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How to Win Darius vs Kog'Maw Counter MatchupDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Darius in LoLDarius is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Darius

based on 1,021 Darius vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.84
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our data, Darius engaged Kog'Maw in 1021 matches. With so many games with Darius vs Kog'Maw gives us confidence in our capacity to produce informative data and a pro build to obliterate Kog'Maw. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Darius has to counter Kog'Maw in only 0.8% of his matches.

Darius vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a below average job of beating Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Darius versus Kog'Maw rounds, Darius’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Darius vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceForce of Nature

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSundered SkyTitanic HydraStridebreaker

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: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Darius vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Kog'Maw Image
7
< Kills >
7.4
6.3
< Deaths >
7.2
4.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
167
< Minions Killed >
166
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,613
< Physical Damage >
10,078
111
< Magic Damage >
13,301
4,084
< True Damage >
3,054
20,807
< Damage Dealt >
26,435
33,248
< Damage Taken >
22,243
12,177
< Gold Earned >
12,355
2.29
< Towers >
2.09
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,280
< Total Healing >
5,183
14,979
< Experience >
13,141
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
173
< Time Dealing CC >
295

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several important Darius versus Kog'Maw counter stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Darius often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Kog'Maw. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Darius or Kog'Maw?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when taking on Kog'Maw, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a bad counter to Kog'Maw.

While Darius does have a lower win rate than Kog'Maw, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Kog'Maw.

Furthermore, Darius has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Kog'Maw matchups, Kog'Maw is the better champ with a lower 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 Kog'Maw. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Kog'Maw.

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 Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Darius, we analyzed 1,021 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 Kog'Maw 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.

Other Useful Resources

Darius Build Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Darius to counter Kog'Maw during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius on average gets a similar amount of CS as Kog'Maw. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Darius versus Kog'Maw build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Force of Nature. When Darius bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Kog'Maw than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Kog'Maw with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Kog'Maw as Darius, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Darius vs Kog'Maw battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Darius versus Kog'Maw tips and builds for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all matches played with these champions.