Archived Comp: This comp is from a prior TFT set, kept here for when older sets get brought back in set revivals.

Comps Similar to Bruiser Darius

One-unit variants of Bruiser Darius and the comps it pivots into — with the stats to pick the stronger version.

Bruiser Darius S Tier
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Variants
5
Pivots
7
Shared core
Darius, Draven, and Sion
Avg place
4.00this comp

Bruiser Darius variants

5 variants

The strongest version of Bruiser Darius swaps Ambessa for Kindred: a 2.81 average place over 423 games, against 4.00 for the main board.

+ Briar+ Mel − Ambessa ABriarNeekoSionDariusDravenKobuko & YuumiLeBlanc SwainMel Top 4 90.7% (+40.7%) · Avg place 2.00 (−2.00) · 75 gamesThe level-9 upgrade of Bruiser Darius: it swaps Ambessa for Briar and Mel .View Noxus Darius (+Briar +Mel −Ambessa) ›
+ Kindred − Ambessa ANeekoSionDariusDravenKobuko & YuumiLeBlanc SwainKindredTop 4 82.5% (+32.5%) · Avg place 2.81 (−1.19) · 423 gamesPlaces better than Bruiser Darius: it swaps Ambessa for Kindred.View Noxus Darius (+Kindred −Ambessa) ›
+ Kindred+ tft16_atakhan − Ambessa ANeekoSionDariusDravenKobuko & YuumiLeBlanc SwainKindredTop 4 84.6% (+34.6%) · Avg place 2.93 (−1.07) · 332 gamesThe level-9 upgrade of Bruiser Darius: it swaps Ambessa for Kindred and tft16_atakhan.View Noxus Darius (+Kindred +tft16_atakhan −Ambessa) ›
+ TFT16_Atakhan − Ambessa FNeekoSionDariusDravenKobuko & YuumiLeBlanc SwainTop 4 39.7% (−10.3%) · Avg place 5.13 (+1.13) · 466 gamesPlaces worse than Bruiser Darius — stick with the main board.View Noxus LeBlanc (+TFT16_Atakhan −Ambessa) ›
+ tft16_atakhan − Ambessa FNeekoSionDariusDravenKobuko & YuumiLeBlanc SwainTop 4 35.1% (−14.9%) · Avg place 5.14 (+1.14) · 945 gamesPlaces worse than Bruiser Darius — stick with the main board.View Noxus LeBlanc (+tft16_atakhan −Ambessa) ›

Bigger boards place better partly because reaching a higher level means you were already winning — compare variants of the same size first.

What Bruiser Darius pivots into

7 comps

If you're contested on Darius, Noxus Kindred (+Briar +Fiddlesticks +Kindred +Mel +tft16_atakhan −Kobuko & Yuumi −LeBlanc −Neeko) keeps 5 of your 8 units and averages 3.31.

Highlighted units are the ones you already own from this comp. Coloured numbers compare against this comp.

Units to keep when you pivot

Darius, Draven, Sion, and Swain show up in most of the 7 comps related to this one — hold them and you keep every route open.

DariusDariusin 7/7DravenDravenin 7/7SionSionin 7/7SwainSwainin 7/7AmbessaAmbessain 6/7LeBlanc LeBlanc in 5/7

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Comp compare

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  • Top 450.0%90.7%
  • Avg place4.002.00
  • 1st31.8%45.3%
  • Games2275

▬ Bruiser Darius · ▬ Noxus Darius (+Briar +Mel −Ambessa)

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BriarBriarMel Mel
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AmbessaAmbessa
The level-9 upgrade of Bruiser Darius: it swaps Ambessa for Briar and Mel .Open comp ›
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Bruiser Darius pivots and variants FAQ – TFT Set 16

What comps are similar to Bruiser Darius in TFT Set 16?

We track 12 comps close to Bruiser Darius: 5 one- or two-unit variants and 7 pivots. The closest are Noxus Darius (+Briar +Mel −Ambessa), Noxus Darius (+Kindred −Ambessa), and Noxus Darius (+Kindred +tft16_atakhan −Ambessa).

What can Bruiser Darius pivot into?

The strongest pivot is Noxus Kindred (+Briar +Fiddlesticks +Kindred +Mel +tft16_atakhan −Kobuko & Yuumi −LeBlanc −Neeko): it keeps 5 of the units from Bruiser Darius and has a 74.0% top 4 rate with a 3.31 average place.

Which version of Bruiser Darius is best?

The best-placing version of Bruiser Darius swaps Ambessa for Kindred: a 2.81 average place over 423 games, against 4.00 for the main board.

What units do Bruiser Darius and its pivots share?

Darius, Draven, Sion, Swain, Ambessa, and LeBlanc appear in most of the 7 comps related to Bruiser Darius, so keeping them leaves every pivot open.