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How to Win Xayah vs Darius Counter MatchupXayah is in the b tier of champions

Xayah vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Xayah in LoLXayah is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Xayah

based on 2,006 Xayah vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.2
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Xayah battled Darius in 2006 rounds. Including so many games with Xayah vs Darius gives us faith in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a supported build to destroy Darius. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Xayah has to counter Darius in only 3.4% of her rounds.

Xayah vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Xayah does a dismal job of beating Darius. On average, she wins a lowly 48.4% of the time the champs face each other in. In Xayah versus Darius games, Xayah’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood against Darius.

Best Xayah vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRecurve Bow

Core Xayah Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsPhantom DancerNavori Quickblades

Optional Items

Immortal ShieldbowBloodthirsterRapid FirecannonKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Xayah to level upe
>
Second ability for Xayah to level upw
>
Last skill for Xayah to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Xayah's passive ability p
Xayah's q ability q
Xayah's w ability w
Xayah's e ability e
Xayah's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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W
14
Q
15
Q
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Xayah

Tips for Playing as Xayah against Darius

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

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.

Xayah vs Darius Counter Stats

Xayah Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Darius Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.1
6.1
< Deaths >
6
6.8
< Assists >
4.5
1.52
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
182
< Minions Killed >
167
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.49
20,510
< Physical Damage >
16,628
377
< Magic Damage >
102
429
< True Damage >
3,979
21,317
< Damage Dealt >
20,710
20,614
< Damage Taken >
32,155
12,072
< Gold Earned >
12,110
2.36
< Towers >
2.38
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
4,802
< Total Healing >
8,097
12,820
< Experience >
14,734
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
54
< Time Dealing CC >
168

How to Counter Darius with Xayah in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several vital Xayah versus Darius matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Darius..

Xayah often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she takes less damage than Darius. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Xayah and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Xayah
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Xayah
Darius

Who is Better, Xayah or Darius?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Xayah usually loses when trying to fight Darius, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a poor counter to Darius.

While Xayah does have a lower winrate than Darius, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Xayah into Darius.

Moreover, Xayah has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Xayah is a somewhat poor counter to Darius. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Xayah

Xayah Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateSwainSwain42.8% winrateTeemoTeemo43.4% winrateCassiopeiaCassiopeia43.6% winrate

Xayah Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55% winrateYuumiYuumi54% winrateSivirSivir53.6% winrateRek'SaiRek'Sai52.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Dr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 51.3% 1179 GamesZacZac+ 51.5% 1254 GamesSingedSinged+ 52.2% 1447 GamesLilliaLillia+ 52.4% 3635 Games

Additional Information for Xayah Players

How We Calculated Our Xayah vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Xayah, we analyzed 2,006 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 Xayah 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

Xayah Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Xayah to counter Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Xayah often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Xayah versus Darius build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Phantom Dancer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah included at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs. Darius than with most other common builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average win rate of 48.4% battling Darius with this build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Darius as Xayah, Xayah players should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Xayah vs Darius face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

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