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

Darius vs Diana

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

based on 5,579 Darius vs Diana matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Diana as Darius resulted from an examination of 5579 ranked games where both champs battled each other. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Darius is forced to battle against Diana in only 4.1% of his matches.

Darius vs Diana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a poor job of countering Diana. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Darius vs Diana matches, Darius’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Diana.

Best Darius vs Diana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceStridebreaker

Optional Items

Death's DanceKaenic RookernHullbreakerDead Man's Plate

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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Diana as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Diana

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 Diana

Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.

Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.

Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.

Darius vs Diana Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Diana Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.7
6.1
< Deaths >
6.7
4.4
< Assists >
6.6
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.8
165
< Minions Killed >
100
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.81
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,200
< Physical Damage >
2,078
91
< Magic Damage >
18,918
3,974
< True Damage >
995
20,266
< Damage Dealt >
21,992
31,669
< Damage Taken >
24,280
11,984
< Gold Earned >
12,269
2.29
< Towers >
1.74
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.2
7,861
< Total Healing >
5,719
14,585
< Experience >
14,126
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
7
166
< Time Dealing CC >
127

How to Counter Diana with Darius in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some important Darius versus Diana counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between these two champs. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Diana..

Darius usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Diana. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Diana

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Diana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Diana

Who is Better, Darius or Diana?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when playing against Diana, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes an ok counter to Diana.

While Darius does have a lower winrate than Diana, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Diana.

Furthermore, Darius also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Diana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Diana matchups, Diana is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Darius is a somewhat poor counter for Diana. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Diana.

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 Diana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Diana as Darius, we analyzed 5,579 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 Diana 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Diana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius on average picks up more CS relative to Diana. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Darius versus Diana build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Stridebreaker. When Darius bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Diana than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 49.1% when playing against Diana with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Diana as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Darius vs Diana matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.1% winrate overall.

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