Malphite vs Darius
How to Beat Darius as Malphite
based on 4,837 Malphite vs Darius matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Darius Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Darius as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Darius
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Darius Counter Stats
How to Counter Darius with Malphite in LoL
The stats shown here feature some critical Malphite versus Darius counter stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius..
Malphite usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Darius. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malphite and Darius
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Who is Better, Malphite or Darius?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Malphite makes an ok counter for Darius.
While Malphite does have a lower win rate compared to Darius, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Darius.
Additionally, Malphite also has a very large amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Malphite is a somewhat poor counter for Darius. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Malphite against Darius.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite in order to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Malphite versus Darius build consist of Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Malphite used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Darius than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Malphite had an average win rate of 49.8% when countering Darius with this build.
To have the best chance of beating Darius as Malphite, Malphite players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Malphite vs Darius counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.8% winrate overall.
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