- Win Rate
- 49.0%
- Pick Rate
- 5.3%
- Ban Rate
- 17.7%
Darius vs Aatrox
- Patch
- 26.21
- Games
- 10,625
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 3, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Darius vs Aatrox 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 Darius build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Darius vs Aatrox matchup.
Darius Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Darius 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 Darius vs Aatrox?
Darius wins 53.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 46.3% and 60.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.5% 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, Darius won 60.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Darius, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 53.5% of 185 games (95% range 46.3–60.6%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.5% for Darius; 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 does better the longer the game goes against Aatrox: 36.0% in games of 25 minutes or less, 60.0% in longer games.
- Darius players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Aatrox: 28.7% of their other Top games, 10.8% 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 Darius and Aatrox 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 Darius'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.
Darius vs Aatrox Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Aatrox Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Aatrox 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 does better the longer the game goes against Aatrox: 36.0% in games of 25 minutes or less, 60.0% in longer games.
Darius vs Aatrox 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)EvenDarius gold at 15: −132
- First itemEvenDarius: 12.2 min · Aatrox: 12.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenDarius wins 47.7% of 88 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenDarius wins 58.8% of 80 games
What Darius Changes Against Aatrox
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually28.7%vs Aatrox10.8%−17.9 pts65.0% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually48.6%vs Aatrox63.8%+15.2 pts51.7% WR here
Force of NatureItemUsually30.0%vs Aatrox16.2%−13.7 pts66.7% WR here
Doran's Blade + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually38.9%vs Aatrox46.5%+7.6 pts58.1% WR here
Black CleaverItemUsually12.7%vs Aatrox5.9%−6.7 pts
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually11.7%vs Aatrox5.4%−6.3 pts
ThornmailItemUsually6.0%vs Aatrox10.3%+4.3 pts
Attack Speed (offense)Stat shardUsually95.7%vs Aatrox99.5%+3.8 pts53.8% WR here
Best Darius Build vs Aatrox
Usual Darius build (Top)
66.2% win rate · 145 games
Against Aatrox
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 11 of 93 Darius games against Aatrox carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Darius's standard build instead.
- Darius usually completes Youmuu's Ghostblade first, at 12.2 min (median of 77 games).
- Aatrox usually completes Eclipse first, at 12.2 min (median of 115 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 Darius Runes vs Aatrox
Usual Darius runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
93.3% win rate · 15 games
Against Aatrox
Conqueror
58.5% win rate · 53 games
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Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.21. The table below shows Darius'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 Darius build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Darius Matchups
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Easiest for Darius
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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Darius vs Aatrox FAQ - Patch 26.21
Who wins Darius vs Aatrox?
Current data slightly favors Darius, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 53.5% of 185 games (95% range 46.3–60.6%).
What is Darius's win rate against Aatrox?
Darius wins 53.5% of 185 Top games against Aatrox on patch 26.21 (95% range 46.3–60.6%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.5% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Aatrox?
Not clearly. Darius wins 53.5% of 185 games against Aatrox, and the 95% range (46.3–60.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Darius or Aatrox?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 132, within the margin of error (185 games).
Does Darius outscale Aatrox?
Darius does better the longer the game goes against Aatrox: 36.0% in games of 25 minutes or less, 60.0% in longer games.
When is Aatrox strongest against Darius?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Aatrox is ahead of Darius beyond the margin of error.
What should Darius build against Aatrox?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Darius's usual Top core: Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Aatrox: Mercury's Treads (28.7% usually, 10.8% here).
What runes should Darius use against Aatrox?
Conqueror with Precision and Sorcery — 58.5% over 53 games against Aatrox. The biggest change against Aatrox: Attack Speed (offense) (95.7% usually, 99.5% here).