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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Darius Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Kai'Sa

based on 5,575 Kai'Sa vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Kai'Sa came out of an examination of 5575 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Kai'Sa encounters Darius in only 3.5% of her games.

Kai'Sa vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa does a dismal job of beating Darius. On average, she wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions battle each other in. In Kai'Sa vs Darius games, Kai'Sa’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Darius.

Best Kai'Sa vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Phantom DancerGuardian AngelShadowflameStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
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 Darius as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Darius

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Darius Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Darius Image
7.7
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6.3
< Assists >
4.5
1.77
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
179
< Minions Killed >
167
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
12,292
< Physical Damage >
16,215
8,195
< Magic Damage >
90
439
< True Damage >
3,858
20,926
< Damage Dealt >
20,164
20,057
< Damage Taken >
31,868
12,513
< Gold Earned >
11,973
2.14
< Towers >
2.36
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,331
< Total Healing >
7,650
12,762
< Experience >
14,622
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
46
< Time Dealing CC >
163

How to Counter Darius with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several vital Kai'Sa against Darius matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences between the pair. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Darius..

Kai'Sa normally has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Darius. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Darius

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Darius?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when facing off against Darius, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter for Darius.

While Kai'Sa does have a lower win rate compared to Darius, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Kai'Sa into Darius.

Furthermore, Kai'Sa also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Kai'Sa is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kai'Sa against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.9% winrateLeonaLeona42.6% winrateNilahNilah42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.1% winrate

Kai'Sa Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.1% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc52.6% winrateZeriZeri52.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

AniviaAnivia+ 49.8% 2069 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 49.9% 9592 GamesZyraZyra+ 49.9% 5766 GamesLilliaLillia+ 49.9% 8804 Games

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 5,575 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 Kai'Sa 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

Kai'Sa Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa in order to counter Darius during both the laning 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 listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Kai'Sa versus Darius build consist of Bloodthirster, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kai'Sa used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Darius than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average winrate of 48.3% when countering Darius with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Darius as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Kai'Sa vs Darius counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Darius as Kai'Sa are presented for all ranked divisions. To scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.