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How to Win Vayne vs Darius Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Vayne

based on 7,670 Vayne vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Vayne resulted from an examination of 7670 ranked games where both champs faced off against each other. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Vayne is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.7% of her rounds.

Vayne vs Darius Matchup Summary

Vayne does a good job of countering Darius. Normally, she wins a terrific 52.3% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Vayne against Darius rounds, Vayne’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Darius.

Best Vayne vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonBloodthirsterRunaan's HurricaneWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upw
>
Second ability for Vayne to level upq
>
Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
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R
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Q
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Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Darius as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Darius

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

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.

Vayne vs Darius Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Darius Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
5.4
< Assists >
4.4
1.75
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
163
< Minions Killed >
161
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.43
15,171
< Physical Damage >
15,111
1,521
< Magic Damage >
91
4,550
< True Damage >
3,567
21,243
< Damage Dealt >
18,769
21,240
< Damage Taken >
31,375
12,114
< Gold Earned >
11,629
2.36
< Towers >
2.22
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,883
< Total Healing >
7,294
12,945
< Experience >
14,306
17
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
67
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Counter Darius with Vayne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Vayne versus Darius matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius..

Vayne normally has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. On average, she takes less damage than Darius. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Darius

Who is Better, Vayne or Darius?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Vayne usually wins when trying to fight Darius, with a 52.3% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes a good counter for Darius.

While Vayne does have a higher winrate than Darius, when on opposite teams, Vayne also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Vayne into Dariusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Vayne has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Vayne is an above average counter to Darius. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vayne against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vayne

Vayne Loses Against

TeemoTeemo45.1% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune45.6% winrateTwisted FateTwisted Fate46.5% winrateFizzFizz46.5% winrate

Vayne Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.2% winrateNidaleeNidalee56.6% winrateSejuaniSejuani56.2% winrateKalistaKalista55.4% winrate

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Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Vayne, we analyzed 7,670 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 Vayne 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Vayne to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Darius. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Vayne versus Darius build include Experimental Hexplate, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Vayne bought at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better versus Darius than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Vayne had an average winrate of 52.3% when playing against Darius with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Darius as Vayne, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Vayne vs Darius counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

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