Who is counter to darius

Enemies struck by the blade take more damage than those struck by the handle. Darius heals based on enemy champions and large monsters hit by the blade. Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Movement Speed is slowed. Darius hones his axe, passively causing his physical damage to ignore a percentage of his target's Armor. This is my go to banned champion in every game.

Dash into him when he uses Q so he doesnt get his healing off and either parry his ult or his E. Ban Darius! Save your Pillar of Ice for his Apprehend E. Phrxshn's Guide To Trundle[ Which means he beats Nasus, go figure. If you accidentally start Q don't be surprised if he has 10 cs before you hit You need your E to harass him off the wave early, and to last hit the melee minions.

Darius will zone you out of cs range from lvls Try to trick Darius into Qing the wave. You want to be safely under tower.

A lot of his presence disappears at that point. You'll need grievous wounds in this lane, or you'll never be able to kill him while he's low. If you play it safe by the time you're lvl 6 if you can dodge a Q or two in a fight you actually win the 1v1. You outscale as well, so that's a plus. Be carefull to his bleeding thing in your early laning phase. Against Darius ask your jungler for ganks as earlky as you can, because if he gets items or if he kills you your jungler can't help you much, run TP and Doran's shield for sustain, second wind from runes also helps.

Going supportive items like redemption, zekes or knights vow helps a lot since it's innevitable that Darius will melt you not mather how tanky you are, so helping your team as much as you can works well. A small Tip against him it's that your W can instantly place you in the middle of him, meaning that you can use it to dodge his Q with ease. The Inmortal Tree [ Phrxshn's Guide To Malphite[ He will get another spell rotation and win.

W when he ults. Volatile lane. Phrxshn's Guide To Warwick[ Learn Pantheon Like Me! Tips and Tricks! He can hit you with his Q if you walk away from him while ulting, it's the same range. Build [ It's very complicated to do anything, don't try to fight him in early game, since you have no escape, only fight him if you are really sure you can kill him or if you are close to your tower.

In this matchup i recommend going AP with a Dorans ring and poking him all you can, having extra AP and mana let's you farm safely with Q from the distance, wich reduces the risk of diying against darius in an extended trade.

Remember you can use your Q or W to disengage after he uses E or if he is gonna use R. The W silence doesn't let Darius use Q and R, wich are important abilities, silencing him in TF it's very good for neutralizing him. The Monster of the Void [ His E's range is units so you're safe to Q him but not AA units.

Take short trades and E out or E on top of him to dodge his Q. As long as you're not dismounted he can't ult you. Take conq and try to poke him with Q or E. Never take extended trades with him. First of all, you don't win extended fights, and since Garen wants to hit his enemies with the full duration of judgement it's had to trade at all with Darius.

In the early game focus on farming and don't overextended both in lane and fights, if you push the wave too much or go for farm when the wave is nearby his tower he can just drop Ghost and run you down, so be careful and stay as close as you can from your tower.

And remember to save Q to disengage when he uses E or W. Post-6 you can kill darius if he missplays since your Ult execute is as or more powerful as his, and doesn't have the requirements Darius has. The Might of Demacia [ Urgot Guide - Season 11 Save your Facebreaker for his Apprehend E. Phrxshn's Guide To Sett[ Pretty much the same thing but Darrius scales better than Aatrox, but sacrifices mobility for it.

Mordekaiser Guide by montybucket Mordekaiser Player. If you dont manage that he will just kill you in Mini Gnar. Afte lvl 9 you will get more range and it will be easier. Play safe and farm.

Give up cs if you have to but optimally poke him with q while you cs. Darius is only a threat to you if you are caught early or you're fighting without tentacles. Camille Guide for Camille players! While you wait for his hook you can build up your e stacks making him forced to hook once no longer stunned. In team fights your e will make it almost impossible to build stacks if your team play it well.

