Blitzcrank vs Darius
How to Beat Darius as Blitzcrank
based on 5,016 Blitzcrank vs Darius matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Darius Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Darius as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Darius
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
Advice to Win Against Darius
When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.
Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.
Blitzcrank vs Darius Counter Stats
How to Counter Darius with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize several influential Blitzcrank vs. Darius counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Darius. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Darius
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Darius?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when facing off against Darius, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Blitzcrank makes a good counter to Darius.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher winrate compared to Darius, when on opposite teams, Blitzcrank also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Blitzcrank into Darius.
Furthermore, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Darius matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Blitzcrank is a decent counter for Darius. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Blitzcrank against Darius.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank often gets a lot less CS compared to Darius. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Darius build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Darius than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average winrate of 51.2% when countering Darius with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of beating Darius as Blitzcrank, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Blitzcrank vs Darius matchups, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Darius as Blitzcrank are shown for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.