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How to Synergize Darius with Alistar on the Same TeamDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius with Alistar

How to Win With Darius and Alistar Paired TogetherDarius is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Darius and Alistar

based on 2,137 Darius with Alistar pairs
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Darius has fought alongside Alistar in 2137 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data directly from the developers of League, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Darius play with Alistar. It is relatively rare for Darius to play with Alistar as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in about 1.6% of games with Darius.

Darius Alistar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a dismal job of synergizing with Alistar. On average, he wins a poor 48.2% of the time the champs appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Darius when playing alongside Alistar by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's PlateForce of NatureBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Alistar

Tips for Playing as Darius with Alistar

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 Understand How Alistar Will Play

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Darius Alistar Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Alistar Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.9
5.9
< Deaths >
6.2
4.2
< Assists >
4.3
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,514
< Physical Damage >
16,431
66
< Magic Damage >
95
3,951
< True Damage >
3,911
20,532
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
31,454
< Damage Taken >
32,094
11,891
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.37
< Towers >
2.29
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,614
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,286
< Experience >
14,609
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
159
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Alistar as Darius in LoL

The Darius Alistar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Alistar, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Darius sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Alistar. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Alistar helps Darius perform worse in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Darius tries to synergize with Alistar, he sees a little increase in his total damage output. This change may indicate that Alistar helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played together with Alistar on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Alistar.

Moreover, when Darius plays with Alistar on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Alistar does a decent job of covering Darius in teamfights.

Synergies between Darius and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Alistar

Is Darius better when played alongside Alistar?

There is no perfect ally for Darius that will no matter what be his best teammate. However, overall, Alistar is a very typical ally for Darius. By being on the same team as Darius, he lowers their win rate by -1.0% to 48.2%. This signals that there is a weak strategic relationship between Darius and Alistar that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Alistar has a much greater difficulty compared to Darius. That means Darius players must be cautious when lining up Alistar allies to fight alongside, as they will require a much greater level of skill to work well with you.

When playing on the same side, Darius players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Darius and Alistar together, you may not be granting your other allies very much magic damage. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that nullifies this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Alistar teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Alistar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Alistar, we analyzed 2,137 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Darius with Alistar comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Darius in order to pair well with Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The best items to get in your Darius and Alistar synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Darius combined at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Alistar than with many other common item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 48.2% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Alistar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.2% win rate overall.

If you need to see Darius and Alistar collaboration tips and stats for a a specific division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches run with both champs.