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

Darius vs Swain

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

based on 5,059 Darius vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our database, Darius fought Swain 5059 times. With so many matchups for Darius versus Swain gives us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening stats and a recommended build to destroy your opposition. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Darius fights Swain in only 3.7% of his matches.

Darius vs Swain Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a dismal job of countering Swain. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Darius versus Swain games, Darius’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Swain.

Best Darius vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordHearthbound Axe

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernDeath's DanceSterak's GageDead Man's Plate

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 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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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Swain as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Darius vs Swain Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Swain Image
7
< Kills >
5.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
4.5
< Assists >
10.4
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.16
165
< Minions Killed >
97
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,564
< Physical Damage >
1,385
99
< Magic Damage >
19,332
4,133
< True Damage >
900
21,796
< Damage Dealt >
21,618
32,375
< Damage Taken >
30,722
11,904
< Gold Earned >
10,235
2.24
< Towers >
1.83
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,121
< Total Healing >
8,966
14,523
< Experience >
12,232
17
< Vision Score >
34
8
< Wards Placed >
15
163
< Time Dealing CC >
354

How to Counter Swain with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Darius against Swain counter stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Swain’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Swain..

Darius typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Swain. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Swain

Who is Better, Darius or Swain?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Darius usually loses when taking on Swain, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Darius makes a bad counter for Swain.

While Darius does have a lower win rate compared to Swain, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Swain.

Additionally, Darius also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Swain. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting 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 Swain matchups, Swain is the better champion with a lower 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 Swain. 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 do very well as Darius against Swain.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Darius, we analyzed 5,059 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 Swain 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Swain during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius typically gets more CS relative to Swain. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Darius versus Swain build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Darius bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Swain than with most other common item sets. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 48.7% battling Swain with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Swain as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Darius vs Swain counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.

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