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

Darius with Draven

How to Win With Darius and Draven Paired TogetherDarius is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Darius and Draven

based on 4,278 Darius with Draven pairs
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Darius has fought alongside Draven in 4278 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much relevant data from the hosts of LoL, we are sure that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Darius play with Draven. It is relatively rare for Darius to play alongside Draven as allies. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 3.2% of rounds with Darius.

Darius Draven Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a poor job of fighting on the same side as Draven. Typically, he wins an acceptable 48.9% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to do better as Darius when playing with Draven by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Draven Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureSundered SkyTitanic Hydra

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: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Draven

Tips for Playing as Darius with Draven

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 Draven Will Play

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

Darius Draven Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Draven Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
6.2
4.2
< Assists >
4.3
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
167
< Minions Killed >
167
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
15,745
< Physical Damage >
16,431
86
< Magic Damage >
95
3,681
< True Damage >
3,911
19,512
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
30,896
< Damage Taken >
32,094
11,670
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.24
< Towers >
2.29
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,541
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,329
< Experience >
14,609
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
159
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Draven as Darius in LoL

The Darius Draven synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Draven, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Draven. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Draven helps Darius perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Darius plays on the same team as Draven, he observes a little decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Draven doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played alongside Draven on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Draven. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Draven.

Additionally, when Darius plays with Draven on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Draven does a decent job of protecting Darius in team fights.

Synergies between Darius and Draven

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Draven
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Draven

Is Darius better when played alongside Draven?

There is no top companion for Darius that will no matter what be his best ally. Yet, Draven is a very typical ally for Darius. By playing on the same side as Darius, he decreases their win rate by -0.3% to 48.9%. This shows that there is only a small strategic relationship between Darius and Draven that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Draven has a much greater difficulty compared to Darius. That means Darius players must be cautious when lining up Draven comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to fight well with you.

Working together, Darius players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Darius and Draven together, you will not be giving your side much magic damage. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Draven teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold 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 Draven Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Draven, we analyzed 4,278 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 Draven 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 learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to pair well with Draven during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important finished items to have in your Darius and Draven synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Darius incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Draven than with most other common item sets. In fact, Darius had an average winrate of 48.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Draven with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Darius and Draven pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.

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