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

Darius vs Ivern

How to Beat Ivern as Darius in LoLDarius is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ivern as Darius

based on 1,393 Darius vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ivern as Darius resulted from an examination of 1393 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Darius fights Ivern in only 1.0% of his games.

Darius vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a below average job of countering Ivern. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.5% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Darius versus Ivern rounds, Darius’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Ivern.

Best Darius vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceForce of Nature

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSundered SkyTitanic HydraBlack Cleaver

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
>
Last skill for Darius to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ivern as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Ivern

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 Ivern

Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.

Darius vs Ivern Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Ivern Image
6.1
< Kills >
2.4
5.8
< Deaths >
4.7
4
< Assists >
12.9
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
0.52
167
< Minions Killed >
19
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
1.13
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.51
14,821
< Physical Damage >
2,740
71
< Magic Damage >
6,067
3,334
< True Damage >
1,063
18,227
< Damage Dealt >
9,871
30,517
< Damage Taken >
16,628
11,535
< Gold Earned >
9,746
2.25
< Towers >
1.81
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
7,362
< Total Healing >
5,889
14,079
< Experience >
12,427
17
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
7
154
< Time Dealing CC >
259

How to Counter Ivern with Darius in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several critical Darius against Ivern counter statistics 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 Ivern’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ivern. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Darius usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Ivern. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Ivern

Who is Better, Darius or Ivern?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when facing off against Ivern, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Darius makes a poor counter for Ivern.

While Darius does have a lower win rate compared to Ivern, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Darius into Ivern.

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

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

Darius is a garbage counter to Ivern. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Darius against Ivern.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Ivern Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ivern as Darius, we analyzed 1,393 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 Ivern 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Ivern during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius most often racks up much more CS compared to Ivern. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Darius versus Ivern build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Force of Nature. When Darius bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Ivern than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 47.5% when countering Ivern with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Ivern as Darius, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Darius vs Ivern fights, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.5% win rate overall.

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