Comps Similar to Defender Darius
One-unit variants of Defender Darius and the comps it pivots into — with the stats to pick the stronger version.
- Variants
- 6
- Pivots
- 6
- Best alternative
- Noxus Darius (+Kobuko & Yuumi +Mel −tft16_atakhan)2.00
- Shared core
- Darius, Draven, and Sion
- Avg place
- 6.63this comp
Defender Darius variants
6 variantsThe strongest version of Defender Darius swaps Briar for Kobuko & Yuumi: a 5.14 average place over 945 games, against 6.63 for the main board.
Top 4 90.7% (+90.7%) · Avg place 2.00 (−4.62) · 75 gamesThe level-9 upgrade of Defender Darius: it swaps tft16_atakhan for Kobuko & Yuumi and Mel .View Noxus Darius (+Kobuko & Yuumi +Mel −tft16_atakhan) ›
Top 4 84.6% (+84.6%) · Avg place 2.93 (−3.69) · 332 gamesThe level-9 upgrade of Defender Darius: it swaps Briar for Kindred and Kobuko & Yuumi.View Noxus Darius (+Kindred +Kobuko & Yuumi −Briar) ›Top 4 61.9% (+61.9%) · Avg place 3.86 (−2.76) · 21 gamesThe level-9 upgrade of Defender Darius: it adds Mel .View Noxus Draven ›
Top 4 52.0% (+52.0%) · Avg place 4.32 (−2.30) · 465 gamesThe level-9 upgrade of Defender Darius: it swaps Neeko for Ambessa and Mel .View Noxus Mel (+Ambessa +Mel −Neeko) ›Top 4 35.1% (+35.1%) · Avg place 5.14 (−1.49) · 945 gamesPlaces better than Defender Darius: it swaps Briar for Kobuko & Yuumi.View Noxus LeBlanc (+Kobuko & Yuumi −Briar) ›Top 4 23.3% (+23.3%) · Avg place 5.65 (−0.97) · 1,029 gamesPlaces better than Defender Darius: it swaps Neeko for Ambessa.View Noxus Ambessa (+Ambessa −Neeko) ›Bigger boards place better partly because reaching a higher level means you were already winning — compare variants of the same size first.
What Defender Darius pivots into
6 compsIf you're contested on Darius, Noxus Darius (+Kindred +Kobuko & Yuumi −Briar −tft16_atakhan) keeps 6 of your 8 units and averages 2.81.
| Comp | Shared | Units | Top 4 | Avg place | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noxus Darius (+Kindred +Kobuko & Yuumi −Briar −tft16_atakhan) A | 6/8 | | 82.5% +82.5% | 2.81 −3.81 | 423 |
| Noxus Kindred (+Ambessa +Fiddlesticks +Kindred +Mel −LeBlanc −Neeko) S | 6/8 |  | 74.0% +74.0% | 3.31 −3.31 | 327 |
| Noxus Kindred (+Ambessa +Fiddlesticks +Kindred +Mel −LeBlanc −Neeko −tft16_atakhan) S | 5/8 | | 76.0% +76.0% | 3.33 −3.29 | 379 |
| Noxus Mel (+Ambessa +Mel −Neeko −tft16_atakhan) A | 6/8 | | 51.0% +51.0% | 4.47 −2.16 | 535 |
| Noxus LeBlanc (+TFT16_Atakhan +Kobuko & Yuumi −Briar −tft16_atakhan) F | 6/8 | | 39.7% +39.7% | 5.13 −1.49 | 466 |
| Noxus Ambessa (+Ambessa +TFT16_Atakhan −Neeko −tft16_atakhan) F | 6/8 | | 26.7% +26.7% | 5.59 −1.04 | 408 |
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 6 comps related to this one — hold them and you keep every route open.
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Defender Darius pivots and variants FAQ – TFT Set 16
What comps are similar to Defender Darius in TFT Set 16?
We track 12 comps close to Defender Darius: 6 one- or two-unit variants and 6 pivots. The closest are Noxus Darius (+Kobuko & Yuumi +Mel −tft16_atakhan), Noxus Darius (+Kindred +Kobuko & Yuumi −Briar), and Noxus Draven.
What can Defender Darius pivot into?
The strongest pivot is Noxus Darius (+Kindred +Kobuko & Yuumi −Briar −tft16_atakhan): it keeps 6 of the units from Defender Darius and has a 82.5% top 4 rate with a 2.81 average place.
Which version of Defender Darius is best?
The best-placing version of Defender Darius swaps Briar for Kobuko & Yuumi: a 5.14 average place over 945 games, against 6.63 for the main board.
What units do Defender Darius and its pivots share?
Darius, Draven, Sion, Swain, Briar, and LeBlanc appear in most of the 6 comps related to Defender Darius, so keeping them leaves every pivot open.