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

Darius with Caitlyn

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

based on 13,166 Darius with Caitlyn pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
9.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Darius has fought alongside Caitlyn in 13166 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much complete data from the publishers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Darius play with Caitlyn. It is common for Darius to play alongside Caitlyn on the same side. This has happened in about 9.8% of rounds with Darius.

Darius Caitlyn Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius does a poor job of playing alongside Caitlyn. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Darius when playing with Caitlyn by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordMercury's Treads

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceYoumuu's GhostbladeKaenic RookernSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Darius with Caitlyn

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 Caitlyn Will Play

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Darius Caitlyn Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Caitlyn Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
4.2
< Assists >
4.3
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
166
< Minions Killed >
167
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,318
< Physical Damage >
16,431
96
< Magic Damage >
95
3,893
< True Damage >
3,911
20,308
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
32,123
< Damage Taken >
32,094
11,918
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.22
< Towers >
2.29
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,866
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,621
< Experience >
14,609
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
165
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Caitlyn as Darius in LoL

The Darius Caitlyn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Caitlyn, 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 Caitlyn. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Caitlyn helps Darius perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Darius plays on the same team as Caitlyn, he sees a barely noticable drop in his full damage dealt. This could signal that Caitlyn does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played alongside Caitlyn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Caitlyn.

Moreover, when Darius plays with Caitlyn on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Caitlyn does a poor job of protecting Darius during team fights.

Synergies between Darius and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Caitlyn

Is Darius better when played alongside Caitlyn?

There is no top synergy for Darius that will always be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Caitlyn is a very typical companion for Darius. By playing on the same side as Darius, she lowers their win rate by -0.5% to 48.7%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Darius and Caitlyn that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Caitlyn has a much greater difficulty compared to Darius. That means Darius players need to be cautious when arranging Caitlyn comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to work well with you.

Playing alongside, Darius players should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Darius and Caitlyn together, you may not be giving your side very much magic damage. Make sure to have other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in their capabilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Caitlyn teammate, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Caitlyn Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Caitlyn, we analyzed 13,166 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 Caitlyn 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

To truly master Darius to work well with Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Darius and Caitlyn synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Titanic Hydra. When Darius combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Caitlyn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when playing alongside Caitlyn with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Darius players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Unflinching, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Darius and Caitlyn pairings, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Caitlyn with Darius are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.