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

Darius with Ziggs

How to Win With Darius and Ziggs Paired TogetherDarius is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Synergize Darius and Ziggs

based on 2,043 Darius with Ziggs pairs
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.81
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League of Legends matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Darius has gone into battle with Ziggs in 2043 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data straight from the developers of League, we are totally sure that we can provide you with high-quality, insightful builds to help Darius synergize with Ziggs. It is relatively rare for Darius to play with Ziggs as allies. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.5% of games with Darius.

Darius Ziggs Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Darius has done a dismal job of fighting on the same side as Ziggs. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.7% of matches the champions try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Darius when playing alongside Ziggs by learning how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Darius vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsPhage

Core Darius Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDead Man's PlateForce of Nature

Optional Items

Titanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyBlack Cleaver

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
SorceryNimbus CloakCelerity
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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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Ziggs

Tips for Playing as Darius with Ziggs

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 Ziggs Will Play

Even if you're far from a fight you can still help from afar with Mega Inferno Bomb.

Slowing your enemies with Hexplosive Minefield makes it easier to land other abilities.

Knocking yourself over walls with Satchel Charge can be great when chasing after or escaping from enemies.

Darius Ziggs Synergy Stats

Darius Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Ziggs Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
4.2
< Assists >
4.3
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
166
< Minions Killed >
167
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,740
< Physical Damage >
16,431
90
< Magic Damage >
95
3,962
< True Damage >
3,911
20,793
< Damage Dealt >
20,437
32,670
< Damage Taken >
32,094
12,072
< Gold Earned >
11,944
2.12
< Towers >
2.29
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,007
< Total Healing >
7,840
14,657
< Experience >
14,609
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
165
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Play with Ziggs as Darius in LoL

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

When Darius is an ally to Ziggs, he sees a little increase in his total damage dealt. This could indicate that Ziggs supports by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played with Ziggs on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Ziggs. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Ziggs.

Moreover, when Darius plays with Ziggs on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Ziggs does a poor job of protecting Darius during teamfights.

Synergies between Darius and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Darius
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Darius
Ziggs

Is Darius better when played alongside Ziggs?

There is no perfect synergy for Darius that will always be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Ziggs is a very typical companion for Darius. By being on the same side as Darius, he lowers their win rate by -0.5% to 48.7%. This proves that there is a weak synergy between Darius and Ziggs that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Ziggs has a greater difficulty than Darius. That means Darius players must be very careful when enlisting Ziggs teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Fighting cooperatively, Darius players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by bringing Darius and Ziggs together, you may not be granting your other allies enough support. Plan to include other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Ziggs ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, 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 Ziggs Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Darius and Ziggs, we analyzed 2,043 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 Ziggs 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 truly master Darius to pair well with Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to focus on in your Darius and Ziggs synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Force of Nature. When Darius combined at least these three finished items in his build, he performed a lot better as an ally of Ziggs than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average winrate of 48.7% helping carry Ziggs with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Nimbus Cloak runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Ziggs with Darius are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.