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How to Win Ziggs vs Briar Counter MatchupZiggs is in the b tier of champions

Ziggs vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Ziggs in LoLZiggs is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Ziggs

based on 2,386 Ziggs vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
45.9 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our data, Ziggs battled Briar in 2386 games. Including so many matchups for Ziggs vs Briar provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative statistics and a solid build to annihilate Briar. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Ziggs encounters Briar in only 4.3% of his matches.

Ziggs vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ziggs does a awful job of beating Briar. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.9% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Ziggs against Briar matches, Ziggs’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Briar.

Best Ziggs vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Ziggs Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Horizon FocusMalignanceVoid StaffSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Ziggs's passive ability p
Ziggs's q ability q
Ziggs's w ability w
Ziggs's e ability e
Ziggs's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Briar as Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Ziggs against Briar

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

Ziggs vs Briar Counter Stats

Ziggs Image
Win Rate
45.9 %
VS
Win Rate
54.1 %
Briar Image
5.3
< Kills >
9.8
6.2
< Deaths >
7.6
8.2
< Assists >
6.9
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
2.25
165
< Minions Killed >
39
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.36
810
< Physical Damage >
19,574
23,800
< Magic Damage >
3,323
391
< True Damage >
995
25,002
< Damage Dealt >
23,893
18,213
< Damage Taken >
37,549
11,486
< Gold Earned >
13,040
2.7
< Towers >
1.07
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
1,482
< Total Healing >
32,184
13,603
< Experience >
14,511
21
< Vision Score >
20
10
< Wards Placed >
6
251
< Time Dealing CC >
263

How to Counter Briar with Ziggs in LoL

The stats provided here show several important Ziggs versus Briar matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Ziggs’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ziggs may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Briar..

Ziggs often has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Briar. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ziggs and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Ziggs
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ziggs
Briar

Who is Better, Ziggs or Briar?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ziggs usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 45.9% win rate. Thus, Ziggs makes a bad counter for Briar.

While Ziggs does have a much lower winrate compared to Briar, when they face off with one another, Ziggs also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Ziggs into Briar.

Furthermore, Ziggs also has some amount of CC and other utility, 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 Ziggs 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.

Ziggs is a trash counter for Briar. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Ziggs against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ziggs

Ziggs Loses Against

KassadinKassadin43% winrateTrundleTrundle43.9% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo44.1% winrateNilahNilah44.3% winrate

Ziggs Wins Against

TaliyahTaliyah55.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.4% winrateHweiHwei53.8% winrateGnarGnar53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 51.8% 1877 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.3% 1858 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 52.6% 3878 GamesBriarBriar+ 53.2% 2803 Games

Additional Information for Ziggs Players

How We Calculated Our Ziggs vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Ziggs, we analyzed 2,386 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 Ziggs 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

To truly master Ziggs to counter Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ziggs often picks up much more CS as Briar. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Ziggs versus Briar build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Ziggs included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Briar than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Ziggs boasted an average win rate of 45.9% when playing against Briar with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Briar as Ziggs, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Ziggs vs Briar clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.9% winrate overall.

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