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How to Win Zilean vs Darius Counter MatchupZilean is in the s tier of champions

Zilean vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Zilean in LoLZilean is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Zilean

based on 1,470 Zilean vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
3.18
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our dataset, Zilean faced Darius 1470 times. Using so many matchups for Zilean versus Darius gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to produce actionable stats and a pro build to defeat your rival. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Zilean encounters Darius in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Zilean vs Darius Matchup Summary

Zilean does a decent job of countering Darius. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champs face each other in. In Zilean versus Darius rounds, Zilean’s team is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Darius.

Best Zilean vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTear of the Goddess

Core Zilean Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongZaz'Zak's RealmspikeImperial Mandate

Optional Items

MorellonomiconCosmic DriveSeraph's EmbraceLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceWaterwalking
DominationCheap ShotRelentless Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Zilean's passive ability p
Zilean's q ability q
Zilean's w ability w
Zilean's e ability e
Zilean's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Darius as Zilean

Tips for Playing as Zilean against Darius

Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.

Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.

You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.

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.

Zilean vs Darius Counter Stats

Zilean Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Darius Image
2.4
< Kills >
6.3
4.9
< Deaths >
6.2
13.2
< Assists >
4.1
0.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
57
< Minions Killed >
170
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.44
1,013
< Physical Damage >
16,709
10,364
< Magic Damage >
84
713
< True Damage >
3,740
12,091
< Damage Dealt >
20,534
18,574
< Damage Taken >
32,403
9,001
< Gold Earned >
11,874
1.95
< Towers >
2.3
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,962
< Total Healing >
7,899
12,087
< Experience >
14,655
52
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
177
< Time Dealing CC >
161

How to Counter Darius with Zilean in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Zilean against Darius counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences between the two. Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Darius’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Darius. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Zilean usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Darius. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zilean and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Zilean
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zilean
Darius

Who is Better, Zilean or Darius?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually wins when taking on Darius, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes a good counter for Darius.

While Zilean does have a higher winrate compared to Darius, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Zilean into Darius.

Furthermore, Zilean also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Zilean is a decent counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zilean against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zilean

Zilean Loses Against

LilliaLillia46.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.8% winrateViVi47% winrateJayceJayce47% winrate

Zilean Wins Against

SkarnerSkarner58.2% winrateRenata GlascRenata Glasc57.3% winrateYuumiYuumi56.8% winrateSivirSivir56.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zilean Players

How We Calculated Our Zilean vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Zilean, we analyzed 1,470 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 Zilean 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

Zilean Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to counter Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zilean usually gets less CS as Darius. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Zilean versus Darius build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Darius than with most other common builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 51.8% when playing against Darius with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Darius as Zilean, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Zilean vs Darius LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.8% winrate overall.

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