DariusMatchups
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| Matchup | Threat | Games | WR | Gold @ 15 | Gold Diff | Tips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Garen | Easy | 846 | 53% | +712 | +670 | Garen will probably bring phase rush and ignite in this matchup. You want to avoid taking short trades where he can proc phase rush and get out quick. You want to look to all-in against him with ghost. Be careful of his ult ignite true damage he can pretty much one shot you from 60% health. — Diamond I Paul231#NA1 | |
Skill Priority Q Decimate Darius winds up and swings his axe in a wide circle. Enemies struck by the blade take more damage than those struck by the handle. Darius heals based on enemy champions and large monsters hit by the blade.  E Apprehend Darius hones his axe, passively causing his physical damage to ignore a percentage of his target's Armor. When activated, Darius sweeps up his enemies with his axe's hook and pulls them to him.  W Crippling Strike Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Move Speed is slowed. 53.9% WR 748 Matches Summoner Spells  55.0% WR 367 Matches Skill OrderDecimate Darius winds up and swings his axe in a wide circle. Enemies struck by the blade take more damage than those struck by the handle. Darius heals based on enemy champions and large monsters hit by the blade. 2 4 5 7 9 Crippling Strike Darius's next attack strikes an enemy's crucial artery. As they bleed out, their Move Speed is slowed. 1 14 15 Apprehend Darius hones his axe, passively causing his physical damage to ignore a percentage of his target's Armor. When activated, Darius sweeps up his enemies with his axe's hook and pulls them to him. 3 8 10 12 13  Noxian Guillotine Darius leaps to an enemy champion and strikes a lethal blow, dealing true damage. This damage is increased for each stack of Hemorrhage on the target. If Noxian Guillotine is a killing blow, its cooldown is refreshed for a brief duration. 6 11 Darius vs Garen Runes                      55.8% WR419 Matches       Starting Items  51.4% WR 214 Matches Core Items   38.9% WR 36 Matches 4th Item Options 56.1% WR114 Matches 55.3% WR114 Matches 58.6% WR99 Matches 5th Item Options55.6% WR54 Matches 53.3% WR45 Matches  50.0% WR44 Matches 6th Item Options 75.0% WR8 Matches 62.5% WR8 Matches 42.9% WR7 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min)Gold Diff+712 CS Diff+19 XP Diff+575 Ally Ganks0.79 Enemy Ganks1.10 End of GameTotal Gold Diff+670 Total CS Diff+13 Split Push | |||||||
 Ornn | Easy | 552 | 47% | +606 | +1,798 | Freeze pre six. Avoid taking damage from his w and w auto. If you pull him out his e pre six he is usually dead. You can pull him after his r1 to make sure he can't r2. Be careful when you are around 60% since he can triple brittle combo you if he is good. — Diamond I Paul231#NA1 | |
 Aatrox | Even | 536 | 46% | -111 | +86 | Skill matchup. You can level one cheese aatrox. You have stay healthy and avoid his q1 and q2 poke and look for an all in. You will win if you can stick onto him and land your own q sweet spot. Do not look for dry q's on Aatrox. Rush Plated Steelcaps. — Diamond I Paul231#NA1 | |
 Mordekaiser | Easy | 534 | 55% | +398 | +1,151 | Skill matchup favored Darius early. Freeze the wave on your side and look to all in. If he has ignite he has a fair amount of kill pressure on you if you are consistently taking q damage from him. If you are not good at spacing it then take DShield. Post Six he will win a all in if he starts with ult. Rush Mercs. — Diamond I Paul231#NA1 | |
 Sett | Easy | 534 | 48% | +80 | +237 | You win level 1 all in if you flash his w. Don't stand still when you are fighting and dodge side to side preemptively so he misses his w. He can confirm his pull into his w which is unflashable. He can kill you at around 50-60% health with ignite. — Diamond I Paul231#NA1 | |
 Zaahen | Easy | 526 | 50% | +638 | +961 | ||
 Renekton | Favored | 512 | 49% | +108 | +266 | You outscale Renekton. Be careful of his early game damage and q range. You can level 1 cheese renekton with w and Doran'sBlade. If the wave isn't good for an all in then be careful of taking trades with Renekton since short trades hard favor him. Renekton has very good gank setup so be careful of their jungle. — Diamond I Paul231#NA1 | |
 Jax | Even | 508 | 47% | -94 | -349 | Skill matchup favored toward Jax. Respect his level one damage with counterstrike. Do not dry q him since he will just jump onto you. Use your pull when his counterstrike is going to go off so you both are stunned. All in when the wave is on your side. Rush Plated Steelcaps. — Diamond I Paul231#NA1 | |