Lucian vs Darius
How to Beat Darius as Lucian
based on 8,169 Lucian vs Darius matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Darius Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Darius as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Darius
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Darius Counter Stats
How to Counter Darius with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown on this page show some important Lucian versus Darius counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius..
Lucian normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives less damage than Darius. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Darius
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Who is Better, Lucian or Darius?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when taking on Darius, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes an ok counter for Darius.
While Lucian does have a lower winrate compared to Darius, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Darius.
Furthermore, Lucian also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Darius.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lucian to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Darius build include Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Darius than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 49.0% battling Darius with this build.
To have the best probability of annihilating Darius as Lucian, you should use the Press the Attack, 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 builds players chose for Lucian vs Darius counterpicks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.
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