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

Darius vs Gangplank

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

based on 1,900 Darius vs Gangplank matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. Within our data, Darius faced off against Gangplank 1900 times. With so many matchups for Darius vs Gangplank provides us faith in our capability to prepare useful stats and a solid build to annihilate Gangplank. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Darius is forced to battle against Gangplank in only 1.4% of his matches.

Darius vs Gangplank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a below average job of beating Gangplank. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Darius versus Gangplank rounds, Darius’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Gangplank.

Best Darius vs Gangplank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite 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: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
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
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R
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Guide to Countering Gangplank as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Gangplank

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 Gangplank

Parrrley deals a high amount of physical damage. Items that grant Armor can help if an enemy Gangplank is doing well.

Once Gangplank reaches level 6, watch out for his global-range ultimate, Cannon Barrage!

Darius vs Gangplank Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Gangplank Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
4.3
< Assists >
6.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
172
< Minions Killed >
194
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,837
< Physical Damage >
17,020
69
< Magic Damage >
3,942
3,962
< True Damage >
4,781
19,869
< Damage Dealt >
25,744
33,604
< Damage Taken >
25,233
12,355
< Gold Earned >
14,114
2.23
< Towers >
2.2
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,792
< Total Healing >
6,363
15,226
< Experience >
15,977
19
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
9
163
< Time Dealing CC >
296

How to Counter Gangplank with Darius in LoL

The stats shown here show several vital Darius versus Gangplank counter statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gangplank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Gangplank..

Darius usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Gangplank. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Gangplank

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Gangplank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Gangplank

Who is Better, Darius or Gangplank?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when facing off against Gangplank, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Darius makes a poor counter to Gangplank.

While Darius does have a lower winrate than Gangplank, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Darius into Gangplank.

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

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Gangplank matchups, Gangplank is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Darius is a somewhat poor counter to Gangplank. You will do well by focussing 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 Gangplank.

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 Gangplank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gangplank as Darius, we analyzed 1,900 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 Gangplank 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 Gangplank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius to counter Gangplank during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Gangplank. Champions who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Darius versus Gangplank build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Darius used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Gangplank than with many other common item sets. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 48.5% when playing against Gangplank with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Gangplank as Darius, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Darius vs Gangplank counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.5% win rate overall.

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