Sylas, Qiyana, Jarvan IV are among the strongest counters to Darius this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Darius Counters

CDarius · Jungle · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.6%

Pick

0.7%

Ban

11.7%

Games

10,647

Lane

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 5h agoPatch 26.2015,156,095 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Darius

How often these champions beat Darius. Pick one of these into it.

Sylas53.5%226 games 2

Qiyana52.9%261 games 3

Jarvan IV52.4%225 games 4

Kha'Zix52.3%287 games 5

Wukong52.0%327 games 6

Master Yi51.9%235 games 7

Lillia51.2%217 games 8

Lee Sin51.1%450 games

Worst picks against Darius

How often these champions beat Darius: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Kayn42.7%337 games 2

Shyvana46.2%212 games 3

Graves46.6%324 games 4

Viego47.8%345 games 5

Cho'Gath48.7%263 games 6

Talon48.7%238 games 7

Hecarim48.9%225 games

How to play against Darius

To beat Darius in Jungle on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Darius is a balanced pick this patch with a 50.6% win rate across 10,647 ranked games at a 0.7% pick rate. The champions that beat Darius hardest right now are Sylas, Qiyana, Jarvan IV: Sylas wins 53.5% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Darius is strongest early (50.4% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks. Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Darius's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.