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

Darius vs Lucian

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

based on 8,169 Darius vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
6.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games every week. In our data, Darius battled Lucian in 8169 games. Including so many matchups for Darius versus Lucian gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare informative data and a pro build to suppress your enemy. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Darius encounters Lucian in only 6.1% of his games.

Darius vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Darius has done a decent job of beating Lucian. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champs face one another in. In Darius versus Lucian rounds, Darius’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Lucian.

Best Darius vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordMercury's Treads

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateStridebreaker

Optional Items

Death's DanceForce of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanHullbreaker

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
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
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
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Darius vs Lucian Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Lucian Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.6
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
4.3
< Assists >
6.5
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
171
< Minions Killed >
184
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.51
16,220
< Physical Damage >
18,756
95
< Magic Damage >
2,654
3,895
< True Damage >
552
20,210
< Damage Dealt >
21,963
31,688
< Damage Taken >
20,880
11,998
< Gold Earned >
12,418
2.34
< Towers >
2.35
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,676
< Total Healing >
4,874
14,643
< Experience >
12,664
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
162
< Time Dealing CC >
40

How to Counter Lucian with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several significant Darius against Lucian matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lucian..

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

Differences between Darius and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Lucian

Who is Better, Darius or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually wins when trying to fight Lucian, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a good counter for Lucian.

While Darius does have a higher win rate compared to Lucian, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Lucian.

Moreover, Darius has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Darius vs Lucian matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Darius is a decent counter to Lucian. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Darius against Lucian.

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 Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Darius, we analyzed 8,169 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 Lucian 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 in order to counter Lucian during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Lucian. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Darius versus Lucian build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Stridebreaker. When Darius included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better against Lucian than with many other typical builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 51.0% when countering Lucian with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Lucian as Darius, Darius players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Darius vs Lucian battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lucian as Darius are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.