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

Darius vs Zoe

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

based on 1,703 Darius vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zoe as Darius resulted from an examination of 1703 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Darius has to counter Zoe in only 1.3% of his games.

Darius vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Darius does a average job of beating Zoe. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champs face one another in. In Darius against Zoe games, Darius’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Darius vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Black CleaverForce of NatureDead Man's PlateTitanic 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
>
Last skill for Darius to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Darius

Tips for Playing as Darius against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Darius vs Zoe Counter Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Zoe Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
5.7
4.1
< Assists >
7.4
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
165
< Minions Killed >
132
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.42
16,246
< Physical Damage >
1,706
91
< Magic Damage >
18,397
3,927
< True Damage >
3,561
20,265
< Damage Dealt >
23,665
32,134
< Damage Taken >
18,568
11,884
< Gold Earned >
11,046
2.29
< Towers >
1.7
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,797
< Total Healing >
2,198
14,529
< Experience >
13,246
17
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
12
163
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Counter Zoe with Darius in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Darius versus Zoe matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zoe..

Darius often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zoe. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Darius and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Darius
Zoe

Who is Better, Darius or Zoe?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when taking on Zoe, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Darius makes an ok counter to Zoe.

While Darius does have a higher winrate compared to Zoe, when they face off with one another, Darius also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Darius into Zoe.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Darius vs Zoe matchups, Zoe is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Darius is a decent counter to Zoe. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Darius against Zoe.

Other Champion Matchups Against Darius

Darius Loses Against

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo44.9% winrateTeemoTeemo45.1% winrateLilliaLillia45.2% winrateZyraZyra45.2% winrate

Darius Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante55.6% winrateYuumiYuumi55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.3% winrateOlafOlaf55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 52.9% 5160 GamesZyraZyra+ 52.9% 5818 GamesZacZac+ 53.5% 2449 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.3% 7927 Games

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius vs Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Darius, we analyzed 1,703 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 Zoe 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.

Other Useful Resources

Darius Build Zoe Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Darius to counter Zoe during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Darius typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zoe. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy 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 a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Darius versus Zoe build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Darius combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Zoe than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 50.0% battling Zoe with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Zoe as Darius, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Darius vs Zoe counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.

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