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

Darius vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Darius in LoLDarius is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Darius

based on 2,152 Darius vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
1.84
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Darius faced off against Nilah 2152 times. Using so many games with Darius versus Nilah provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare useful data and a solid build to smash your enemy. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Darius fights Nilah in only 1.6% of his games.

Darius vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a pathetic job of beating Nilah. On average, he wins a lowly 46.8% of games the champs face each other in. In Darius against Nilah games, Darius’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Darius vs Nilah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTrinity Force

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic HydraSundered Sky

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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Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Nilah

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 Nilah Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Nilah Image
6.9
< Kills >
8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
4.5
< Assists >
6.2
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.82
163
< Minions Killed >
169
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.58
16,461
< Physical Damage >
18,482
92
< Magic Damage >
178
3,827
< True Damage >
428
20,380
< Damage Dealt >
19,088
31,374
< Damage Taken >
24,217
11,783
< Gold Earned >
12,731
2.23
< Towers >
2.64
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,653
< Total Healing >
8,647
14,437
< Experience >
13,282
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
162
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Nilah with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Darius versus Nilah counter stats that may help you realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Nilah..

Darius typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Nilah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Nilah

Who is Better, Darius or Nilah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually loses when taking on Nilah, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Darius makes a bad counter to Nilah.

While Darius does have a lower winrate than Nilah, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Darius into Nilah.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Darius is a trash counter to Nilah. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Darius against Nilah.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Darius, we analyzed 2,152 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 Nilah 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Nilah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius typically racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Darius versus Nilah build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Trinity Force. When Darius used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Nilah than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when countering Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of beating Nilah as Darius, Darius players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Darius vs Nilah clashes, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Darius are given for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.