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How to Win Xin Zhao vs Briar Counter MatchupXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions

Xin Zhao vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Xin Zhao in LoLXin Zhao is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Xin Zhao

based on 5,323 Xin Zhao vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Briar as Xin Zhao came out of an evaluation of 5323 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Xin Zhao fights Briar in only 4.2% of his games.

Xin Zhao vs Briar Matchup Summary

Xin Zhao has done a ok job of countering Briar. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champs face one another in. In Xin Zhao versus Briar matches, Xin Zhao’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Briar.

Best Xin Zhao vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalTunneler

Core Xin Zhao Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageEclipseSpear of ShojinBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xin Zhao's passive ability p
Xin Zhao's q ability q
Xin Zhao's w ability w
Xin Zhao's e ability e
Xin Zhao's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Briar as Xin Zhao

Tips for Playing as Xin Zhao against Briar

Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.

Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.

Xin Zhao vs Briar Counter Stats

Xin Zhao Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Briar Image
6.9
< Kills >
9.1
6.9
< Deaths >
7.9
8.3
< Assists >
6.9
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
2.08
43
< Minions Killed >
38
1.45
< Dragons Killed >
1.39
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.33
17,580
< Physical Damage >
19,072
1,377
< Magic Damage >
3,469
992
< True Damage >
975
19,949
< Damage Dealt >
23,518
40,692
< Damage Taken >
35,757
11,926
< Gold Earned >
12,596
1.54
< Towers >
1.08
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
20,718
< Total Healing >
30,083
13,591
< Experience >
13,754
22
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
6
473
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Briar with Xin Zhao in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several significant Xin Zhao versus Briar counter stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Xin Zhao may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Briar..

Xin Zhao often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Briar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xin Zhao and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Xin Zhao
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xin Zhao
Briar

Who is Better, Xin Zhao or Briar?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Xin Zhao usually fairs equally well when playing against Briar, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Xin Zhao makes an ok counter for Briar.

While Xin Zhao does have a higher winrate than Briar, when on opposite teams, Xin Zhao also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Xin Zhao into Briar.

Furthermore, Xin Zhao has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xin Zhao vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Xin Zhao is a decent counter for Briar. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xin Zhao against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.3% winrateKledKled46.8% winrateNilahNilah47.2% winrateIvernIvern47.5% winrate

Xin Zhao Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi56.2% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.8% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV55.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 54.8% 9357 GamesRammusRammus+ 54.8% 365 GamesZacZac+ 54.9% 1099 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.2% 1025 Games

Additional Information for Xin Zhao Players

How We Calculated Our Xin Zhao vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Xin Zhao, we analyzed 5,323 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 Xin Zhao 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

Xin Zhao Build Briar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Xin Zhao to counter Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xin Zhao most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Briar. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Xin Zhao versus Briar build include Guardian Angel, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Xin Zhao bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Briar than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xin Zhao boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when playing against Briar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Briar as Xin Zhao, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Xin Zhao vs Briar counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Briar as Xin Zhao are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.