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How to Win Zed vs Briar Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Briar

How to Beat Briar as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Briar as Zed

based on 5,948 Zed vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Briar as Zed came out of an examination of 5948 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Zed has to counter Briar in only 4.3% of his games.

Zed vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed has done a dismal job of beating Briar. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.1% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Zed vs Briar matches, Zed’s side is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Briar.

Best Zed vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Serylda's GrudgeAxiom ArcHubris

Optional Items

Guardian AngelEdge of NightEclipseThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Briar as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Briar

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Zed vs Briar Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Briar Image
9.2
< Kills >
9.6
7.1
< Deaths >
8
5.7
< Assists >
6.7
2.13
< Killing Sprees >
2.23
157
< Minions Killed >
40
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.49
0.35
< Inhibitors >
0.35
22,482
< Physical Damage >
19,171
1,234
< Magic Damage >
3,260
1,262
< True Damage >
1,009
24,978
< Damage Dealt >
23,441
23,766
< Damage Taken >
36,970
12,639
< Gold Earned >
13,054
1.56
< Towers >
1.1
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
3,639
< Total Healing >
31,123
14,929
< Experience >
14,414
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
6
149
< Time Dealing CC >
259

How to Counter Briar with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Zed vs. Briar counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. For instance, Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Briar..

Zed normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Briar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Briar

Who is Better, Zed or Briar?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zed usually loses when taking on Briar, with a 47.1% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a poor counter to Briar.

While Zed does have a lower win rate than Briar, when on opposite teams, Zed also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Zed into Briaras his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

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

Zed is a bad counter to Briar. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Briar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

FizzFizz44.4% winrateLilliaLillia44.4% winrateMaokaiMaokai44.6% winrateTaricTaric44.8% winrate

Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZileanZilean+ 52.2% 1530 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.3% 3841 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.5% 10540 GamesRyzeRyze+ 53.5% 550 Games

Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Zed, we analyzed 5,948 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 Zed 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

Zed Build Briar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zed in order to counter Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed most often racks up much more CS compared to Briar. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Zed versus Briar build consist of Serylda's Grudge, Axiom Arc, and Hubris. When Zed combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Briar than with most other typical builds. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 47.1% when countering Briar with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing Briar as Zed, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Zed vs Briar matchups, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Briar as Zed are presented for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.