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

Darius vs Pantheon

How to Beat Pantheon as Darius in LoLDarius is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Pantheon as Darius

based on 6,207 Darius vs Pantheon matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our data, Darius fought Pantheon 6207 times. Using so many games with Darius versus Pantheon gives us confidence in our ability to prepare informative data and a solid build to shatter your foe. This particular counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Darius encounters Pantheon in only 4.6% of his games.

Darius vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

Darius has done a ok job of beating Pantheon. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.7% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Darius vs Pantheon matches, Darius’s side is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Pantheon.

Best Darius vs Pantheon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Titanic HydraDeath's DanceBlack CleaverForce of Nature

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
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Pantheon as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Pantheon

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 Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.

Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.

Darius vs Pantheon Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Pantheon Image
7
< Kills >
7.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.9
4.6
< Assists >
7.3
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
162
< Minions Killed >
105
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.39
16,083
< Physical Damage >
19,366
97
< Magic Damage >
764
3,795
< True Damage >
1,268
19,976
< Damage Dealt >
21,398
32,553
< Damage Taken >
25,781
11,903
< Gold Earned >
11,193
2.3
< Towers >
1.6
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,649
< Total Healing >
4,834
14,449
< Experience >
12,814
17
< Vision Score >
30
8
< Wards Placed >
13
165
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Counter Pantheon with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Darius versus Pantheon counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pantheon’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Pantheon..

Darius often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Pantheon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Pantheon

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Pantheon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Pantheon

Who is Better, Darius or Pantheon?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when facing off against Pantheon, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter to Pantheon.

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

Furthermore, Darius has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Pantheon. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Darius is a decent counter to Pantheon. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Darius against Pantheon.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Pantheon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pantheon as Darius, we analyzed 6,207 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 Pantheon 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 Pantheon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius often picks up more CS as Pantheon. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Darius versus Pantheon build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Darius bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Pantheon than with many other common item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 50.7% battling Pantheon with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Pantheon as Darius, Darius players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Celerity runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Darius vs Pantheon battles, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

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