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

Briar vs Shaco

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

based on 6,104 Briar vs Shaco matchups
Win Rate
54.3 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each week. Within our dataset, Briar battled Shaco 6104 times. With so many games with Briar versus Shaco provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide informative data and a pro build to shatter Shaco. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Briar is forced to battle against Shaco in only 3.6% of their matches.

Briar vs Shaco Matchup Summary

Briar does a great job of beating Shaco. Normally, they wins a terrific 54.3% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Briar versus Shaco matches, Briar’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood. This implies that they most likely won't get first blood against Shaco.

Best Briar vs Shaco Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Briar Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorProfane Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEclipseSterak's GageSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Briar's passive ability p
Briar's q ability q
Briar's w ability w
Briar's e ability e
Briar's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
3
Q
4
W
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W
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Guide to Countering Shaco as Briar

Advice to Win Against Shaco

If Shaco is doing well early-game, it is worth the investment to place Stealth Wards near his Jungle camps.

If Shaco uses Deceive to enter a fight he won't be able to quickly use it again to get away. Work with your team to quickly focus him down.

Briar vs Shaco Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Shaco with Briar in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Briar vs. Shaco counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. Briar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Shaco’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Briar may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Shaco..

Briar normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than their matchup does. Typically, they receives more damage than Shaco. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Briar and Shaco

Damage Types Compared

Briar
Shaco
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Briar
Shaco

Who is Better, Briar or Shaco?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Briar usually wins when playing against Shaco, with a 54.3% win rate. Therefore, Briar makes a great counter for Shaco.

While Briar does have a much higher winrate compared to Shaco, when facing one another, Briar also has a much lower difficulty level that makes them a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Briar into Shaco.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Briar vs Shaco matchups, Briar is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Briar is a great counter for Shaco. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Briar against Shaco.

Other Champion Matchups Against Briar

Briar Loses Against

TaricTaric46.5% winrateBardBard47.5% winrateBraumBraum47.5% winrateNilahNilah47.6% winrate

Briar Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.9% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.3% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.9% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 55.4% 1623 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 55.7% 22802 GamesEliseElise+ 59.8% 209 GamesRek'SaiRek'Sai+ 60% 115 Games

Additional Information for Briar Players

How We Calculated Our Briar vs Shaco Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shaco as Briar, 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 Shaco as Briar 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

Briar Build Shaco Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Briar to counter Shaco during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Briar often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Shaco. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Briar versus Shaco build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, The Collector, and Profane Hydra. When Briar bought at least these three items in their build, they performed a lot better vs Shaco than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Briar had an average winrate of 54.3% when countering Shaco with these items in their kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Shaco as Briar, Briar players should use the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Briar vs Shaco matchups, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Shaco as Briar are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.