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

Darius vs Thresh

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

based on 5,203 Darius vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Thresh as Darius resulted from an analysis of 5203 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Darius has to counter Thresh in only 3.9% of his matches.

Darius vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Darius has done a average job of beating Thresh. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.3% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Darius versus Thresh rounds, Darius’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Thresh.

Best Darius vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerPhage

Core Darius Items

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

Optional Items

Death's DanceJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureHullbreaker

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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Darius vs Thresh Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Thresh Image
6.8
< Kills >
2.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
4.5
< Assists >
14.1
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
167
< Minions Killed >
34
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,218
< Physical Damage >
1,207
85
< Magic Damage >
7,206
3,995
< True Damage >
788
20,299
< Damage Dealt >
9,202
31,460
< Damage Taken >
21,692
11,926
< Gold Earned >
8,543
2.36
< Towers >
1.79
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
7,623
< Total Healing >
2,285
14,485
< Experience >
10,447
17
< Vision Score >
55
8
< Wards Placed >
23
161
< Time Dealing CC >
259

How to Counter Thresh with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some influential Darius versus Thresh matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Thresh. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Darius usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Thresh. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Thresh

Who is Better, Darius or Thresh?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when playing against Thresh, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes an ok counter for Thresh.

While Darius does have a higher winrate compared to Thresh, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Thresh.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Darius vs Thresh matchups, Darius 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 team fights.

Darius is a decent counter for Thresh. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Thresh.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Darius, we analyzed 5,203 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 Thresh 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 to counter Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius typically picks up much more CS as Thresh. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Darius versus Thresh build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Titanic Hydra. When Darius incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Thresh than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 50.3% when countering Thresh with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Thresh 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 runes players used for Darius vs Thresh clashes, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.

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