So play safe don't trade with him early since the amount of orbs you get from early trades are wack and not worth the risk. Go Ghost instead of ignite. Do not get any early ganks, he can easily 2v1 you. Be ready to go 2 levels down in exp and 50 CS. I build bramble and steel caps first so I can relax a little in lane then follow up with titanic. S11 Urgot guide - for average Elo players. He got more damage than you, more sustain than you.

The main thing is that he doesn't got a real gap-closer. Make sure he doesn't catch you with his E and use your W to avoid his external part of his Q as it is his main damage source. Gamile's Viego! Sion in general is countered by CC and high mobility and bruisers and Darius is basically that in one. Lethality Sion by Jaune69 Sion Player. Go for short trades. When dismounted flash to the handle hitbox of his q if you cant avoid it.

You are weaker lvl 1 be ready to start pushing the wave before them. Don't engage if he already has passive stacks on you, back off and let them wear off.

Best thing to do is to let him get cocky and drag him under tower. His Q range is just enough to hit you when you auto, and the W cripple is scary. Make sure he's used E before you try to use yours, to do damage or otherwise. If he gets the first kill, it will be a rough lane, but if you get the first 2 kills, you're in good shape.

Make an empowered W your last hit before dashing out of a trade so he can't pull you back in. Failure to do so will get you killed. Once he is half HP, look for a kill but you must avoid his Q sweet spot. I take ghost vs this matchup so he can't out speed you with spells unless he has Nimbus and you don't. Same principle as Fiora, short trades but if he hits his E run. If he has TP this lane is much easier. E or Q inside his Q to stop healing. Don't be baited level 1.

If you want to flip game lvl 1 you can try fighting him with W unlocked. He literally sometimes just run at you lvl1 and try to get some damage in. Hail of Blades darius is kinda crazy You are just free kills for him!

Don't push your lane and manage your waves well! If he gets the freeze you're in deep trouble! Zac's trades take a long time in which he heals back up. Darius is built for extended trades and bleeding out opponents. You are given a ban for a reason. After 6 if even you should be able to pressure him out with the help of maiden, the matchup gets easier the later the game goes.

If you get early game cheesed by him its a hard matchup to comeback. His bleed does alot early and his e can cancel your e as well. Use your r to dodge his e, if not q as his e gives him free q usually. Outduels you at all stages of the game, especially if he has ghost. Killing him will be a matter of poking him down by abusing your range to be able to all in him, if he is playing safe go for short trades and freeze your lane so he has to overextend for farm.

If you are able to dodge his is most of the time would should be able to beat him in lane. As you ramp up your Conqueror and Q, he just gets stacks his passive on you. Darius is stronger than you throughout the whole game. You can poke but always stay infront of minions to avoid his hook. You can win but just be very careful.

You have to keep in mind that you outscale him. So if all else fails, you can simply play safe, give up CS, farm under turret and wait for later on in the game. So the matchup can be Even or just Impossible depending on how good the Darius player is. I myself, almost always crush Mordekaisers when I am on Darius so, believe me when I tell you that if the Darius player knows what he is doing, then you will NOT win the matchup alone.

You might need your jungler. Here is the basic idea in this matchup. You need to A use your full shield and B fight in your ultimate. If you use your shield improperly, Darius will be able to just burst through it as it wont be that much. And if you fight outside your ultimate or fight him pre-6 you will just get shredderd.

Just make sure that you don't start the fight with stacks on you. In general, you should be looking to disengage whenever he gets any number of stacks on you. You can use the backwards E trick to disengage but good Dariuses will expect and avoid this. Level 1 you can beat him if you can land an empowered Q on him but I wouldn't recommend it. He can snowball SO damn hard that it will seriously depress when you see how many times he will kill you.

