Who wins: Advantage — you
From the counter table · Patch 7.2dDarius winsXayah wins
One of these champions is not usually played in this lane — treat the verdict as a rough guide.
How to play it
- Press early
Darius is stronger in the first levels — shove and deny farm.
- Don't chase
Xayah escapes faster than you — take farm and towers instead of running.
- Physical resistance
Xayah deals physical damage — Death's Dance as your 2nd or 3rd item.
- Full combo or nothing
Xayah is squishy — wait for every ability, go in once. No half-combo trades.
When you are in danger
Items that answer Xayah
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How to beat Xayah
- Buy armor items like Plated Steelcaps or Thornmail
- Don't extend trades — he wins long fights
- Use hard CC before he can dash / blink
- Hard to pin down without CC — don't waste delayed skill-shots
How to play as Darius
- Stack 5 Hemorrhage then R (Noxian Guillotine) — kills refund the cooldown
- Time Q (Decimate) outer edge for 200% damage + heal
- E (Apprehend) drags enemies into Q range
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Darius · ■ XayahLevel 1
- Health650 / 630
- Attack damage70 / 54
- Armor52 / 40
- Magic resistance38 / 30
- Attack speed0.73 / 0.83
- Movement speed350 / 335
Level 5
- Health1226 / 1110
- Attack damage92 / 74
- Armor72 / 56
- Magic resistance46 / 36
- Attack speed0.77 / 0.94
- Movement speed350 / 335
Level 15
- Health2666 / 2310
- Attack damage147 / 124
- Armor123 / 96
- Magic resistance66 / 50
- Attack speed0.85 / 1.20
- Movement speed350 / 335
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.