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How to Win Aatrox vs Darius Counter MatchupAatrox is in the a tier of champions

Aatrox vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Aatrox

based on 7,571 Aatrox vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Aatrox resulted from an analysis of 7571 ranked rounds where both champs fought each other. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Aatrox fights Darius in only 4.0% of his matches.

Aatrox vs Darius Matchup Summary

Aatrox has done a average job of countering Darius. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Aatrox vs Darius games, Aatrox’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Darius.

Best Aatrox vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpirit VisageSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSerylda's GrudgeDeath's DanceMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aatrox's passive ability p
Aatrox's q ability q
Aatrox's w ability w
Aatrox's e ability e
Aatrox's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Darius

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

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.

Aatrox vs Darius Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Darius Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6.4
5.6
< Assists >
4.3
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
163
< Minions Killed >
164
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,850
< Physical Damage >
17,134
3,820
< Magic Damage >
120
514
< True Damage >
3,808
22,184
< Damage Dealt >
21,063
34,879
< Damage Taken >
31,385
11,252
< Gold Earned >
11,512
2.06
< Towers >
2.24
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
13,417
< Total Healing >
7,526
14,502
< Experience >
14,183
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
233
< Time Dealing CC >
150

How to Counter Darius with Aatrox in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Aatrox against Darius matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Darius..

Aatrox often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Darius. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Darius

Who is Better, Aatrox or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Aatrox makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Aatrox does have a higher winrate than Darius, when on opposite teams, Aatrox also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Aatrox into Darius.

Moreover, Aatrox also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Darius matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Aatrox is a decent counter for Darius. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Aatrox against Darius.

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Aatrox, we analyzed 7,571 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 Aatrox 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 Aatrox to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Aatrox versus Darius build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, and Spear of Shojin. When Aatrox combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Darius than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Aatrox had an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Darius with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Darius as Aatrox, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Aatrox vs Darius counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Darius as Aatrox are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.