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How to Synergize Darius with Annie on the Same TeamDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius with Annie

How to Win With Darius and Annie Paired TogetherDarius is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Darius and Annie

based on 2,243 Darius with Annie pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each week. Darius has been on the same team as Annie in 2243 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much accurate data from the creators of League, we are totally sure that we can showcase high quality, usable builds to help Darius synergize with Annie. It is relatively rare for Darius to play with Annie on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 1.7% of matches with Darius.

Darius Annie Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a below average job of playing alongside Annie. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.7% of games the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Darius when playing with Annie by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSterak's GageTitanic HydraForce 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
>
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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Annie

Tips for Playing as Darius with Annie

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 Understand How Annie Will Play

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Darius Annie Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Annie Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
4.4
< Assists >
4.3
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
169
< Minions Killed >
167
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,641
< Physical Damage >
16,431
82
< Magic Damage >
95
3,887
< True Damage >
3,911
20,611
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
32,418
< Damage Taken >
32,094
12,028
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.34
< Towers >
2.29
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,943
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,788
< Experience >
14,609
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
171
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Annie as Darius in LoL

The Darius Annie synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Annie, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Darius sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Annie. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Annie helps Darius perform not as well in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Darius tries to synergize with Annie, he observes a small increase in his total damage output. This difference could indicate that Annie helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played together with Annie on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Annie.

Moreover, when Darius plays with Annie on the same team, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Annie does a poor job of covering Darius in team fights.

Synergies between Darius and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Annie

Is Darius better when played alongside Annie?

There is no ideal synergy for Darius that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. Yet, Annie is a very typical teammate for Darius. By locking into the same side as Darius, she decreases their win rate by -0.5% to 48.7%. This demonstrates that there is only a small synergy between Darius and Annie that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Annie has a much greater difficulty compared to Darius. That means Darius players need to be cautious when finding Annie comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a much greater level of skill to work well with you.

Playing on the same side, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by aligning Darius and Annie together, you probably will not be granting your side enough tankyness. Plan to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Annie ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Annie Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Annie, we analyzed 2,243 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Darius with Annie comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Darius in order to pair well with Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Darius and Annie synergy build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Darius combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Annie than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 48.7% helping carry Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

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