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

Darius vs Katarina

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

based on 4,650 Darius vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Darius resulted from an examination of 4650 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This champion matchup is somewhat rare. Darius has to counter Katarina in only 3.4% of his matches.

Darius vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Darius has done a decent job of countering Katarina. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Darius versus Katarina rounds, Darius’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Darius vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSterak's GageTrinity Force

Optional Items

Death's DanceDead Man's PlateForce of NatureSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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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 Katarina as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Darius vs Katarina Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Katarina Image
6.9
< Kills >
9.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.8
4.4
< Assists >
5.7
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
2.11
166
< Minions Killed >
155
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.35
16,342
< Physical Damage >
2,056
92
< Magic Damage >
21,052
3,886
< True Damage >
959
20,319
< Damage Dealt >
24,068
30,961
< Damage Taken >
24,476
11,901
< Gold Earned >
12,168
2.37
< Towers >
1.48
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,401
< Total Healing >
3,224
14,513
< Experience >
14,000
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
159
< Time Dealing CC >
34

How to Counter Katarina with Darius in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Darius against Katarina counter statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Katarina..

Darius typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Katarina. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Katarina

Who is Better, Darius or Katarina?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Darius usually wins when taking on Katarina, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Darius makes a good counter for Katarina.

While Darius does have a higher win rate than Katarina, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Katarina.

Moreover, Darius also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Katarina. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Katarina matchups, Darius is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Darius is a decent counter to Katarina. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Darius against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Darius, we analyzed 4,650 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 Katarina 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

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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 Katarina during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Katarina. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Darius versus Katarina build include Kaenic Rookern, Sterak's Gage, and Trinity Force. When Darius included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Katarina than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 51.5% battling Katarina with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Katarina as Darius, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Darius vs Katarina matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

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