 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 suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Syndra typically accumulates 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 effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Syndra versus Briar build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Stormsurge. When Syndra combined at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Briar than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Syndra boasted an average winrate of 47.9% when countering Briar with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Briar as Syndra, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Syndra vs Briar LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

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