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How to Synergize Darius with Aatrox on the Same TeamDarius is in the b tier of champions

Darius with Aatrox

How to Win With Darius and Aatrox Paired TogetherDarius is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Darius and Aatrox

based on 578 Darius with Aatrox pairs
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the stats from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Darius has been on the same team as Aatrox in 578 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the developers of League, we have complete confidence that we can produce robust, accurate builds to help Darius play with Aatrox. It is very rare for Darius to play alongside Aatrox on the same side. This has only happened in approximately 0.4% of games with Darius.

Darius Aatrox Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a poor job of playing alongside Aatrox. Usually, he wins an acceptable 49.3% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Darius when fighting on the same team as Aatrox by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Sundered SkyStridebreakerForce of Nature

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Darius's passive ability p
Darius's q ability q
Darius's w ability w
Darius's e ability e
Darius's ultimate ability r
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W
2
E
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Darius with Aatrox

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Advice to Understand How Aatrox Will Play

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Darius Aatrox Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Aatrox Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.4
< Assists >
4.3
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
90
< Minions Killed >
167
0.95
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.45
13,922
< Physical Damage >
16,431
95
< Magic Damage >
95
3,586
< True Damage >
3,911
17,604
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
34,587
< Damage Taken >
32,094
11,485
< Gold Earned >
11,944
1.84
< Towers >
2.29
0.19
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
12,659
< Total Healing >
7,840
13,227
< Experience >
14,609
19
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
234
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Aatrox as Darius in LoL

The Darius Aatrox synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aatrox, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Darius sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aatrox. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Aatrox helps Darius perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Darius plays on the same team as Aatrox, he observes a measurable drop in his total damage output. This could demonstrate that Aatrox does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played alongside Aatrox on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Aatrox. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Aatrox.

Additionally, when Darius plays with Aatrox on the same team, he typically receives more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Aatrox does a poor job of protecting Darius in teamfights.

Synergies between Darius and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Aatrox

Is Darius better when played alongside Aatrox?

There is no perfect synergy for Darius that will no matter what be his top ally. However, overall, Aatrox is a very typical companion for Darius. By locking into the same side as Darius, he raises their win rate by 0.1% to 49.3%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak synergy between Darius and Aatrox that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Aatrox has a greater difficulty than Darius. That means Darius players should be careful when arranging Aatrox comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to do well with you.

When playing together, Darius players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by aligning Darius and Aatrox together, you probably will not be granting your side a great deal of magic damage. Plan to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this relative hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Aatrox teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Aatrox Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Aatrox, we analyzed 578 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Darius with Aatrox comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Darius in order to pair well with Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to focus on in your Darius and Aatrox synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Dead Man's Plate. When Darius incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Aatrox than with many other typical builds. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 49.3% when playing alongside Aatrox with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.

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