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

Darius vs Galio

How to Beat Galio as Darius in LoLDarius is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Galio as Darius

based on 3,469 Darius vs Galio matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our data, Darius fought Galio 3469 times. With so many matchups for Darius vs Galio provides us confidence in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a recommended build to suppress your enemy. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Darius has to counter Galio in only 2.6% of his games.

Darius vs Galio Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a poor job of beating Galio. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.2% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Darius vs Galio games, Darius’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Galio.

Best Darius vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic HydraDeath's DanceForce of Nature

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
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Galio as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Galio

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 Galio

Galio cannot traverse walls with Justice Punch.

Galio moves slower when he is charging Shield of Durand.

Hero's Entrance can be interrupted before Galio jumps into the air.

Darius vs Galio Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Galio Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.3
4.6
< Assists >
9.6
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
166
< Minions Killed >
138
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
17,052
< Physical Damage >
465
87
< Magic Damage >
19,721
4,010
< True Damage >
537
21,150
< Damage Dealt >
20,724
32,470
< Damage Taken >
24,367
11,997
< Gold Earned >
10,825
2.29
< Towers >
1.7
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,956
< Total Healing >
2,290
14,544
< Experience >
13,465
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
163
< Time Dealing CC >
120

How to Counter Galio with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several important Darius against Galio counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Galio’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Galio..

Darius normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Galio. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Galio

Who is Better, Darius or Galio?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually loses when playing against Galio, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a bad counter to Galio.

While Darius does have a lower winrate compared to Galio, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Galio.

Additionally, Darius has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Galio. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Darius vs Galio matchups, Galio is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Darius is a somewhat poor counter for Galio. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Galio.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Galio Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Galio as Darius, we analyzed 3,469 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 Galio 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius to counter Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Galio. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Darius versus Galio build consist of Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Darius combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Galio than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 48.2% when countering Galio with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Galio as Darius, Darius players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Darius vs Galio face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.2% win rate overall.

If you need to get Darius versus Galio tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using every game finished with these champions.