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

Darius vs Rell

How to Beat Rell as Darius in LoLDarius is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rell as Darius

based on 1,664 Darius vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Rell as Darius resulted from an analysis of 1664 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Darius is forced to battle against Rell in only 1.2% of his matches.

Darius vs Rell Matchup Summary

Darius does a ok job of countering Rell. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Darius against Rell games, Darius’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Rell.

Best Darius vs Rell Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordHearthbound Axe

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Titanic HydraDead Man's PlateBlack CleaverStridebreaker

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 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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rell as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Rell

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.

Darius vs Rell Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Rell Image
7
< Kills >
1.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
4.6
< Assists >
15.1
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
0.3
165
< Minions Killed >
27
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
16,146
< Physical Damage >
1,787
99
< Magic Damage >
5,005
4,026
< True Damage >
866
20,272
< Damage Dealt >
7,659
31,331
< Damage Taken >
22,040
11,875
< Gold Earned >
8,487
2.33
< Towers >
1.71
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,702
< Total Healing >
2,734
14,335
< Experience >
10,486
17
< Vision Score >
53
8
< Wards Placed >
22
158
< Time Dealing CC >
275

How to Counter Rell with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several important Darius versus Rell matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rell’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rell. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Darius typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Rell. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Rell

Who is Better, Darius or Rell?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when playing against Rell, with a 50.3% win rate. As a result, Darius makes an ok counter to Rell.

While Darius does have a higher winrate compared to Rell, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Rell.

Moreover, Darius also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rell. 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Rell matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Darius is a decent counter for Rell. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Rell.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Darius, we analyzed 1,664 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 Rell 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 truly master Darius in order to counter Rell during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius most often gets much more CS as Rell. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Darius versus Rell build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Darius combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Rell than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Rell with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Rell as Darius, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Darius vs Rell LoL games, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.3% winrate overall.

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