Darius vs Cassiopeia Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Darius, the Hand of Noxus, meets Cassiopeia, the Serpent’s Embrace, in the Top lane. The sample behind this page is 198 games from patch 16.13.1, and Darius wins 45.0% of them. A deficit of 5.0 points is what earns Cassiopeia its counter flag in this matchup.
Watch the cooldowns that swing it: Darius’s Decimate (Q) against Cassiopeia’s Twin Fang (E). Whoever spends Noxian Guillotine or Petrifying Gaze first hands the other a window.
Cassiopeia holds a 375-unit range advantage (550 to 175), and that shapes how the lane is traded out. Every step Darius takes forward is one Cassiopeia can answer from range.
The physical-versus-magic split between Darius and Cassiopeia decides which resistance matters first. Starting health splits 652 to 630 in Darius’s favour, with armour at 37 against 18. Darius can afford to take the first exchange, sitting on 19 extra armour. At full build levels the gap widens to 2590 HP versus 2296, favouring Darius. On autos alone the numbers read 64 AD for Darius and 53 for Cassiopeia. Base movement favours Darius — 340 versus 335.
Cassiopeia is the more demanding of the two to pilot (10/10 versus 2/10), which quietly shapes the win rate. Everything comes from Emerald+ solo queue and refreshes without manual input.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Cassiopeia has the statistical edge. Darius wins 45.0% of the recorded games.
45.0% from Darius's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
198 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Darius build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Darius build page.