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

Darius vs Poppy

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

based on 2,171 Darius vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Poppy as Darius resulted from an examination of 2171 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Darius is forced to battle against Poppy in only 1.6% of his games.

Darius vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Darius does a good job of countering Poppy. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.3% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Darius versus Poppy games, Darius’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Darius vs Poppy 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 GageDead Man's PlateForce of Nature

Optional Items

Trinity ForceJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyStridebreaker

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
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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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Darius vs Poppy Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Poppy Image
7.2
< Kills >
4.7
6.2
< Deaths >
5.8
4.5
< Assists >
8.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.1
169
< Minions Killed >
70
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.83
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
17,227
< Physical Damage >
12,532
92
< Magic Damage >
3,164
4,225
< True Damage >
946
21,545
< Damage Dealt >
16,643
33,035
< Damage Taken >
29,809
12,239
< Gold Earned >
10,443
2.43
< Towers >
1.49
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.19
8,369
< Total Healing >
7,917
14,721
< Experience >
13,102
18
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
10
171
< Time Dealing CC >
632

How to Counter Poppy with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several influential Darius versus Poppy matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Poppy’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Poppy..

Darius usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Poppy. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Poppy

Who is Better, Darius or Poppy?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually wins when taking on Poppy, with a 53.3% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a great counter for Poppy.

While Darius does have a higher win rate than Poppy, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Darius into Poppy.

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

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

Darius is a great counter for Poppy. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Darius against Poppy.

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 Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Darius, we analyzed 2,171 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 Poppy 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

Darius Build Poppy Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Poppy during both the early game 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 mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius typically picks up more CS relative to Poppy. Champions who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Darius versus Poppy build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Force of Nature. When Darius combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Poppy than with most other common builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 53.3% battling Poppy with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Poppy as Darius, Darius players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Darius vs Poppy counterpicks, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.3% winrate overall.

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