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

Darius vs Ezreal

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

based on 8,114 Darius vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Darius battled Ezreal 8114 times. Using so many matchups for Darius versus Ezreal provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a solid build to shatter Ezreal. This champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Darius has to counter Ezreal in only 6.0% of his matches.

Darius vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Darius has done a good job of countering Ezreal. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.5% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Darius vs Ezreal rounds, Darius’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Ezreal.

Best Darius vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordHearthbound Axe

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceStridebreakerJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernDead Man's PlateSterak's GageDeath's Dance

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
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceTenacity and Slow Resist
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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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Darius vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Ezreal Image
7
< Kills >
6.8
6
< Deaths >
5.7
4.3
< Assists >
7
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
171
< Minions Killed >
174
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.5
16,744
< Physical Damage >
16,334
96
< Magic Damage >
7,478
4,031
< True Damage >
645
20,871
< Damage Dealt >
24,458
32,691
< Damage Taken >
20,371
12,137
< Gold Earned >
11,937
2.38
< Towers >
2.26
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,230
< Total Healing >
5,466
14,864
< Experience >
12,754
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
165
< Time Dealing CC >
87

How to Counter Ezreal with Darius in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some valuable Darius vs. Ezreal counter statistics that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ezreal’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ezreal..

Darius typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ezreal. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Ezreal

Who is Better, Darius or Ezreal?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually wins when taking on Ezreal, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Darius makes a good counter to Ezreal.

While Darius does have a higher win rate compared to Ezreal, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Darius into Ezreal.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Ezreal matchups, Darius is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Darius is a good counter to Ezreal. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Ezreal.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Darius, we analyzed 8,114 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ezreal. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Darius versus Ezreal build include Trinity Force, Stridebreaker, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Darius included at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Ezreal than with most other common builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 52.5% when playing against Ezreal with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Ezreal as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Darius vs Ezreal matchups, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.5% winrate overall.

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