Darius vs Yasuo
How to Beat Yasuo as Darius
based on 9,671 Darius vs Yasuo matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Yasuo Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Yasuo Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yasuo as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Yasuo
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 Yasuo
Yasuo's shield from Resolve lasts only 2 seconds. Dealing damage to him will trigger it. Wait it out, then engage.
Steel Tempest is very narrow. Dodge laterally if possible.
Yasuo is at his weakest just after he has launched a whirlwind. Engage at that point.
When Yasuo lands two Steel Tempests in a row, his next will fire a tornado. Watch and listen for the associated sound to prepare to dodge.
Darius vs Yasuo Counter Stats
How to Counter Yasuo with Darius in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some strategic Darius vs. Yasuo counter statistics that may help you realize the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Yasuo’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yasuo..
Darius usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Yasuo. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Darius and Yasuo
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Who is Better, Darius or Yasuo?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when facing off against Yasuo, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Darius makes an ok counter for Yasuo.
While Darius does have a lower winrate compared to Yasuo, when facing one another, Darius also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Yasuo.
Additionally, Darius also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yasuo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Darius vs Yasuo matchups, Yasuo 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 Yasuo. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Darius against Yasuo.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Darius to counter Yasuo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius often picks up a similar amount of CS as Yasuo. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Darius versus Yasuo build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Dead Man's Plate. When Darius combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Yasuo than with many other typical builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Yasuo with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of crushing Yasuo as Darius, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Darius vs Yasuo face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.8% win rate overall.
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