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How to Win Viktor vs Darius Counter MatchupViktor is in the s tier of champions

Viktor vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Viktor in LoLViktor is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Viktor

based on 2,002 Viktor vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Darius as Viktor resulted from an examination of 2002 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Viktor is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.7% of his games.

Viktor vs Darius Matchup Summary

Viktor does a decent job of countering Darius. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions face one another in. In Viktor against Darius rounds, Viktor’s team is 0.2% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Darius.

Best Viktor vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Viktor Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZhonya's HourglassLuden's Companion

Optional Items

StormsurgeShadowflameLiandry's TormentLich Bane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Viktor's passive ability p
Viktor's q ability q
Viktor's w ability w
Viktor's e ability e
Viktor's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Darius as Viktor

Tips for Playing as Viktor against Darius

Make sure you choose the right augment at the right time.

Death Ray is a powerful poke and a strong area of denial tool. Use it in combination with Gravity Field to control your enemy's position.

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.

Viktor vs Darius Counter Stats

Viktor Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Darius Image
6.2
< Kills >
6.9
5.8
< Deaths >
6.1
7
< Assists >
4.2
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
185
< Minions Killed >
171
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.44
630
< Physical Damage >
15,911
25,219
< Magic Damage >
85
729
< True Damage >
3,892
26,579
< Damage Dealt >
19,888
18,732
< Damage Taken >
32,816
12,084
< Gold Earned >
12,161
1.98
< Towers >
2.34
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
1,587
< Total Healing >
8,186
15,055
< Experience >
14,895
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
270
< Time Dealing CC >
162

How to Counter Darius with Viktor in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Viktor versus Darius counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Viktor’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Viktor may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Darius..

Viktor usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Darius. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Viktor and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Viktor
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Viktor
Darius

Who is Better, Viktor or Darius?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Viktor usually wins when facing off against Darius, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Viktor makes a good counter to Darius.

While Viktor does have a higher winrate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Viktor also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Viktor into Dariusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Viktor 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 fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Viktor vs Darius matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Viktor is a decent counter to Darius. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Viktor against Darius.

Additional Information for Viktor Players

How We Calculated Our Viktor vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Viktor, we analyzed 2,002 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 Viktor 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 Viktor in order to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Viktor often picks up a similar amount of CS as Darius. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Viktor versus Darius build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Luden's Companion. When Viktor included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Darius than with many other common item sets. In fact, Viktor had an average win rate of 51.3% battling Darius with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Darius as Viktor, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Viktor vs Darius battles, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.3% win rate overall.

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