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How to Win Zed vs Darius Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Zed in LoLZed is in the b tier of champions
Assassin
FighterTank

How to Beat Darius as Zed

based on 4,850 Zed vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our database, Zed engaged Darius 4850 times. Having so many games with Zed vs Darius provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening data and a recommended build to annihilate your rival. This particular champion matchup is somewhat rare. Zed has to counter Darius in only 3.5% of his games.

Zed vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zed does a dismal job of beating Darius. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Zed versus Darius rounds, Zed’s side is 0.2% less likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Darius.

Best Zed vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
HubrisVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Axiom ArcSerylda's GrudgeEclipseEdge of Night

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Zed to level upq
>
Second ability for Zed to level upe
>
Last skill for Zed to max outw

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Darius as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Darius

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed vs Darius Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Darius Image
8.8
< Kills >
7.1
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
5.5
< Assists >
4.3
2.04
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
160
< Minions Killed >
172
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.48
22,380
< Physical Damage >
16,712
1,273
< Magic Damage >
109
1,259
< True Damage >
4,086
24,913
< Damage Dealt >
20,909
23,135
< Damage Taken >
32,896
12,588
< Gold Earned >
12,281
1.59
< Towers >
2.38
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,635
< Total Healing >
7,928
14,897
< Experience >
15,063
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
149
< Time Dealing CC >
170

How to Counter Darius with Zed in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some strategic Zed vs. Darius counter statistics that may help us understand the differences between the two. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius..

Zed normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Darius. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zed and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Darius

Who is Better, Zed or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zed usually loses when taking on Darius, with a 48.9% win rate. Thus, Zed makes a bad counter for Darius.

While Zed does have a lower win rate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Zed also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Zed into Dariusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zed has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Zed vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Zed is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zed against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

Zed Loses Against

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Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Zed, we analyzed 4,850 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 Zed 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Zed to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Darius. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Zed versus Darius build include Hubris, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Zed incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Darius than with most other common builds. In fact, Zed had an average winrate of 48.9% when playing against Darius with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Darius as Zed, Zed players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Scorch, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Zed vs Darius fights, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.

If you need to get Zed vs Darius tips and counter stats for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using every round played with these champs.