Darius Counters
Find Darius counters, difficult matchups and champions Darius performs well against.
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Darius
Win rate shown from Darius's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Strong Against — Champions Darius Counters
All Darius Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sejuani | Jungle | Counter | 41.1% | 124 | — |
| Aurora | Top | Counter | 41.3% | 247 | — |
| Lissandra | Top | Counter | 43.8% | 144 | — |
| Kha'Zix | Jungle | Counter | 44.5% | 254 | — |
| Anivia | Top | Counter | 45.3% | 212 | — |
| Quinn | Top | Counter | 45.3% | 276 | — |
| Elise | Jungle | Counter | 46.2% | 158 | — |
| Lillia | Jungle | Counter | 46.7% | 300 | — |
| Wukong | Top | Counter | 46.7% | 537 | — |
| Master Yi | Jungle | Counter | 47.4% | 283 | — |
| Sylas | Top | Favorable | 65.1% | 192 | — |
| Hecarim | Jungle | Favorable | 57.6% | 415 | — |
| Varus | Top | Favorable | 57.5% | 153 | — |
| Yasuo | Top | Favorable | 57.4% | 990 | — |
| Diana | Jungle | Favorable | 56.2% | 201 | — |
| Qiyana | Jungle | Favorable | 55.8% | 348 | — |
| Vi | Jungle | Favorable | 54.7% | 223 | — |
| Ryze | Top | Favorable | 54.7% | 139 | — |
| Zed | Jungle | Favorable | 54.6% | 110 | — |
| K'Sante | Top | Favorable | 54.5% | 1,494 | — |
How to Use Darius Counter Data
This page works out both sides of the Darius lane: which champions he struggles against and which ones he beats, all based on live ranked Top lane matchup numbers. At the moment, Malzahar, Shaco and Wukong are the toughest draws for Darius, since his win rate falls furthest under his average in those pairings. Malzahar is the biggest problem: Darius takes only 44.3% of 221 recorded games against him. On the other side, Lillia, Locke and Rengar are the matchups Darius profits from most, and they are worth targeting during champion select.
Every card lists Darius’s win rate in that matchup along with the game count behind it, so a result drawn from tens of thousands of games deserves more confidence than one built on a few hundred. Easy, Even and Hard tags come straight from those win rates: under 48% is labeled Hard, over 52% is labeled Easy. Think of them as a shortcut for reading the numbers rather than a separate statistic. The underlying data covers ranked games at Emerald and above in every region, reflects patch 16.13.1, and updates every 48 hours, so the rankings shift as the meta does. For a complete picture, pair these counters with the current Darius build to find the best items and runes, or open the Darius champion page for his abilities and full kit details.
Darius Counters — FAQ
Sejuani is currently the strongest counter to Darius — Darius wins only 41.1% of 124 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Darius performs best against Sylas, winning 65.1% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.