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Diana vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Diana in LoLDiana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Diana

based on 5,579 Diana vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each week. In our dataset, Diana did battle with Darius 5579 times. With so many games with Diana versus Darius provides us faith in our capacity to prepare informative data and a pro build to destroy Darius. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Diana is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.5% of her matches.

Diana vs Darius Matchup Summary

Diana does a ok job of countering Darius. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.9% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Diana vs Darius matches, Diana’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't get first blood versus Darius.

Best Diana vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Diana Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomRiftmakerLich BaneZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Diana to level upq
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Second ability for Diana to level upw
>
Last skill for Diana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Diana's passive ability p
Diana's q ability q
Diana's w ability w
Diana's e ability e
Diana's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Darius as Diana

Tips for Playing as Diana against Darius

Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.

Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.

Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Diana vs Darius Counter Stats

Diana Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Darius Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.1
6.6
< Assists >
4.4
1.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
100
< Minions Killed >
165
0.81
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
2,078
< Physical Damage >
16,200
18,918
< Magic Damage >
91
995
< True Damage >
3,974
21,992
< Damage Dealt >
20,266
24,280
< Damage Taken >
31,669
12,269
< Gold Earned >
11,984
1.74
< Towers >
2.29
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,719
< Total Healing >
7,861
14,126
< Experience >
14,585
20
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
127
< Time Dealing CC >
166

How to Counter Darius with Diana in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several influential Diana against Darius matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Darius..

Diana usually has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Darius. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Diana and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Diana
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Diana
Darius

Who is Better, Diana or Darius?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Diana usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 50.9% win rate. As a result, Diana makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Diana does have a higher winrate than Darius, when facing one another, Diana also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Diana into Darius.

Furthermore, Diana has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Diana vs Darius matchups, Diana is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Diana is a decent counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Diana against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Diana

Diana Loses Against

TaricTaric45.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser45.7% winrateBraumBraum45.9% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.4% winrate

Diana Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.6% winrateYuumiYuumi56.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani54.4% winrateZoeZoe54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Miss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.8% 22030 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 53.9% 343 GamesBel'VethBel'Veth+ 54.1% 1893 GamesNocturneNocturne+ 54.6% 4827 Games

Additional Information for Diana Players

How We Calculated Our Diana vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Diana, we analyzed 5,579 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 Darius as Diana 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

Diana Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Diana to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Diana typically picks up less CS as Darius. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Diana versus Darius build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Diana combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better versus Darius than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Diana boasted an average win rate of 50.9% when playing against Darius with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Darius as Diana, Diana players should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Diana vs Darius counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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