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

Darius vs Mordekaiser

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

based on 10,511 Darius vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
7.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games every week. Within our database, Darius did battle with Mordekaiser in 10511 rounds. With so many matchups for Darius vs Mordekaiser provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening stats and a solid build to shatter Mordekaiser. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Darius has to counter Mordekaiser in only 7.8% of his rounds.

Darius vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a dismal job of countering Mordekaiser. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champs clash against one another in. In Darius versus Mordekaiser rounds, Darius’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Mordekaiser.

Best Darius vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerMercury's Treads

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanMaw of MalmortiusThornmailHullbreaker

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
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceTenacity and Slow 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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Darius vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Mordekaiser Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.9
6.5
< Deaths >
6.4
4.3
< Assists >
4.8
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
163
< Minions Killed >
146
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,308
< Physical Damage >
2,755
79
< Magic Damage >
19,699
4,030
< True Damage >
684
21,418
< Damage Dealt >
23,140
32,363
< Damage Taken >
31,097
11,843
< Gold Earned >
11,525
2.21
< Towers >
1.96
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,187
< Total Healing >
8,836
14,457
< Experience >
14,675
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
157
< Time Dealing CC >
227

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Darius in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some vital Darius against Mordekaiser matchup statistics that can help you realize the differences between the two. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Mordekaiser..

Darius usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Mordekaiser. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Darius or Mordekaiser?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually loses when taking on Mordekaiser, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Darius makes a bad counter to Mordekaiser.

While Darius does have a lower winrate than Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Darius into Mordekaiser.

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

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

Darius is a somewhat poor counter to Mordekaiser. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Mordekaiser.

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 Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Darius, we analyzed 10,511 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Darius to counter Mordekaiser during both the lane 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 stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Darius versus Mordekaiser build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Darius bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Mordekaiser than with many other common item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 48.2% when countering Mordekaiser with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Mordekaiser as Darius, Darius players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Darius vs Mordekaiser LoL games, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Mordekaiser as Darius are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.