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

Darius with Galio

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

based on 3,242 Darius with Galio pairs
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of LoL rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Darius has gone into battle with Galio in 3242 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much relevant data from the creators of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can showcase robust, accurate builds to help Darius play with Galio. It is relatively rare for Darius to play with Galio on the same team. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 2.4% of games with Darius.

Darius Galio Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a poor job of playing alongside Galio. Normally, he wins an acceptable 49.3% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to win more matches as Darius when playing with Galio by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Galio Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceStridebreaker

Optional Items

HullbreakerDead Man's PlateForce of NatureSterak's Gage

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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Galio

Tips for Playing as Darius with Galio

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 Galio Will Play

You can release Shield of Durand even while crowd controlled.

You can use the minimap ally icons to cast Hero's Entrance.

You can use the step back from Justice Punch to dodge enemy spells.

Darius Galio Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Galio Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.9
6
< Deaths >
6.2
4.5
< Assists >
4.3
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
168
< Minions Killed >
167
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,680
< Physical Damage >
16,431
95
< Magic Damage >
95
4,003
< True Damage >
3,911
20,778
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
31,808
< Damage Taken >
32,094
12,099
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.38
< Towers >
2.29
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,915
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,639
< Experience >
14,609
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
164
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Galio as Darius in LoL

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

When Darius plays on the same team as Galio, he gets a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This could signal that Galio supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played with Galio on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Galio. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Galio.

Additionally, when Darius plays with Galio on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Galio does a decent job of covering Darius during team fights.

Synergies between Darius and Galio

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Galio
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Galio

Is Darius better when played alongside Galio?

There is no perfect synergy for Darius that will always be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Galio is a very typical companion for Darius. By locking into the same team as Darius, he improves their win rate by 0.1% to 49.3%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong synergy between Darius and Galio that allows them to perform better together than alone.

Galio has a greater difficulty than Darius. That means Darius players must be very careful when arranging Galio teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Playing together, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. When paired, these champs will be a great protective duo.

Although, by aligning Darius and Galio together, you may not be providing your other allies much magic damage. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Galio teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Galio Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Galio, we analyzed 3,242 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 Galio 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 work well with Galio during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to have in your Darius and Galio synergy build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Stridebreaker. When Darius included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Galio than with most other common item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when playing alongside Galio with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating your oponents, Darius players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

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