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How to Win Yasuo vs Darius Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Yasuo

based on 9,671 Yasuo vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. In our database, Yasuo did battle with Darius in 9671 games. Including so many matchups for Yasuo vs Darius provides us confidence in our ability to provide informative data and a supported build to smash Darius. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Yasuo is forced to battle against Darius in only 3.7% of his matches.

Yasuo vs Darius Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a ok job of countering Darius. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Yasuo against Darius games, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Darius.

Best Yasuo vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerNoonquiver

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Mercurial ScimitarPhantom DancerImmortal ShieldbowTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
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E
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R
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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 Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Darius

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Darius Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Darius Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.3
7.1
< Deaths >
6.1
5.4
< Assists >
4.7
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
183
< Minions Killed >
165
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,189
< Physical Damage >
16,547
1,831
< Magic Damage >
110
996
< True Damage >
4,101
21,017
< Damage Dealt >
20,759
24,362
< Damage Taken >
31,815
12,421
< Gold Earned >
11,994
2.29
< Towers >
2.29
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,508
< Total Healing >
7,930
14,213
< Experience >
14,597
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
208
< Time Dealing CC >
170

How to Counter Darius with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several influential Yasuo versus Darius matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between these two champions. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Darius..

Yasuo usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Darius. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Darius

Who is Better, Yasuo or Darius?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when playing against Darius, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes an ok counter to Darius.

While Yasuo does have a higher win rate than Darius, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Yasuo into Dariusas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Yasuo also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Yasuo is a decent counter to Darius. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Darius.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Yasuo, we analyzed 9,671 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 Yasuo 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 truly master Yasuo to counter Darius during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Yasuo versus Darius build include Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo used at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Darius than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Darius as Yasuo, Yasuo players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Yasuo vs Darius fights, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.2% win rate overall.

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