Revitalize and Second Wind are good. Seeker's Armguard and Ninja Tabi are also great. The lane becomes much easier if you have Ignite but if you die with ignite the lane is over. Can engage you pretty easily with ghost and his E. Keep your W always ready to stop his engage. You can poke him a bit early but after Stridebreaker you shouldn't try to fight at all. Worthy ban. Disengage when he stacked his Passive. Wait for ganks, Play safe and Try to start Teamfights Early so you can beat him.

Take Unsealed Spellbook against Darius. Don't die to him early, play safe before lvl 9. If you land everything on lvl 9 it's a free kill. You also outscale Darius if he doesn't have a lead. You can easily dodge his Q with your dash and Darius will be forced to back off. If you have your Ultimate while his Q is on CD you can all-in him and win the battle easily.

Top Gwen Guide! Good Darius can't be won 1v1 at lane. I suggest going Tank against this guy. He pretty much wins every 1v1 before level 6. Use E - Facebreaker when he uses his Q - Decimate, so you don't take increased damage and he doesn't heal as well.

Take bramble to stop his healing and rush Blade of the Ruined King. Ult him away in teamfights from your carries. Also, get some grievous early for his Q. Bruiser Yone by Val3n Yone Player. Go spin into Q. If he saves his hook, depending on situation you have to back off. If he wastes his hook, spin into Q while pressing W in between to mitigate damage from all his bleeds and his W. You should use your Q only after he uses his W to cleanse the slow.

If he manages to hook you in while you are trying to run, you will either have to burn flash or you will be dead, so you really have to look out when trading into Darius. If you not feed him in early, it's probable win. If you do lane him though, do not get 5 stacked from his passive and do your best to turret farm and not get anywhere near him.

Sion Builds in depth by Avelon Sion Player. Don't trade with him much past 6 unless his ult is on CD. Besides that it is a easy lane. Start E level 1 and last hit the first 3 melees with E. Let him shove in and only focus on stacking the cannon on the 3rd wave. Biscuits are good here because you want to be using E to last hit in this lane in the early stages, so having the extra mana helps a lot. Most good darius players will 3 wave crash and wait for it to bounce back.

Do not panic in this situation. Focus on last hitting and building up a wave. If Darius looks to all in you pre level 5 in your huge minion wave, ghost and fight back. Flash his outer Q so he cant heal and you can actually win the all in. The reason people think this matchup is hard because darius pulls Nasus in and the Nasus player starts to panic. But if you are a giga chad and fight back on 6 with sheen longsword you will realize that he simply dies to the dog.

This matchup is basically a test of courage, if you hold and fight back then it is won. Darius is slightly better than Nasus in teamfights, but both champs function very similiarly. Buy steraks gage second in this matchup to match Darius's steraks. Do not go stoneplate second vs Darius because 2 item powerspike is too important. Whoever's got 2 items first in a teamfight wins, and stoneplate costs a bit more than steraks.

If the Darius plays dumb you win. After the first kill, you win. Just don't underestimate him. When your minions are low move away so you dont get hit by q. Try to bait his q so he doesnt heal and get free stack. Olaf Top Lane If he uses E you can poke him more. I have gotten Ghost cheesed too many times in this matchup.

Also very hard to parry his E if he is smart but if you survive the early game you can All-In with ult and look to parry his ult. If you E to far into him or just missstep once he can run you down with Ghost. Try to find max range Q's and keep him at a safe distance until you can all in him with R. His jungler may camp you to ensure he wins. You may have to play passive and punish him for roaming by freezing wave.

Go runaan's early to splitpush. His damage output is crazy and it's hard to win in lane unless you know what to look for. You have to be able to win early, and if you are ahead enough, fighting him late game shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Just make sure to always go for all-ins with ignite. You will lose in trades most times due to his stacking passive. The most difficult lane in my opinion for Rengar. Bully lane that just want you to made the wrong step. Wait the jungler. Early seekers and stopwatch mean you can stall out his bleed for 3. Bruiser Fizz by Krytiku Fizz Player. Ignite allows you to kill him reliably. It is important to bait or dodge his E and then poke him down.

