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How to Win Taliyah vs Darius Counter MatchupTaliyah is in the s tier of champions

Taliyah vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Taliyah in LoLTaliyah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Taliyah

based on 1,451 Taliyah vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Darius as Taliyah came out of an evaluation of 1451 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Taliyah fights Darius in only 3.5% of her rounds.

Taliyah vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Taliyah does a poor job of countering Darius. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Taliyah versus Darius matches, Taliyah’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Darius.

Best Taliyah vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeTear of the Goddess

Core Taliyah Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentVoid StaffShadowflame

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearFuture's MarketCosmic Insight
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Taliyah's passive ability p
Taliyah's q ability q
Taliyah's w ability w
Taliyah's e ability e
Taliyah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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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 Taliyah

Tips for Playing as Taliyah against Darius

Remember, you don't always have to ride Weaver's Wall.

Try to throw enemies into Unraveled Earth using Seismic Shove.

Once you have Rylai's Crystal Scepter, casting Threaded Volley at enemies chasing you is a great way of making them regret everything.

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.

Taliyah vs Darius Counter Stats

Taliyah Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Darius Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.1
8.5
< Assists >
4.2
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
122
< Minions Killed >
171
0.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.46
772
< Physical Damage >
15,793
20,662
< Magic Damage >
82
1,093
< True Damage >
3,711
22,528
< Damage Dealt >
19,587
21,202
< Damage Taken >
31,824
11,939
< Gold Earned >
11,947
1.69
< Towers >
2.31
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,213
< Total Healing >
7,732
14,058
< Experience >
14,688
22
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
544
< Time Dealing CC >
153

How to Counter Darius with Taliyah in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several critical Taliyah versus Darius matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Taliyah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Taliyah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Darius. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Taliyah typically has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Darius. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Taliyah and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Taliyah
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Taliyah
Darius

Who is Better, Taliyah or Darius?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Taliyah usually fairs equally well when playing against Darius, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Taliyah makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Taliyah does have a lower win rate than Darius, when on opposite teams, Taliyah also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Taliyah into Darius.

Additionally, Taliyah has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Taliyah 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.

Taliyah is a somewhat poor counter to Darius. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Taliyah against Darius.

Additional Information for Taliyah Players

How We Calculated Our Taliyah vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Taliyah, we analyzed 1,451 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 Taliyah 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Taliyah in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Taliyah most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Taliyah versus Darius build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Taliyah incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Darius than with many other common builds. In fact, Taliyah had an average winrate of 49.2% battling Darius with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Darius as Taliyah, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Taliyah vs Darius counters, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Darius as Taliyah are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.