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

Darius vs Nocturne

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

based on 7,159 Darius vs Nocturne matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
5.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our dataset, Darius faced off against Nocturne 7159 times. With so many games with Darius vs Nocturne gives us confidence in our ability to produce actionable data and a solid build to suppress your opponent. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Darius encounters Nocturne in only 5.3% of his matches.

Darius vs Nocturne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a dismal job of countering Nocturne. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Darius vs Nocturne matches, Darius’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Nocturne.

Best Darius vs Nocturne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceKaenic RookernJak'Sho, The ProteanThornmail

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
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Nocturne

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 Nocturne

Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.

Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!

Darius vs Nocturne Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Nocturne Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.4
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
4.4
< Assists >
7.8
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
165
< Minions Killed >
34
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.4
16,337
< Physical Damage >
15,910
93
< Magic Damage >
1,296
3,852
< True Damage >
1,286
20,284
< Damage Dealt >
18,493
32,339
< Damage Taken >
35,120
11,937
< Gold Earned >
12,159
2.27
< Towers >
1.3
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
7,760
< Total Healing >
16,408
14,648
< Experience >
13,751
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
166
< Time Dealing CC >
529

How to Counter Nocturne with Darius in LoL

The stats provided here feature several vital Darius vs. Nocturne counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nocturne..

Darius typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Nocturne. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Nocturne

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Nocturne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Nocturne

Who is Better, Darius or Nocturne?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 47.1% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a bad counter to Nocturne.

While Darius does have a lower win rate compared to Nocturne, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Darius into Nocturne.

Additionally, Darius also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nocturne. 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 Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Darius is a bad counter for Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Nocturne.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Nocturne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nocturne as Darius, we analyzed 7,159 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 Nocturne 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 truly master Darius to counter Nocturne during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius most often accumulates much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Darius versus Nocturne build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Titanic Hydra. When Darius combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Nocturne than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 47.1% when countering Nocturne with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Nocturne as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Darius vs Nocturne counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nocturne as Darius are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.