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

Darius Counters

BDarius · Top · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.9%

Pick

5.1%

Ban

8.9%

Games

12,563

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 12h agoPatch 26.202,503,959 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Darius

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

Malphite56.1%221 games 2

Jayce53.6%304 games 3

Gangplank53.6%261 games 4

Jax50.5%325 games

Worst picks against Darius

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

Renekton43.6%291 games 2

Ambessa44.9%263 games 3

Irelia45.9%209 games 4

Yone46.2%342 games 5

Fiora46.5%316 games 6

Sett47.3%275 games 7

Volibear47.5%204 games 8

K'Sante47.8%299 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 situational pick this patch with a 50.9% win rate across 12,563 ranked games at a 5.1% pick rate. The champions that beat Darius hardest right now are Malphite, Jayce, Gangplank: Malphite wins 56.1% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Darius is strongest early (50.9% 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.