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How to Win Ezreal vs Darius Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Ezreal

based on 8,114 Ezreal vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.42
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds every week. In our data, Ezreal faced Darius in 8114 matches. Using so many games with Ezreal vs Darius gives us faith in our ability to produce useful stats and a recommended build to crush Darius. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Ezreal encounters Darius in only 3.6% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a poor job of countering Darius. On average, he wins a lowly 47.5% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Ezreal versus Darius matches, Ezreal’s side is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Darius.

Best Ezreal vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerTear of the Goddess

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaTrinity ForceThe Collector

Optional Items

Ravenous HydraYoumuu's GhostbladeSpear of ShojinGuardian Angel

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
>
Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Darius as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Darius

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Ezreal vs Darius Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Darius Image
6.8
< Kills >
7
5.7
< Deaths >
6
7
< Assists >
4.3
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
174
< Minions Killed >
171
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,334
< Physical Damage >
16,744
7,478
< Magic Damage >
96
645
< True Damage >
4,031
24,458
< Damage Dealt >
20,871
20,371
< Damage Taken >
32,691
11,937
< Gold Earned >
12,137
2.26
< Towers >
2.38
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
5,466
< Total Healing >
8,230
12,754
< Experience >
14,864
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
87
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Darius with Ezreal in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several influential Ezreal versus Darius matchup stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius..

Ezreal typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Darius. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ezreal and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Darius

Who is Better, Ezreal or Darius?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when trying to fight Darius, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Ezreal makes a poor counter to Darius.

While Ezreal does have a lower winrate compared to Darius, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ezreal into Dariusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Ezreal has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Ezreal is a garbage counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Ezreal

Ezreal Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateTrundleTrundle42.7% winrateSingedSinged43.2% winrateNilahNilah43.5% winrate

Ezreal Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee51.5% winrateHweiHwei51.4% winrateZoeZoe51% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV51% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZacZac+ 50.1% 5424 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.3% 2248 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.4% 9592 GamesLilliaLillia+ 51.6% 13555 Games

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Ezreal, we analyzed 8,114 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 Darius as Ezreal 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

Ezreal Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Ezreal to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require 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, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Ezreal versus Darius build include Muramana, Trinity Force, and The Collector. When Ezreal bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Darius than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average win rate of 47.5% when countering Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Darius as Ezreal, you should equip the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Ezreal vs Darius counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Darius as Ezreal are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.