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How to Win Darius vs Anivia Counter MatchupDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Darius in LoLDarius is in the s tier of champions
FighterTank
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How to Beat Anivia as Darius

based on 1,834 Darius vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. In our data, Darius engaged Anivia in 1834 games. Including so many matchups for Darius versus Anivia provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to counter your enemy. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Darius has to counter Anivia in only 1.4% of his matches.

Darius vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a awful job of beating Anivia. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Darius vs Anivia rounds, Darius’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Anivia.

Best Darius vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordHearthbound Axe

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateForce of NatureSundered SkyTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Darius's passive ability p
Darius's q ability q
Darius's w ability w
Darius's e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Anivia

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Advice to Win Against Anivia

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Darius vs Anivia Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Anivia Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.4
6.2
< Deaths >
4.8
4.1
< Assists >
7.8
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.23
164
< Minions Killed >
157
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.54
16,591
< Physical Damage >
1,245
94
< Magic Damage >
17,327
3,713
< True Damage >
1,191
20,399
< Damage Dealt >
19,764
31,953
< Damage Taken >
25,949
11,707
< Gold Earned >
11,120
2.15
< Towers >
2.1
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,686
< Total Healing >
3,695
14,343
< Experience >
14,852
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
158
< Time Dealing CC >
975

How to Counter Anivia with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some influential Darius against Anivia matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between these two champions. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Anivia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Anivia..

Darius typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Anivia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Anivia

Who is Better, Darius or Anivia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when facing off against Anivia, with a 46.9% win rate. As a result, Darius makes a bad counter for Anivia.

While Darius does have a lower winrate than Anivia, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Darius into Anivia.

Furthermore, Darius has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Darius vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Darius is a trash counter for Anivia. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Anivia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Darius

Darius Loses Against

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo44.9% winrateTeemoTeemo45.1% winrateLilliaLillia45.2% winrateZyraZyra45.2% winrate

Darius Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante55.6% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateOlafOlaf55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.9% 5160 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.9% 5818 GamesZacZac+ 53.5% 2449 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.3% 7927 Games

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Darius, we analyzed 1,834 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 Anivia as Darius 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius to counter Anivia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Anivia. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Darius versus Anivia build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Darius included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Anivia than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 46.9% battling Anivia with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Anivia as Darius, Darius players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Darius vs Anivia counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.9% win rate overall.

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