Darius vs Heimerdinger
How to Beat Heimerdinger as Darius
based on 2,839 Darius vs Heimerdinger matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Heimerdinger
Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.
Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
Advice to Win Against Heimerdinger
Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!
It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.
Darius vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats
How to Counter Heimerdinger with Darius in LoL
The stats shown here feature some vital Darius versus Heimerdinger counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champs. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger..
Darius often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Darius and Heimerdinger
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Who is Better, Darius or Heimerdinger?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when playing against Heimerdinger, with a 47.0% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a bad counter for Heimerdinger.
While Darius does have a lower win rate compared to Heimerdinger, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Darius into Heimerdinger.
Additionally, Darius has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Heimerdinger matchups, Heimerdinger is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Darius is a trash counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Heimerdinger.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Darius to counter Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to have in your Darius versus Heimerdinger build include Trinity Force, Force of Nature, and Death's Dance. When Darius combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Heimerdinger than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 47.0% when playing against Heimerdinger with this build.
To have the best probability of beating Heimerdinger as Darius, you 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 Heimerdinger face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.0% win rate overall.
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