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

Darius vs Sett

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

based on 4,428 Darius vs Sett matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Sett as Darius resulted from an analysis of 4428 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Darius encounters Sett in only 3.3% of his matches.

Darius vs Sett Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a poor job of countering Sett. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.3% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Darius against Sett games, Darius’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Sett.

Best Darius vs Sett Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

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

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Darius to level upq
>
Second ability for Darius to level upe
>
Last skill for Darius to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Sett as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Sett

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.

Darius vs Sett Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Sett Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.4
6.8
< Deaths >
6.5
4.6
< Assists >
5.5
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
160
< Minions Killed >
151
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.56
17,637
< Physical Damage >
18,277
99
< Magic Damage >
226
3,699
< True Damage >
5,194
21,436
< Damage Dealt >
23,698
32,548
< Damage Taken >
34,510
11,720
< Gold Earned >
11,729
2.24
< Towers >
2.69
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
7,875
< Total Healing >
6,256
14,274
< Experience >
14,300
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
170
< Time Dealing CC >
163

How to Counter Sett with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several influential Darius vs. Sett matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sett’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sett..

Darius usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sett. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Sett

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Sett
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Sett

Who is Better, Darius or Sett?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when playing against Sett, with a 47.3% win rate. As a result, Darius makes a poor counter to Sett.

While Darius does have a lower winrate than Sett, when on opposite teams, Darius also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Darius into Sett.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Sett matchups, Sett is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Darius is a bad counter to Sett. You will do well by focussing your gameplay 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 Sett.

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 Sett Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sett as Darius, we analyzed 4,428 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 Sett 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Darius in order to counter Sett during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Sett. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Darius versus Sett build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Darius combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Sett than with many other common item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 47.3% when playing against Sett with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Sett as Darius, Darius players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Darius vs Sett fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.3% winrate overall.

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