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

Darius vs Rakan

How to Beat Rakan as Darius in LoLDarius is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
Support

How to Beat Rakan as Darius

based on 3,797 Darius vs Rakan matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Rakan as Darius came out of an analysis of 3797 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Darius encounters Rakan in only 2.8% of his games.

Darius vs Rakan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a poor job of beating Rakan. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Darius vs Rakan games, Darius’s team is 0.1% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Rakan.

Best Darius vs Rakan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordHearthbound Axe

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's PlateTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Darius to level upq
>
Second ability for Darius to level upe
>
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
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rakan as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Rakan

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 Rakan

Champions with crowd control that can be applied quickly excel against Rakan.

Catching Rakan with no allies around severely inhibits his mobility. Try to find him alone.

Rakan's movement abilities forecast their destination. Try to use this to your advantage.

Darius vs Rakan Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Rakan Image
6.5
< Kills >
1.5
6
< Deaths >
5.2
4.4
< Assists >
14.3
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
0.25
166
< Minions Killed >
32
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.49
15,838
< Physical Damage >
1,206
98
< Magic Damage >
4,918
3,717
< True Damage >
758
19,653
< Damage Dealt >
6,883
30,893
< Damage Taken >
19,470
11,726
< Gold Earned >
8,199
2.28
< Towers >
1.83
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,562
< Total Healing >
5,621
14,207
< Experience >
10,242
17
< Vision Score >
64
8
< Wards Placed >
30
163
< Time Dealing CC >
166

How to Counter Rakan with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some critical Darius vs. Rakan matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the two. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rakan’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rakan. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Darius often has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Rakan. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Rakan

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Rakan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Rakan

Who is Better, Darius or Rakan?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually loses when facing off against Rakan, with a 47.5% win rate. As a result, Darius makes a bad counter to Rakan.

While Darius does have a lower win rate compared to Rakan, when facing one another, Darius also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Darius into Rakan.

Furthermore, Darius also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rakan. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Rakan matchups, Rakan is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Darius is a bad counter to Rakan. Focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Rakan.

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 Rakan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rakan as Darius, we analyzed 3,797 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 Rakan 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 Rakan Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Darius to counter Rakan during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius on average accumulates much more CS as Rakan. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Darius versus Rakan build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Death's Dance. When Darius used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Rakan than with most other common item sets. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Rakan with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Rakan 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. Of all the rune sets players picked for Darius vs Rakan battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.5% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Darius versus Rakan tips and counter builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using every game completed with these champs.