Gangplank, Illaoi, Singed are among the strongest counters to Darius this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Darius Counters

SDarius · Top · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.3%

Pick

5.7%

Ban

10.8%

Games

36,220

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 26.206,402,190 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Darius

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

Gangplank55.4%745 games 2

Illaoi54.7%342 games 3

Singed54.0%391 games 4

Vladimir54.0%200 games 5

Riven53.3%405 games 6

Urgot53.2%408 games 7

Rumble52.1%234 games 8

Vayne51.6%277 games

Worst picks against Darius

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

Zaahen44.6%484 games 2

Ambessa45.4%610 games 3

Gnar46.1%501 games 4

K'Sante46.6%758 games 5

Yasuo46.6%464 games 6

Akali46.8%325 games 7

Garen47.3%907 games 8

Tahm Kench47.3%237 games

How to play against Darius

To beat Darius in Top on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Darius is a balanced pick this patch with a 50.3% win rate across 36,220 ranked games at a 5.7% pick rate. The champions that beat Darius hardest right now are Gangplank, Illaoi, Singed: Gangplank wins 55.4% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Darius scales: its win rate climbs to 52.5% past 40 minutes, so deny it farm early and force fights before it comes online. 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.