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

Darius vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Darius in LoLDarius is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Darius

based on 5,016 Darius vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.86
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each week. In our database, Darius did battle with Blitzcrank 5016 times. Using so many games with Darius vs Blitzcrank provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide useful data and a pro build to destroy Blitzcrank. This pairing is relatively rare. Darius encounters Blitzcrank in only 3.7% of his games.

Darius vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a poor job of countering Blitzcrank. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Darius vs Blitzcrank rounds, Darius’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Darius vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanBlack CleaverForce 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
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Last skill for Darius to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Blitzcrank

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 Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Darius vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Blitzcrank Image
7
< Kills >
2.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6.1
4.7
< Assists >
13.4
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
165
< Minions Killed >
28
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.4
16,523
< Physical Damage >
2,732
107
< Magic Damage >
5,861
3,979
< True Damage >
976
20,610
< Damage Dealt >
9,569
31,781
< Damage Taken >
22,751
11,949
< Gold Earned >
8,425
2.27
< Towers >
1.35
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,713
< Total Healing >
2,185
14,454
< Experience >
10,353
17
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
25
165
< Time Dealing CC >
301

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several important Darius versus Blitzcrank counter statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the pair. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Darius normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Blitzcrank. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Darius or Blitzcrank?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when facing off against Blitzcrank, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a poor counter for Blitzcrank.

While Darius does have a lower win rate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Blitzcrank.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Darius is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Blitzcrank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Darius

Darius Loses Against

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo44.9% winrateTeemoTeemo45.1% winrateLilliaLillia45.2% winrateZyraZyra45.2% winrate

Darius Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante55.6% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateOlafOlaf55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.9% 5160 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.9% 5818 GamesZacZac+ 53.5% 2449 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.3% 7927 Games

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Darius, we analyzed 5,016 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 Blitzcrank 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 Blitzcrank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Darius to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius on average accumulates much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Darius versus Blitzcrank build consist of Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Darius combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Blitzcrank than with most other typical builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 48.8% battling Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the best probability of beating Blitzcrank as Darius, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Darius vs Blitzcrank fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.

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