- Win Rate
- 48.7%
- Pick Rate
- 2.3%
- Ban Rate
- 5.1%
Aatrox vs Darius
- Patch
- 26.21
- Games
- 4,582
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 3, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Aatrox vs Darius is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.21. Darius wins with a 52.8% win rate (+5.6%) over Aatrox based on 197 games. Aatrox wins the early laning phase while Darius scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Aatrox build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Aatrox vs Darius matchup.
Aatrox Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Aatrox performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Aatrox vs Darius?
Aatrox wins 46.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 39.4% and 53.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.5% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −3.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 185 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.20
- −7.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21 · Oct 27 – Nov 3
They also met in another lane (Jungle): 5 games, Aatrox won 40.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Darius, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Aatrox wins 46.5% of 185 games (95% range 39.4–53.7%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.5% for Aatrox; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 132, within the margin of error (185 games).
- Darius gets stronger as the game goes on: Aatrox wins 64.0% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 40.0% of longer ones.
- Aatrox players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Darius: 53.6% of their other Top games, 78.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Aatrox and Darius played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Aatrox's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Aatrox vs Darius Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Aatrox vs Darius Win Rate by Game Length
Aatrox's win rate against Darius by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
Darius gets stronger as the game goes on: Aatrox wins 64.0% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 40.0% of longer ones.
Aatrox vs Darius Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenAatrox gold at 15: +132
- First itemEvenAatrox: 12.2 min · Darius: 12.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenAatrox wins 52.3% of 88 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenAatrox wins 41.3% of 80 games
What Aatrox Changes Against Darius
Choices Aatrox players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually53.6%vs Darius78.4%+24.7 pts46.2% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually33.5%vs Darius11.9%−21.6 pts54.5% WR here
Usually13.2%vs Darius4.3%−8.9 pts
Doran's Blade + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually38.8%vs Darius47.0%+8.2 pts41.4% WR here
SorcerySecondary treeUsually0.7%vs Darius3.8%+3.0 pts
Best Aatrox Build vs Darius
Usual Aatrox build (Top)
81.3% win rate · 16 games
Against Darius
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 8 of 83 Aatrox games against Darius carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Aatrox's standard build instead.
- Aatrox usually completes Eclipse first, at 12.2 min (median of 115 games).
- Darius usually completes Youmuu's Ghostblade first, at 12.2 min (median of 77 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Aatrox Runes vs Darius
Usual Aatrox runes (Top)
Conqueror
66.7% win rate · 24 games
Against Darius
Conqueror
46.2% win rate · 91 games
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Aatrox matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.21. The table below shows Aatrox's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Aatrox build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Aatrox Matchups
Hardest for Aatrox
Easiest for Aatrox
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Aatrox vs Darius FAQ - Patch 26.21
Who wins Aatrox vs Darius?
Current data slightly favors Darius, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Aatrox wins 46.5% of 185 games (95% range 39.4–53.7%).
What is Aatrox's win rate against Darius?
Aatrox wins 46.5% of 185 Top games against Darius on patch 26.21 (95% range 39.4–53.7%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.5% would be expected.
Does Aatrox counter Darius?
Not clearly. Aatrox wins 46.5% of 185 games against Darius, and the 95% range (39.4–53.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Aatrox or Darius?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 132, within the margin of error (185 games).
Does Aatrox outscale Darius?
Darius gets stronger as the game goes on: Aatrox wins 64.0% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 40.0% of longer ones.
When is Darius strongest against Aatrox?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Darius is ahead of Aatrox beyond the margin of error.
What should Aatrox build against Darius?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Aatrox's usual Top core: Voltaic Cyclosword, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance. The biggest change against Darius: Plated Steelcaps (53.6% usually, 78.4% here).
What runes should Aatrox use against Darius?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 46.2% over 91 games against Darius. The biggest change against Darius: Sorcery (0.7% usually, 3.8% here).