Vladimir vs Darius
How to Beat Darius as Vladimir
based on 3,832 Vladimir vs Darius matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Darius Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Darius Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Darius as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Darius
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Darius Counter Stats
How to Counter Darius with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some important Vladimir against Darius counter stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Darius..
Vladimir typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Darius. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Darius?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Vladimir makes an ok counter to Darius.
While Vladimir does have a lower winrate compared to Darius, when they face off with one another, Vladimir also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Vladimir into Dariusas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vladimir has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Vladimir 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 teammates during late stage team fights.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Darius.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Vladimir to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir on average gets a similar amount of CS as Darius. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Vladimir versus Darius build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Darius than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Vladimir had an average winrate of 49.2% battling Darius with this build.
To have the highest chance of crushing Darius as Vladimir, you should equip the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Vladimir vs Darius counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.2% winrate overall.
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