Who counters Darius Top?

On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Darius are Trundle (36.14%), Malphite (43.28%), Urgot (40.87%). The percentage is Darius's win rate in that matchup.

Who does Darius Top counter?

On patch 26.19 Darius does best against Yasuo (57.55%), Garen (51.37%), Yone (52.07%).

Darius Top build and counters

Darius Top has a 48.79% win rate with 3.98% pick rate in ranked solo and is currently placed in tier C. Based on our analysis of 6 969 matches in patch 26.19, SeeMeta summarizes aggregate stats, role, difficulty, and lane matchup win rates for Darius on Top.

Last Updated September 29, 2026

Games 6 969

Win rate 48.79%

Tier C

Darius

Top · Patch 26.19 · Ranked Solo

Games: 6 969
Wins: 3 400
Win rate: 48.79%
Pick rate: 3.98%
Ban rate: 15.94%
Difficulty: Medium

Darius Top stats

18 255

Physical Damage

74.9

Magic Damage

5 137

True Damage

23 467

Total Damage

35 689

Damage Taken

8 725

Healing

7.3

Kills

7.2

Deaths

4.6

Assists

3.3

Max Kill Spree

12 296

Gold

190

Minions Killed

3.8

Jungle CS

Darius Top Builds

Runes

Precision

Sorcery

Stat Shards

Summoner Spells

Starting Items

Core Items

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

100%

Skill Priority

Popularity0.60%Win rate52.38%

Popularity0.49%Win rate55.88%

Popularity0.49%Win rate52.94%

Popularity0.39%Win rate48.15%

Popularity0.37%Win rate46.15%

Popularity0.30%Win rate28.57%

Popularity0.26%Win rate61.11%

Popularity0.24%Win rate52.94%

Darius Top skill order

On patch 26.19 Darius Top most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 86.32% of games with a 50.07% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is W, Q, E.

Skill max order

Which of Q, W and E is maxed first, second and third, from games with at least 11 skill points. R is not included.

Decimate
Apprehend
Crippling Strike

Win rate: 50.07%
Pick rate: 86.32%
Games: 5 784

Other options

Win rate 43.48%Pick rate 10.88%
Win rate 44.44%Pick rate 1.88%

First three levels

Abilities taken at levels 1, 2 and 3.

Crippling Strike
Decimate
Apprehend

Win rate: 47.15%
Pick rate: 46.48%
Games: 3 192

Other options

Win rate 49.13%Pick rate 19.21%
Win rate 50.14%Pick rate 15.28%

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Darius Top counters

Darius Top struggles most against Trundle (36.14%), Malphite (43.28%), Urgot (40.87%) and has the easiest time against Yasuo (57.55%), Garen (51.37%), Yone (52.07%). Percentages are Darius's win rate in each matchup, based on 6 969 ranked solo games of Darius in this role on patch 26.19.

Champions that counter Darius

Lowest Darius win rate in the lane matchup. The number under each champion is Darius's win rate.

Champions Darius counters

Highest Darius win rate in the lane matchup.

All Darius Top matchups

Sorted from the hardest to the easiest matchup. Pairs with fewer than 10 games are left out. Gold diff @15 is Darius's average gold lead over the opponent at 15 minutes. It is shown for pairs with at least 30 games that have this data.

