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

Darius vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Darius in LoLDarius is in the s tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Darius

based on 1,192 Darius vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our database, Darius fought Cassiopeia in 1192 games. Having so many matchups for Darius versus Cassiopeia provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce useful data and a recommended build to defeat Cassiopeia. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Darius encounters Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of his matches.

Darius vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a pathetic job of beating Cassiopeia. On average, he wins a lowly 46.3% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Darius vs Cassiopeia games, Darius’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Cassiopeia.

Best Darius vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSundered SkyForce of NatureStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Darius to level upq
>
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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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Darius vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Cassiopeia Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
4.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
166
< Minions Killed >
172
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,323
< Physical Damage >
644
98
< Magic Damage >
22,383
3,672
< True Damage >
390
20,093
< Damage Dealt >
23,417
32,304
< Damage Taken >
26,557
11,750
< Gold Earned >
11,676
2.17
< Towers >
1.96
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,728
< Total Healing >
6,813
14,468
< Experience >
15,038
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
157
< Time Dealing CC >
453

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Darius in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Darius versus Cassiopeia counter stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Cassiopeia..

Darius usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Cassiopeia. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Darius or Cassiopeia?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually loses when facing off against Cassiopeia, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Darius makes a bad counter to Cassiopeia.

While Darius does have a lower winrate compared to Cassiopeia, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Darius into Cassiopeia.

Moreover, Darius has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Darius vs Cassiopeia matchups, Cassiopeia is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Darius is a bad counter for Cassiopeia. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Cassiopeia.

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 Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Darius, we analyzed 1,192 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 Cassiopeia 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 Cassiopeia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Cassiopeia. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Darius versus Cassiopeia build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Darius used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Cassiopeia than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 46.3% when countering Cassiopeia with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Cassiopeia as Darius, Darius players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Darius vs Cassiopeia matchups, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.3% win rate overall.

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