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

Darius vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Darius in LoLDarius is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Darius

based on 3,547 Darius vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Darius battled Irelia in 3547 rounds. Using so many matchups for Darius versus Irelia provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative data and a supported build to destroy Irelia. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Darius is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.6% of his games.

Darius vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Darius has done a ok job of countering Irelia. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champs oppose one another in. In Darius vs Irelia games, Darius’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Irelia.

Best Darius vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Darius Items

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

Optional Items

Death's DanceBlack CleaverDead Man's PlateTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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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Guide to Countering Irelia as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Darius vs Irelia Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Irelia Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.2
6.3
< Deaths >
7.1
4.5
< Assists >
5.2
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
169
< Minions Killed >
202
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,559
< Physical Damage >
15,825
131
< Magic Damage >
6,000
4,345
< True Damage >
851
21,035
< Damage Dealt >
22,677
31,291
< Damage Taken >
30,637
12,083
< Gold Earned >
12,775
2.29
< Towers >
2.31
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,616
< Total Healing >
10,207
14,616
< Experience >
14,813
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
170
< Time Dealing CC >
104

How to Counter Irelia with Darius in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some influential Darius against Irelia counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences between these two champions. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Irelia..

Darius usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Irelia

Who is Better, Darius or Irelia?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when taking on Irelia, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter for Irelia.

While Darius does have a higher win rate than Irelia, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Darius into Irelia.

Moreover, Darius also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Irelia matchups, Darius 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 decent counter for Irelia. Focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Darius against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Darius, we analyzed 3,547 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 Irelia 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 truly master Darius to counter Irelia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius most often gets a similar amount of CS as Irelia. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Darius versus Irelia build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Darius incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Irelia than with many other common builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Irelia with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Irelia as Darius, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Darius vs Irelia face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.

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