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

Darius vs Corki

How to Beat Corki as Darius in LoLDarius is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Corki as Darius

based on 1,465 Darius vs Corki matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Corki as Darius resulted from an examination of 1465 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Darius has to counter Corki in only 1.1% of his games.

Darius vs Corki Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a poor job of countering Corki. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Darius versus Corki matches, Darius’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Corki.

Best Darius vs Corki Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateForce of Nature

Optional Items

Sundered SkyBlack CleaverTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

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: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Corki as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Corki

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 Corki

Watch out for Corki's Missile Barrage. They deal splash damage, so you can get hit even when hiding behind minions.

Corki is vulnerable after he uses his Valkyrie or Special Delivery, so try switching focus to him if he uses them to enter a fight.

Darius vs Corki Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Corki Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.6
6
< Deaths >
5.8
4.3
< Assists >
7
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
172
< Minions Killed >
186
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.44
16,006
< Physical Damage >
3,688
89
< Magic Damage >
21,620
3,807
< True Damage >
946
19,903
< Damage Dealt >
26,254
32,220
< Damage Taken >
21,217
12,055
< Gold Earned >
12,620
2.38
< Towers >
1.97
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,981
< Total Healing >
3,180
14,749
< Experience >
14,550
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
159
< Time Dealing CC >
190

How to Counter Corki with Darius in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some critical Darius versus Corki matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Corki’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Corki..

Darius typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Corki. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Corki

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Corki
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Corki

Who is Better, Darius or Corki?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when facing off against Corki, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Darius makes an ok counter to Corki.

While Darius does have a lower winrate compared to Corki, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Corki.

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

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

Darius is a somewhat poor counter for Corki. Focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Darius against Corki.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Corki Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Corki as Darius, we analyzed 1,465 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 Corki 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Corki during both the early game 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 displayed above, 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 Corki. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Darius versus Corki build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Force of Nature. When Darius used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Corki than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 49.2% when countering Corki with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Corki as Darius, you should equip 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 that we analyzed for Darius vs Corki battles, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Corki as Darius are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.