Darius vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Darius
based on 2,155 Darius vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Fiddlesticks
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.
Darius vs Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Darius in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some influential Darius versus Fiddlesticks counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Fiddlesticks..
Darius usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Fiddlesticks. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Darius and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Darius or Fiddlesticks?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually wins when taking on Fiddlesticks, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Darius makes a good counter to Fiddlesticks.
While Darius does have a higher winrate than Fiddlesticks, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Fiddlesticks.
Additionally, Darius has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Darius is a decent counter to Fiddlesticks. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Darius in order to counter Fiddlesticks during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius usually racks up much more CS relative to Fiddlesticks. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Darius versus Fiddlesticks 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 much better when fighting Fiddlesticks than with many other common item sets. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Fiddlesticks as Darius, Darius players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Darius vs Fiddlesticks counters, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.
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