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How to Win Darius vs Draven Counter MatchupDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius vs Draven

How to Beat Draven as Darius in LoLDarius is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Draven as Darius

based on 4,361 Darius vs Draven matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Draven as Darius came out of an evaluation of 4361 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Darius encounters Draven in only 3.2% of his matches.

Darius vs Draven Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a dismal job of beating Draven. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champs battle one another in. In Darius against Draven matches, Darius’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Draven.

Best Darius vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordHearthbound Axe

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceForce 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
>
Last skill for Darius to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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W
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Q
3
E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Draven as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Draven

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 Win Against Draven

Disrupt Draven with the goal of making him drop his axes. If you do, his power drops dramatically.

Launch skillshots toward the landing position of Draven's Spinning Axes.

Darius vs Draven Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Draven Image
6.8
< Kills >
8.4
6
< Deaths >
6.6
4.3
< Assists >
5.6
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.92
165
< Minions Killed >
171
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.5
16,010
< Physical Damage >
21,897
87
< Magic Damage >
123
3,821
< True Damage >
482
19,919
< Damage Dealt >
22,502
30,600
< Damage Taken >
22,158
11,688
< Gold Earned >
13,617
2.24
< Towers >
2.37
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,437
< Total Healing >
6,647
14,257
< Experience >
12,177
17
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
7
160
< Time Dealing CC >
84

How to Counter Draven with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Darius versus Draven counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Draven’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Draven..

Darius usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Draven. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Draven

Who is Better, Darius or Draven?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when taking on Draven, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter for Draven.

While Darius does have a lower winrate compared to Draven, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Draven.

Furthermore, Darius also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Draven. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Draven matchups, Draven is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Darius is a somewhat poor counter to Draven. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Darius against Draven.

Other Champion Matchups Against Darius

Darius Loses Against

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo44.9% winrateTeemoTeemo45.1% winrateLilliaLillia45.2% winrateZyraZyra45.2% winrate

Darius Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante55.6% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateOlafOlaf55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.9% 5160 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.9% 5818 GamesZacZac+ 53.5% 2449 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.3% 7927 Games

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Draven Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Draven as Darius, we analyzed 4,361 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 Draven as Darius 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 learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Draven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Draven. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Darius versus Draven build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Titanic Hydra. When Darius bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Draven than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Draven with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Draven as Darius, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Darius vs Draven face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.2% winrate overall.

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