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

Darius vs Tristana

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

based on 4,505 Darius vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Darius resulted from an analysis of 4505 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Darius fights Tristana in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Darius vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Darius has done a ok job of beating Tristana. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Darius against Tristana games, Darius’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Tristana.

Best Darius vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceDead Man's PlateTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

HullbreakerDeath's DanceSterak's GageBlack Cleaver

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: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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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Q
2
W
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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Guide to Countering Tristana as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Darius vs Tristana Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Tristana Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.4
6
< Deaths >
6.1
4.4
< Assists >
5.5
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
161
< Minions Killed >
166
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.57
15,941
< Physical Damage >
17,228
94
< Magic Damage >
2,272
3,673
< True Damage >
481
19,709
< Damage Dealt >
19,981
31,142
< Damage Taken >
21,133
11,633
< Gold Earned >
12,467
2.25
< Towers >
2.78
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,579
< Total Healing >
5,780
14,319
< Experience >
12,814
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
165
< Time Dealing CC >
64

How to Counter Tristana with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several vital Darius versus Tristana matchup stats that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tristana..

Darius often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Tristana. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Tristana

Who is Better, Darius or Tristana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when taking on Tristana, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter to Tristana.

While Darius does have a lower win rate than Tristana, when facing one another, Darius also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Tristana.

Moreover, Darius also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Tristana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champion 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 somewhat poor counter for Tristana. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Darius against Tristana.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Darius, we analyzed 4,505 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 Tristana 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 Tristana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Darius versus Tristana build include Trinity Force, Dead Man's Plate, and Titanic Hydra. When Darius combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Tristana than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Tristana with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Tristana as Darius, Darius players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Darius vs Tristana battles, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.

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