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How to Win Azir vs Darius Counter MatchupAzir is in the s tier of champions

Azir vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Azir in LoLAzir is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Azir

based on 2,237 Azir vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. Within our dataset, Azir engaged Darius in 2237 matches. Including so many games with Azir vs Darius gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful stats and a recommended build to wreck your opponent. This pairing is somewhat rare. Azir fights Darius in only 3.5% of his games.

Azir vs Darius Matchup Summary

Azir has done a decent job of beating Darius. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Azir against Darius matches, Azir’s side is 0.2% less probable to get first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Darius.

Best Azir vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Azir Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassVoid StaffLich BaneShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Azir to level upw
>
Second ability for Azir to level upq
>
Last skill for Azir to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Azir's passive ability p
Azir's q ability q
Azir's w ability w
Azir's e ability e
Azir's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Azir

Tips for Playing as Azir against Darius

Be a bird!

In the lane, try to position your soldiers between the enemy's minions and the enemy champion. This way you can use them both to last hit and to project threat onto your lane opponent.

Be careful about putting down both of the soldiers stored by Arise! Unless you're going all-in, always have a soldier in your back pocket if you need to escape over a wall or if you misposition your other soldier and need damage now.

Think of Emperor's Divide as a defensive ability first and foremost. Use it when the enemy engages on you or your allies. Remember that your team can walk through the soldiers summoned by Emperor's Divide and use this to your advantage when enemy melee champions engage on you.

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.

Azir vs Darius Counter Stats

Azir Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Darius Image
6
< Kills >
6.3
5.5
< Deaths >
5.9
6.1
< Assists >
4.2
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
190
< Minions Killed >
170
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.44
637
< Physical Damage >
15,237
22,620
< Magic Damage >
81
514
< True Damage >
3,568
23,772
< Damage Dealt >
18,887
20,825
< Damage Taken >
30,984
11,982
< Gold Earned >
11,707
2.38
< Towers >
2.58
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,925
< Total Healing >
7,484
14,852
< Experience >
14,451
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
167
< Time Dealing CC >
154

How to Counter Darius with Azir in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Azir versus Darius matchup statistics that can help you understand the differences between the pair. Azir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Azir may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Darius..

Azir normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Azir and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Azir
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Azir
Darius

Who is Better, Azir or Darius?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Azir usually wins when trying to fight Darius, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Azir makes a good counter for Darius.

While Azir does have a higher winrate compared to Darius, when they face off with one another, Azir also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Azir into Dariusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Azir has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Azir vs Darius matchups, Azir is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Azir is a decent counter for Darius. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Azir against Darius.

Additional Information for Azir Players

How We Calculated Our Azir vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Azir, we analyzed 2,237 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Darius as Azir comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Azir in order to counter Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Azir usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Azir versus Darius build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Liandry's Torment. When Azir combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Darius than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Azir had an average win rate of 51.5% when countering Darius with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Darius as Azir, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Azir vs Darius fights, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Darius as Azir are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.