Darius vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Darius
based on 13,293 Darius vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Lux
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 Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Darius vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Darius in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several vital Darius versus Lux matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lux’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lux..
Darius usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Lux. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Darius and Lux
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Who is Better, Darius or Lux?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when trying to fight Lux, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Darius makes a poor counter for Lux.
While Darius does have a lower winrate than Lux, when facing one another, Darius also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Lux.
Moreover, Darius has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Darius is a somewhat poor counter to Lux. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Darius to counter Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius usually picks up more CS as Lux. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Darius versus Lux build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Darius incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Lux than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Lux with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Lux as Darius, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Unflinching, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Darius vs Lux battles, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lux as Darius are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.