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

Darius vs Aphelios

How to Beat Aphelios as Darius in LoLDarius is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aphelios as Darius

based on 3,128 Darius vs Aphelios matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Aphelios as Darius came out of an analysis of 3128 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Darius is forced to battle against Aphelios in only 2.3% of his rounds.

Darius vs Aphelios Matchup Summary

Darius has done a decent job of beating Aphelios. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Darius against Aphelios rounds, Darius’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Aphelios.

Best Darius vs Aphelios Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSterak's GageTrinity Force

Optional Items

Death's DanceDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of Nature

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: AlacrityLast 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
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Aphelios

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 Aphelios

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.

Darius vs Aphelios Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Aphelios Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.4
4.4
< Assists >
6
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
169
< Minions Killed >
177
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
16,415
< Physical Damage >
20,819
94
< Magic Damage >
1,378
3,943
< True Damage >
474
20,453
< Damage Dealt >
22,671
32,001
< Damage Taken >
18,919
12,028
< Gold Earned >
12,017
2.43
< Towers >
2.39
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,935
< Total Healing >
5,235
14,689
< Experience >
12,639
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
167
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Aphelios with Darius in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some important Darius versus Aphelios matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between these two champs. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aphelios’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aphelios..

Darius normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Aphelios. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Aphelios

Who is Better, Darius or Aphelios?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually wins when trying to fight Aphelios, with a 51.6% win rate. As a result, Darius makes a good counter for Aphelios.

While Darius does have a higher winrate compared to Aphelios, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Aphelios.

Furthermore, Darius also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aphelios. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Darius is a decent counter to Aphelios. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Aphelios.

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 Aphelios Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aphelios as Darius, we analyzed 3,128 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 Aphelios 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

Darius Build Aphelios Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Darius to counter Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Aphelios. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The best items to use in your Darius versus Aphelios build consist of Kaenic Rookern, Sterak's Gage, and Trinity Force. When Darius combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Aphelios than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 51.6% when countering Aphelios with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Aphelios as Darius, Darius players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Darius vs Aphelios LoL games, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.

If you need to see Darius vs Aphelios tips and builds for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using all matches finished with both champions.