Darius vs Caitlyn
How to Beat Caitlyn as Darius
based on 13,258 Darius vs Caitlyn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn
Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).
You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.
Darius vs Caitlyn Counter Stats
How to Counter Caitlyn with Darius in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several significant Darius against Caitlyn matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between the pair. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn..
Darius typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Caitlyn. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Darius and Caitlyn
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Who is Better, Darius or Caitlyn?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when taking on Caitlyn, with a 49.8% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.
While Darius does have a lower winrate compared to Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Caitlyn.
Furthermore, Darius also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Caitlyn. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Darius is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Caitlyn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Caitlyn 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius most often gets a similar amount of CS as Caitlyn. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Darius versus Caitlyn build consist of Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Stridebreaker. When Darius included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Caitlyn than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 49.8% battling Caitlyn with this build.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Caitlyn as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Unflinching, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Darius vs Caitlyn counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.
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