Darius vs Nidalee
How to Beat Nidalee as Darius
based on 897 Darius vs Nidalee matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Nidalee Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Nidalee Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nidalee as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Nidalee
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 Nidalee
Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.
Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.
Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.
Darius vs Nidalee Counter Stats
How to Counter Nidalee with Darius in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight several valuable Darius vs. Nidalee counter statistics that may help us realize the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nidalee’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nidalee..
Darius normally has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nidalee. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Darius and Nidalee
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Who is Better, Darius or Nidalee?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually wins when taking on Nidalee, with a 55.3% win rate. As a result, Darius makes a fantastic counter for Nidalee.
While Darius does have a much higher win rate compared to Nidalee, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Darius into Nidalee.
Furthermore, Darius also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nidalee. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Nidalee matchups, Darius is the better champion with a noticably higher 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 great counter to Nidalee. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Nidalee.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Darius in order to counter Nidalee during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius most often racks up much more CS as Nidalee. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Darius versus Nidalee build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Darius included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Nidalee than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 55.3% battling Nidalee with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Nidalee as Darius, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Darius vs Nidalee fights, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 55.3% win rate overall.
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