Just ignite him and he has nothing left. No heal, no nothing. Ignite is very good, because he also doesnt go TP, so it's worth going. Wukong's level 1 allows you to all in and get a favorable trade to set you up for the first few waves, but Darius will out damage you level 1.

His slow will make your clone come out slow as well, making his Q hit you regardless if you W away or not. But once you get your boot and first item then he is not as hard too beat as before.

Any slight miss positioning and you can easily die. You need to be able to dash into his Q to reduce the damage taken , and to fully commit to the fight. Do not try and kite away from him! His E is also buggy in my opinion making it really hard to dodge. Other than that, the matchup is actually very easy. This is an example of someone you should probably take Aftershock for.

For Darius specifically, use Flay E to push him towards you, pulling yourself inside of the Q circle. Pushing him away from you takes too long, and he's likely moving away from you already, perfectly landing you in the outer circle. If you die once, don't try anything funny again, or it won't just be once. Pray he hasn't taken ghost and use E to disengage.

Your teamfight is stronger than his. Since level 9 is a bit aways, Phaserush can help you stay safe against the ghosting Darius. Only proc Phaserush after he slows you if he pulls you in. Patch Popper Diamond Gnar Player. He will kill you if you are not careful. Try to poke him for grasp stacks and only try to fully commit during a gank. Rush Plated Steelcaps. Poke with Q and look at your passive in case its on CD. Darius W is draining is mana so just play around that and Q him till you maybe can go for a all in.

He will totally beat you if he plays well. When he finish his mythic, you must know that he can rundown u from to 0. Don't get hit by the tip of his spin Q , by either stepping out of it, or jumping in on him using your Q. When he goes to auto attack you, use your counterstrike to block his auto and his slow W.

Never let darius get to more than 3 stacks on you, as anything more than that is dangerous. This matchup is extremely easy for an experienced jax player. Season 11 [Patch His E is getting cancelled with your passive so you can use that when running away.

Be carefull of his passive and dont overextend if you are not sure of the situation in jungle. Will you prove Worthy? Don't try to use the 3rd stance on him cuz he will hook you into death. You can win this match-up tho. Now learn I am the World-Ender! Since he usually goes rather tanky is difficult for you to go into a duel if you are even in HP and abilities.

Before level 6 you are still pretty strong against him. Afterwards try poking him with your q instead of battleling him face first. Rush Ramble to counter his healing and once you did you can fight him. Rush bramble vest. Dodge his ulti with yours. You can E his whole damage-output. Don't let him E you and only trade with him if he has already wasted his E. He will punish you for trying to farm, and can turn trades into fights, which heavily favor him.

What you want to do is level 1 if you both have ignite, and he starts Q, You can all in and you'll win if you dodge his outside part of the Q. Otherwise, you should do quick trades where you bait his E, Then you go for an all-in. Careful for his Lv 1 Brush cheese if you walk to lane! Rather go around it past the Krugs.

Get Lv 2 before him try to get an early Lead against him before he's Lv 3. Don't trade too much and don't let him get 5 stacks of his Passive. Even with a lead RESPECT his All-in potential if you are in the middle of the lane or further and has ghost he wants to All-in everytime and you are gonna die everytime. So if you are ending up pushing to hard rather lose some CS Minions and let him Push him into your Tower.

All Roles. All regions All. All champions. Darius wins lane against Name Gold diff Singed Top. Shen Top. Nasus Top. Sylas Top. Cho'Gath Top. Kayle Top. Malphite Top. Poppy Top. Sion Top. Yone Top. Ornn Top.

Camille Top. Garen Top. Urgot Top. Gwen Top. Kennen Top. Vladimir Top. Graves Top. Fiora Top. Jayce Top. Mordekaiser Top. I've been playing the game for 8 years now, and my highest rank was Master LP. I was also rank 3 on LeBlanc last season.

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