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

Darius vs Ornn

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

based on 2,970 Darius vs Ornn matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League matches that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ornn as Darius came out of an analysis of 2970 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Darius encounters Ornn in only 2.2% of his games.

Darius vs Ornn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a dismal job of beating Ornn. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Darius vs Ornn rounds, Darius’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Ornn.

Best Darius vs Ornn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's PlateTitanic HydraForce of Nature

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: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ornn as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Ornn

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 Ornn

Try to stay away from walls. Ornn is much less strong if he cannot stun you.

Attack Ornn to keep him from creating items in lane.

Darius vs Ornn Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Ornn Image
6.6
< Kills >
3.7
6.2
< Deaths >
5.3
4.2
< Assists >
8.5
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
0.85
169
< Minions Killed >
160
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.41
17,517
< Physical Damage >
5,994
83
< Magic Damage >
12,088
4,168
< True Damage >
371
21,769
< Damage Dealt >
18,453
32,983
< Damage Taken >
32,032
11,884
< Gold Earned >
10,480
2.31
< Towers >
2.05
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,458
< Total Healing >
3,663
14,472
< Experience >
14,525
18
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
160
< Time Dealing CC >
514

How to Counter Ornn with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some valuable Darius versus Ornn counter stats that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ornn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ornn..

Darius typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Ornn. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Ornn

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Ornn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Ornn

Who is Better, Darius or Ornn?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when playing against Ornn, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Darius makes an ok counter for Ornn.

While Darius does have a lower winrate than Ornn, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Ornn.

Additionally, Darius has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ornn. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Ornn matchups, Ornn is the better champ with a similar 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 Ornn. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Ornn.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Ornn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ornn as Darius, we analyzed 2,970 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 Ornn 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 Ornn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Ornn. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Darius versus Ornn build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Darius used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Ornn than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 49.2% battling Ornn with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Ornn as Darius, Darius players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Darius vs Ornn fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.

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