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

Darius vs Gnar

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

based on 1,421 Darius vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Darius faced off against Gnar in 1421 matches. Having so many matchups for Darius versus Gnar gives us faith in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to annihilate Gnar. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Darius has to counter Gnar in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Darius vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Darius does a ok job of countering Gnar. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of games the champs battle one another in. In Darius versus Gnar games, Darius’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Gnar.

Best Darius vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Darius Items

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

Optional Items

Black CleaverTrinity ForceStridebreakerSundered Sky

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: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
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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W
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Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Gnar as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Darius vs Gnar Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Gnar Image
6.7
< Kills >
5.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
4.5
< Assists >
6.4
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
163
< Minions Killed >
167
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.5
15,366
< Physical Damage >
18,149
75
< Magic Damage >
3,411
3,797
< True Damage >
493
19,238
< Damage Dealt >
22,054
32,890
< Damage Taken >
28,888
11,806
< Gold Earned >
11,544
2.22
< Towers >
2.5
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,588
< Total Healing >
5,865
14,575
< Experience >
14,965
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
161
< Time Dealing CC >
412

How to Counter Gnar with Darius in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several valuable Darius against Gnar counter statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gnar..

Darius often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Gnar. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Gnar

Who is Better, Darius or Gnar?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when taking on Gnar, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter for Gnar.

While Darius does have a higher win rate than Gnar, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Gnar.

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

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

Darius is a decent counter to Gnar. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Darius against Gnar.

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 Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Darius, we analyzed 1,421 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 Gnar 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 Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Darius in order to counter Gnar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Darius versus Gnar build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Force of Nature. When Darius bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Gnar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Gnar with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Gnar as Darius, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Darius vs Gnar counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.

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