Opponent	Darius win rate	Games	Gold diff @15
Trundle	36.14%	83	+234
Games 83 Gold diff @15 +234
Urgot	40.87%	115	+124
Games 115 Gold diff @15 +124
Ambessa	41.56%	77	−25
Games 77 Gold diff @15 −25
Heimerdinger	41.84%	98	−747
Games 98 Gold diff @15 −747
Olaf	42.47%	73	+156
Games 73 Gold diff @15 +156
Tahm Kench	42.86%	98	+547
Games 98 Gold diff @15 +547
Malphite	43.28%	238	+147
Games 238 Gold diff @15 +147
Ornn	43.94%	132	+551
Games 132 Gold diff @15 +551
Illaoi	44.07%	177	−344
Games 177 Gold diff @15 −344
Teemo	45.35%	258	−273
Games 258 Gold diff @15 −273
Renekton	45.41%	185	+13
Games 185 Gold diff @15 +13
Mordekaiser	45.42%	295	+1
Games 295 Gold diff @15 +1
Jayce	45.45%	77	−625
Games 77 Gold diff @15 −625
Dr. Mundo	45.73%	164	+228
Games 164 Gold diff @15 +228
Jax	46.76%	216	−75
Games 216 Gold diff @15 −75
K'Sante	46.99%	83	−148
Games 83 Gold diff @15 −148
Fiora	47.50%	120	−59
Games 120 Gold diff @15 −59
Zaahen	47.62%	84	+150
Games 84 Gold diff @15 +150
Gwen	47.95%	73	+84
Games 73 Gold diff @15 +84
Nasus	48.13%	214	+759
Games 214 Gold diff @15 +759
Pantheon	48.57%	105	+96
Games 105 Gold diff @15 +96
Sion	49.04%	104	+538
Games 104 Gold diff @15 +538
Cho'Gath	49.11%	112	+531
Games 112 Gold diff @15 +531
Yorick	49.24%	132	+89
Games 132 Gold diff @15 +89
Camille	49.47%	95	+989
Games 95 Gold diff @15 +989
Irelia	50.41%	121	−940
Games 121 Gold diff @15 −940
Sett	50.62%	403	−92
Games 403 Gold diff @15 −92
Tryndamere	51.02%	147	+72
Games 147 Gold diff @15 +72
Aatrox	51.06%	188	−267
Games 188 Gold diff @15 −267
Garen	51.37%	366	+305
Games 366 Gold diff @15 +305
Gangplank	51.41%	142	−255
Games 142 Gold diff @15 −255
Volibear	51.66%	211	−104
Games 211 Gold diff @15 −104
Gnar	51.96%	102	+91
Games 102 Gold diff @15 +91
Yone	52.07%	242	+415
Games 242 Gold diff @15 +415
Vayne	52.38%	84	+229
Games 84 Gold diff @15 +229
Kayle	52.69%	93	+678
Games 93 Gold diff @15 +678
Shen	53.33%	120	+913
Games 120 Gold diff @15 +913
Kennen	53.42%	73	−50
Games 73 Gold diff @15 −50
Akali	54.05%	74	−254
Games 74 Gold diff @15 −254
Yasuo	57.55%	106	+668
Games 106 Gold diff @15 +668

Darius in other roles

Tier, win rate and pick rate of Darius outside the main role, plus builds and matchups where there are enough games. These roles have fewer games, so the numbers move more between patches.

Darius Jungle

Win rate: 54.07%
Pick rate: 0.39%
Games: 688

Core Items

Runes

Stormraider's Surge

Skill max order

Win rate 54.96%

Darius Middle

Win rate: 51.69%
Pick rate: 0.07%
Games: 118

Skill max order

Win rate 55.56%

Darius Bottom

Win rate: 34.48%
Pick rate: 0.02%
Games: 29

Darius Support

Win rate: 49.12%
Pick rate: 0.03%
Games: 57

Skill max order

Win rate 52.78%

Game duration popularity

Game length	Share of games
0–15 min	5.4%
16–20 min	4.4%
21–25 min	15.1%
26–30 min	29.4%
31–35 min	26%
36–40 min	13.2%
41+ min	6.5%

Win rate by game duration

Game length	Win rate
0–15 min	50.7%
16–20 min	44.8%
21–25 min	45.6%
26–30 min	49.6%
31–35 min	49.2%
36–40 min	48.9%
41+ min	51.7%

Win rate by objective secured

First Blood secured56.1%
First Dragon secured58.3%
First Herald secured64%
First Tower secured67.6%
First Baron secured77.6%

Frequently asked questions

Who counters Darius Top?: On patch 26.19 the hardest Top matchups for Darius are Trundle (36.14%), Malphite (43.28%), Urgot (40.87%). The percentage is Darius's win rate in that matchup.
Who does Darius Top counter?: On patch 26.19 Darius does best against Yasuo (57.55%), Garen (51.37%), Yone (52.07%).
What is the best Darius Top skill order?: On patch 26.19 Darius Top most often maxes Q > E > W, used in 86.32% of games with a 50.07% win rate. At levels 1 to 3 the usual order is W, Q, E.

How the Darius Top page is built

Where the data comes from

This Darius Top page is built from real ranked solo queue matches. Players are sampled across regions and ranks, their recent games are read and filtered to the current patch, and every game of Darius in Top is aggregated for the stats and builds shown here.

What this page shows

The summary shows how Darius performs in Top, with its win rate, pick rate, and ban rate. Below it you see the most used build, runes, and summoner spells, plus the matchups that are easiest and hardest for Darius in Top.

This Darius Top data is a snapshot of the current patch and shifts with balance changes. Use the page as a starting point and adapt items and runes to your game.

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