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

Darius vs Varus

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

based on 5,251 Darius vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our database, Darius did battle with Varus 5251 times. Having so many matchups for Darius vs Varus gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce useful stats and a solid build to destroy your rival. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Darius has to counter Varus in only 3.9% of his matches.

Darius vs Varus Matchup Summary

Darius does a ok job of beating Varus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Darius against Varus matches, Darius’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Varus.

Best Darius vs Varus 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 PlateSundered Sky

Optional Items

HullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureTitanic Hydra

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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Guide to Countering Varus as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Varus

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 Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Darius vs Varus Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Varus Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.3
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
4.3
< Assists >
6.9
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
168
< Minions Killed >
175
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.5
16,154
< Physical Damage >
14,818
88
< Magic Damage >
6,555
3,883
< True Damage >
383
20,126
< Damage Dealt >
21,756
31,932
< Damage Taken >
19,568
12,011
< Gold Earned >
12,315
2.34
< Towers >
2.31
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,679
< Total Healing >
4,521
14,715
< Experience >
12,828
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
165
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Varus with Darius in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some significant Darius vs. Varus matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..

Darius often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Varus. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Varus

Who is Better, Darius or Varus?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when playing against Varus, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Darius makes an ok counter for Varus.

While Darius does have a higher win rate than Varus, when facing one another, Darius also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Varus.

Additionally, Darius also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Varus matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Darius is a decent counter to Varus. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Varus.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Darius, we analyzed 5,251 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 Varus 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 Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Varus. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Darius versus Varus build consist of Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Darius combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Varus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 50.8% when countering Varus with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Varus as Darius, Darius players should equip 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 Varus LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

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