Xerath vs Darius
How to Beat Darius as Xerath
based on 5,182 Xerath vs Darius matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Darius Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Darius as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Darius
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Darius Counter Stats
How to Counter Darius with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several strategic Xerath versus Darius counter stats that may help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, showing that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Darius. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.
Xerath typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Darius. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xerath and Darius
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Who is Better, Xerath or Darius?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when playing against Darius, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Xerath makes an ok counter to Darius.
While Xerath does have a higher winrate compared to Darius, when facing one another, Xerath also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Dariusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Xerath has some amount of utility and CC, 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 is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Darius matchups, Xerath is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Xerath is a decent counter to Darius. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Xerath against Darius.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xerath to counter Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath often racks up less CS relative to Darius. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Xerath versus Darius build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Void Staff, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Darius than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 50.1% battling Darius with this counter build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Darius as Xerath, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Xerath vs Darius face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.
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