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

Darius vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Darius in LoLDarius is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Darius

based on 983 Darius vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
49.4 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Darius resulted from an analysis of 983 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Darius is forced to battle against Elise in only 0.7% of his matches.

Darius vs Elise Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a below average job of countering Elise. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.4% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Darius against Elise rounds, Darius’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Elise.

Best Darius vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateStridebreakerForce of NatureBlack Cleaver

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 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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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Elise as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Elise

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 Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Darius vs Elise Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
49.4 %
VS
Win Rate
50.6 %
Elise Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.5
4.3
< Assists >
7.8
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
171
< Minions Killed >
33
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
1.38
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.47
15,708
< Physical Damage >
1,297
90
< Magic Damage >
17,268
3,675
< True Damage >
1,459
19,475
< Damage Dealt >
20,025
31,938
< Damage Taken >
29,379
11,990
< Gold Earned >
11,661
2.34
< Towers >
1.48
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
7,460
< Total Healing >
12,968
14,681
< Experience >
13,016
18
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
7
159
< Time Dealing CC >
171

How to Counter Elise with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several critical Darius versus Elise counter statistics that may help us understand the differences between the two. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Elise..

Darius normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Elise. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Elise

Who is Better, Darius or Elise?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Elise, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Darius makes an ok counter for Elise.

While Darius does have a lower winrate compared to Elise, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Elise.

Additionally, Darius also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Elise. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Elise matchups, Elise 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 to Elise. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Darius against Elise.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Darius, we analyzed 983 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 Elise 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

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

Darius often accumulates much more CS relative to Elise. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require 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, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Darius versus Elise build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Darius incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Elise than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 49.4% when countering Elise with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Elise as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Darius vs Elise counters, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Elise as Darius are displayed for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.