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

Darius with Lucian

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

based on 7,730 Darius with Lucian pairs
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Darius has fought alongside Lucian in 7730 recently played, ranked games. By amassing so much complete data straight from the makers of League, we are sure that we can showcase high quality, usable builds to help Darius synergize with Lucian. It is somewhat uncommon for Darius to play with Lucian on the same side. This has only occurred in approx. 5.7% of games with Darius.

Darius Lucian Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Lucian. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Darius when fighting on the same team as Lucian by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSterak's GageDead Man's PlateForce of Nature

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 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
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E
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Q
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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 Lucian

Tips for Playing as Darius with Lucian

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 Lucian Will Play

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Darius Lucian Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Lucian Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.9
6.2
< Deaths >
6.2
4.1
< Assists >
4.3
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
170
< Minions Killed >
167
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,064
< Physical Damage >
16,431
122
< Magic Damage >
95
3,836
< True Damage >
3,911
20,023
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
31,750
< Damage Taken >
32,094
11,917
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.28
< Towers >
2.29
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,641
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,592
< Experience >
14,609
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
163
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Lucian as Darius in LoL

The Darius Lucian synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Lucian, 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 Lucian. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Lucian helps Darius perform poorer in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Darius is paired with Lucian, he observes a little decrease in his complete damage output. This change may signal that Lucian does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played alongside Lucian on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Lucian.

Moreover, when Darius plays with Lucian on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Lucian does a decent job of covering Darius during teamfights.

Synergies between Darius and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Lucian

Is Darius better when played alongside Lucian?

There is no top synergy for Darius that will always be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Lucian is a relatively poor ally for Darius. By playing on the same side as Darius, he lowers their win rate by -1.4% to 47.8%. This signals that there is a negative strategic relationship between Darius and Lucian that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Lucian has a much greater difficulty compared to Darius. That means you must be cautious when finding Lucian comrades to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to do well with you.

When playing on the same side, Darius players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by aligning Darius and Lucian together, you will not be giving your other allies a lot of magical damage output. We recommend you include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Lucian ally, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Darius Players

How We Calculated Our Darius Lucian Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Lucian, we analyzed 7,730 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 Lucian 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 learn all of the intricacies of Darius to synergize with Lucian during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important finished items to have in your Darius and Lucian synergy build include Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Darius included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Lucian than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 47.8% helping carry Lucian with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, you should use 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 chose for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Lucian with Darius are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.