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

Darius vs Naafiri

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

based on 1,790 Darius vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our data, Darius fought Naafiri in 1790 games. Including so many games with Darius versus Naafiri gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a pro build to obliterate Naafiri. This matchup is relatively rare. Darius fights Naafiri in only 1.3% of his rounds.

Darius vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a poor job of beating Naafiri. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Darius versus Naafiri matches, Darius’s side is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Darius vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Black CleaverSundered SkyStridebreakerTrinity Force

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
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
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
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Naafiri

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.

Darius vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Naafiri Image
7.3
< Kills >
8.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.8
4.4
< Assists >
6
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.95
166
< Minions Killed >
153
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.37
16,756
< Physical Damage >
23,176
92
< Magic Damage >
107
4,098
< True Damage >
1,317
20,948
< Damage Dealt >
24,600
32,601
< Damage Taken >
25,934
12,169
< Gold Earned >
12,781
2.33
< Towers >
1.55
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,914
< Total Healing >
6,276
14,802
< Experience >
14,262
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
188
< Time Dealing CC >
62

How to Counter Naafiri with Darius in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several strategic Darius vs. Naafiri counter statistics that may help us figure out the distinctions between these two champions. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Naafiri..

Darius normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Naafiri. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Naafiri

Who is Better, Darius or Naafiri?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when facing off against Naafiri, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter to Naafiri.

While Darius does have a lower winrate than Naafiri, when facing one another, Darius also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Naafiri.

Additionally, Darius has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Naafiri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Darius is a somewhat poor counter for Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Darius against Naafiri.

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 Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Darius, we analyzed 1,790 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 Naafiri 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 Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Naafiri. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Darius versus Naafiri build consist of Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Darius combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Naafiri than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Naafiri with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Naafiri as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Darius vs Naafiri clashes, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.3% winrate overall.

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