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

Darius with Leona

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

based on 4,608 Darius with Leona pairs
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the stats from from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Darius has gone into battle with Leona in 4608 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much complete data directly from the hosts of LoL, we are completely sure that we can showcase high-quality, accurate builds to help Darius play with Leona. It is relatively rare for Darius to play alongside Leona on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 3.4% of rounds with Darius.

Darius Leona Synergy Summary

Darius has done a decent job of synergizing with Leona. Usually, he wins an acceptable 51.3% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Darius when fighting on the same team as Leona by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceStridebreaker

Optional Items

Death's DanceDead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanHullbreaker

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
6
R
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Q
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Leona

Tips for Playing as Darius with Leona

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 Leona Will Play

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

Darius Leona Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Leona Image
7
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.2
4.3
< Assists >
4.3
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
166
< Minions Killed >
167
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,502
< Physical Damage >
16,431
74
< Magic Damage >
95
3,971
< True Damage >
3,911
20,548
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
31,542
< Damage Taken >
32,094
11,935
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.4
< Towers >
2.29
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,893
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,559
< Experience >
14,609
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
163
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Leona as Darius in LoL

The Darius Leona synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Leona, 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 Leona. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Leona helps Darius perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Darius plays on the same team as Leona, he sees a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This may indicate that Leona provides cover for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played together with Leona on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Leona. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Leona.

Additionally, when Darius plays with Leona on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Leona does a decent job of protecting Darius during team fights.

Synergies between Darius and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Leona

Is Darius better when played alongside Leona?

There is no ideal companion for Darius that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Leona is a good companion for Darius. By playing on the same side as Darius, she increases their win rate by 2.1% to 51.3%. This signals that there is a somewhat important synergy between Darius and Leona that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Leona has a greater difficulty than Darius. That means Darius players must be cautious when lining up Leona teammates to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to do well with you.

Working together, Darius players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Darius and Leona together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates enough magical damage output. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Leona teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Leona Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Leona, we analyzed 4,608 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 Leona 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 in order to work well with Leona during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial finished items to build first in your Darius and Leona synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Stridebreaker. When Darius used at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Leona than with many other common builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 51.3% helping carry Leona with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Darius and Leona pairings, this order of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Leona with Darius are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.