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How to Win Gragas vs Darius Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Gragas

based on 2,358 Gragas vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our dataset, Gragas battled Darius in 2358 rounds. With so many games with Gragas vs Darius provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a recommended build to counter your enemy. This pairing is somewhat rare. Gragas has to counter Darius in only 3.6% of his games.

Gragas vs Darius Matchup Summary

Gragas has done a ok job of beating Darius. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of games the champs face each other in. In Gragas against Darius rounds, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Darius.

Best Gragas vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceVoid StaffRod of Ages

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Darius as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Darius

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Darius Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Darius Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6
7.2
< Assists >
4.4
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
104
< Minions Killed >
169
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,398
< Physical Damage >
16,143
17,931
< Magic Damage >
90
628
< True Damage >
3,795
19,957
< Damage Dealt >
20,029
28,783
< Damage Taken >
31,764
11,117
< Gold Earned >
11,835
1.46
< Towers >
2.34
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
11,836
< Total Healing >
7,756
13,775
< Experience >
14,567
21
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
399
< Time Dealing CC >
158

How to Counter Darius with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several critical Gragas vs. Darius matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the two. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius..

Gragas usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Darius. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Darius

Who is Better, Gragas or Darius?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually fairs equally well when facing off against Darius, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Gragas makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate compared to Darius, when facing one another, Gragas also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Gragas into Darius.

Furthermore, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Gragas, we analyzed 2,358 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Gragas in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas typically gets less CS compared to Darius. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Gragas versus Darius build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Darius than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average winrate of 49.9% battling Darius with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Darius as Gragas, Gragas players should equip the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Gragas vs Darius face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Gragas vs Darius tips and counter builds for a a particular rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all matches run with these champs.