Orianna vs Darius
How to Beat Darius as Orianna
based on 1,881 Orianna vs Darius matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Orianna vs Darius Matchup Summary
Best Orianna vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Darius as Orianna
Tips for Playing as Orianna against Darius
Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.
Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.
Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.
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.
Orianna vs Darius Counter Stats
How to Counter Darius with Orianna in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some critical Orianna against Darius matchup stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, showing that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Darius. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Orianna typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Darius. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Orianna and Darius
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Who is Better, Orianna or Darius?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Orianna usually loses when playing against Darius, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Orianna makes a bad counter to Darius.
While Orianna does have a lower winrate compared to Darius, when on opposite teams, Orianna also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex character to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Orianna into Dariusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Orianna also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Orianna is a terribly counter for Darius. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Orianna against Darius.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Orianna in order to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Orianna typically gets a similar amount of CS as Darius. Champions who typically 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The top items to have in your Orianna versus Darius build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Luden's Companion. When Orianna included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Darius than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Orianna had an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Darius with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Darius as Orianna, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Coup de Grace, and Presence of Mind runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Orianna vs Darius face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.
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