Xerath with Darius
How to Synergize Xerath and Darius
based on 5,477 Xerath with Darius pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Darius Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Darius
Tips for Playing as Xerath with 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 Understand How Darius Will Play
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.
Xerath Darius Synergy Stats
How to Play with Darius as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Darius synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Darius, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Darius. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Darius helps Xerath perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Xerath tries to synergize with Darius, he observes a little increase in his full damage output. This could indicate that Darius provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played alongside Darius on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Darius.
Moreover, when Xerath plays with Darius on the same team, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Darius does a poor job of covering Xerath in team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Darius
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Darius?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Xerath that will no matter what be his best synergy. Yet, Darius is a below average companion for Xerath. By locking into the same side as Xerath, he lowers their win rate by -1.4% to 49.2%. This demonstrates that there is a negative bond between Xerath and Darius that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Darius has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Darius teammates to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to do well with you.
Working alongside, Xerath players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by aligning Xerath and Darius together, you will not be granting your other teammates a great deal of support. We recommend you have other champions on your team that offsets this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.
Regardless of your Darius ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Xerath to work well with Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to build first in your Xerath and Darius synergy build consist of Horizon Focus, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Darius than with many other typical builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average win rate of 49.2% helping carry Darius with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Xerath and Darius pairings, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.2% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Darius with Xerath are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.