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Gnar vs Briar

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How to Beat Briar as Gnar

based on 1,798 Gnar vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
45.8 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Briar as Gnar came out of an examination of 1798 ranked games where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Gnar encounters Briar in only 4.5% of his rounds.

Gnar vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gnar has done a pathetic job of beating Briar. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.8% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Gnar vs Briar rounds, Gnar’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't get first blood against Briar.

Best Gnar vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Gnar Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

ThornmailForce of NatureBlack CleaverJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Gnar's passive ability p
Gnar's q ability q
Gnar's w ability w
Gnar's e ability e
Gnar's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
9
Q
10
W
11
R
12
W
13
W
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Briar as Gnar

Tips for Playing as Gnar against Briar

Position yourself next to walls to bait your enemies into getting stunned by your ultimate.

Know your strengths! Mini Gnar is fast, squishy, and has high sustained damage. Mega Gnar is slow, tough, and has high burst.

Managing your Rage is very important. Try to time out your transformations so you can get maximum benefit from both forms.

Gnar vs Briar Counter Stats

Gnar Image
Win Rate
45.8 %
VS
Win Rate
54.2 %
Briar Image
5.4
< Kills >
9.4
6.2
< Deaths >
7.7
6.4
< Assists >
6.5
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
2.15
163
< Minions Killed >
36
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.33
18,194
< Physical Damage >
18,593
3,409
< Magic Damage >
3,142
483
< True Damage >
929
22,087
< Damage Dealt >
22,665
29,908
< Damage Taken >
35,578
11,382
< Gold Earned >
12,750
2.28
< Towers >
1.11
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.32
5,980
< Total Healing >
30,107
14,867
< Experience >
13,932
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
416
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Briar with Gnar in LoL

The stats provided here show some critical Gnar against Briar counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the two. For instance, Gnar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gnar may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Briar..

Gnar usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Briar. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gnar and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Gnar
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gnar
Briar

Who is Better, Gnar or Briar?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gnar usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 45.8% win rate. Thus, Gnar makes a bad counter for Briar.

While Gnar does have a much lower winrate compared to Briar, when facing one another, Gnar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gnar into Briaras his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Gnar has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gnar 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 late stage team fights.

Gnar is a trash counter to Briar. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gnar against Briar.

Additional Information for Gnar Players

How We Calculated Our Gnar vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Gnar, we analyzed 1,798 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 Gnar 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gnar in order 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gnar typically picks up much more CS compared to Briar. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Gnar versus Briar build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Gnar bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Briar than with many other common builds. In fact, Gnar had an average win rate of 45.8% battling Briar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Briar as Gnar, Gnar players should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Gnar vs Briar battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.8% winrate overall.

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