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

Darius vs Gwen

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

based on 2,585 Darius vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.84
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. In our database, Darius engaged Gwen in 2585 matches. Including so many games with Darius vs Gwen gives us confidence in our capability to prepare informative stats and a supported build to counter your rival. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Darius encounters Gwen in only 1.9% of his games.

Darius vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Darius does a ok job of countering Gwen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Darius vs Gwen rounds, Darius’s team is 0.2% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Darius vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateBlack CleaverJak'Sho, The ProteanTitanic Hydra

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 ForceMagic 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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Q
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E
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W
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Darius vs Gwen Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Gwen Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
4.4
< Assists >
4.8
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
167
< Minions Killed >
155
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.32
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.61
16,484
< Physical Damage >
2,960
79
< Magic Damage >
15,173
4,069
< True Damage >
3,686
20,633
< Damage Dealt >
21,820
31,797
< Damage Taken >
29,879
12,106
< Gold Earned >
12,211
2.37
< Towers >
2.77
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
7,722
< Total Healing >
7,708
14,684
< Experience >
14,922
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
158
< Time Dealing CC >
151

How to Counter Gwen with Darius in LoL

The stats shown here show some strategic Darius vs. Gwen counter stats that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gwen..

Darius usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Gwen

Who is Better, Darius or Gwen?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when taking on Gwen, with a 49.9% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter to Gwen.

While Darius does have a lower winrate compared to Gwen, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Gwen.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Gwen matchups, Gwen 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 team fights.

Darius is a somewhat poor counter for Gwen. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Darius, we analyzed 2,585 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 Gwen 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 Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Darius to counter Gwen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Darius versus Gwen build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Darius incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Gwen than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 49.9% when playing against Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Gwen 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 runes we have analyed for Darius vs Gwen fights, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.9% winrate overall.

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