How to Win Darius vs Anivia Counter Matchup Darius is in the a tier of champions

Darius vs Anivia

How to Beat Anivia as Darius in LoL Anivia is in the s tier of champions
Fighter Tank
Mage Support

How to Beat Anivia as Darius

based on 2,409 Darius vs Anivia matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Darius battled Anivia 2409 times. Using so many matchups for Darius vs Anivia gives us confidence in our capacity to prepare useful data and a recommended build to obliterate Anivia. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Darius encounters Anivia in only 1.9% of his games.

Darius vs Anivia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a dismal job of beating Anivia. On average, he wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Darius versus Anivia matches, Darius’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Anivia.

Best Darius vs Anivia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHearthbound Axe

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
StridebreakerDead Man's PlateDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusSterak's GageForce of NatureThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Darius to level up q
>
Second ability for Darius to level up e
>
Last skill for Darius to max out w

Runes

Precision Conqueror TriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
Resolve Bone PlatingUnflinching
AttackSpeed Adaptive MagicRes
Darius's passive ability p
Darius q ability q
Darius w ability w
Darius e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Anivia as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Anivia

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Advice to Win Against Anivia

If you're playing a ranged champion, stay far enough away from Anivia so you can dodge Flash Frost more easily.

Try to gank Anivia when she's laning. With multiple people, it is easier to ensure that her egg dies.

Try to fight Anivia in the lanes. In the jungle she can block pathways with lower ranks of Crystallize.

Darius vs Anivia Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Anivia Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.6
6
< Deaths >
5
4.3
< Assists >
7.8
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
167
< Minions Killed >
156
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.53
15,541
< Physical Damage >
1,085
138
< Magic Damage >
16,977
3,863
< True Damage >
1,600
19,543
< Damage Dealt >
19,663
29,192
< Damage Taken >
23,376
11,958
< Gold Earned >
11,298
2.31
< Towers >
2.11
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,845
< Total Healing >
2,219
14,350
< Experience >
14,043
18
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
11
162
< Time Dealing CC >
969

How to Counter Anivia with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Darius vs. Anivia counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Anivia’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Anivia..

Darius typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Anivia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Anivia

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Anivia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Anivia

Who is Better, Darius or Anivia?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when facing off against Anivia, with a 47.5% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a bad counter to Anivia.

While Darius does have a lower winrate compared to Anivia, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Darius into Anivia.

Furthermore, Darius has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Anivia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Anivia matchups, Anivia is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Darius is a terribly counter for Anivia. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Anivia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Darius

Darius Loses Against

Dr. Mundo Dr. Mundo 45.8% winrate Wukong Wukong 46.2% winrate Quinn Quinn 46.3% winrate Vel'Koz Vel'Koz 46.4% winrate

Darius Wins Against

Ryze Ryze 56.5% winrate Nidalee Nidalee 55.4% winrate Aphelios Aphelios 55.3% winrate Gragas Gragas 55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Rumble Rumble + 53.4% 775 Games Amumu Amumu + 53.4% 5334 Games Sivir Sivir + 53.4% 13065 Games Fiora Fiora + 53.6% 196 Games

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Anivia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Anivia as Darius, we analyzed 2,409 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 Anivia 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 Anivia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Darius to counter Anivia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Anivia. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Darius versus Anivia build include Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Darius incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Anivia than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 47.5% when countering Anivia with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Anivia as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Darius vs Anivia LoL games, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.5% win rate overall.

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