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

Darius vs Vayne

How to Beat Vayne as Darius in LoLDarius is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vayne as Darius

based on 7,670 Darius vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.76
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vayne as Darius resulted from an examination of 7670 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Darius is forced to battle against Vayne in only 5.7% of his matches.

Darius vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a below average job of beating Vayne. On average, he wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs battle each other in. In Darius versus Vayne games, Darius’s team is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Vayne.

Best Darius vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Darius Items

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

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered Sky

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 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
1
W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Vayne as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Darius vs Vayne Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Vayne Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
4.4
< Assists >
5.4
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
161
< Minions Killed >
163
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.51
15,111
< Physical Damage >
15,171
91
< Magic Damage >
1,521
3,567
< True Damage >
4,550
18,769
< Damage Dealt >
21,243
31,375
< Damage Taken >
21,240
11,629
< Gold Earned >
12,114
2.22
< Towers >
2.36
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,294
< Total Healing >
5,883
14,306
< Experience >
12,945
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
164
< Time Dealing CC >
67

How to Counter Vayne with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some important Darius vs. Vayne counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vayne..

Darius typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Vayne. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Darius and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Vayne

Who is Better, Darius or Vayne?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually loses when playing against Vayne, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Darius makes a poor counter to Vayne.

While Darius does have a lower win rate than Vayne, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Darius into Vayne.

Moreover, Darius has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vayne. 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 in League of Legends, in Darius vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champ 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 garbage counter to Vayne. Make sure you focus your tactics 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 Vayne.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Darius, we analyzed 7,670 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 Vayne 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 Vayne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius often gets a similar amount of CS as Vayne. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Darius versus Vayne build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Darius used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Vayne than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 47.7% battling Vayne with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Vayne as Darius, Darius players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Darius vs Vayne matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vayne as Darius are shown for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.