Dariusvs Ambessa
Darius vs Ambessa is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Darius wins with a 55.8% win rate (+11.5%) over Ambessa based on 52 games. Ambessa 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 Ambessa 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 Ambessa?
Darius wins 65.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 55.9% and 74.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +16.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 99 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- +8.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Jungle): 5 games, Darius won 40.0%.
Key takeaways
- Darius is favored in this matchup: Darius wins 65.7% of 99 games, and the whole 95% range (55.9–74.3%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 16.3 points better for Darius than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (49.3%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 105, within the margin of error (98 games).
- Darius players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Ambessa: 26.4% of their other Top games, 5.1% 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 Ambessa 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 Ambessa Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Ambessa Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Ambessa 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.
No game length stands out: Darius's results against Ambessa in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Darius vs Ambessa 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: +105
- First itemAmbessaDarius: 14.0 min · Ambessa: 12.3 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenDarius wins 64.3% of 42 games
- 30+ min gamesDariusDarius wins 66.7% of 51 games
What Darius Changes Against Ambessa
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually26.4%vs Ambessa5.1%−21.3 pts
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually53.8%vs Ambessa74.7%+21.0 pts60.8% WR here
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually26.8%vs Ambessa37.4%+10.6 pts59.5% WR here
Force of NatureItemUsually28.9%vs Ambessa19.2%−9.7 pts
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually13.4%vs Ambessa4.0%−9.4 pts
Health (defense)Stat shardUsually8.1%vs Ambessa2.0%−6.1 pts
Serpent's FangItemUsually0.6%vs Ambessa4.0%+3.4 pts
Best Darius Build vs Ambessa
Usual Darius build (Top)
72.4% win rate · 29 games
Against Ambessa
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 7 of 60 Darius games against Ambessa carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Darius's standard build instead.
- Darius usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 14.0 min (median of 40 games).
- Ambessa usually completes Eclipse first, at 12.3 min (median of 68 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 Ambessa
Usual Darius runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
74.2% win rate · 31 games
Against Ambessa
Conqueror
73.1% win rate · 26 games
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Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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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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 Ambessa FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Darius vs Ambessa?
Darius is favored in this matchup: Darius wins 65.7% of 99 games, and the whole 95% range (55.9–74.3%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Darius's win rate against Ambessa?
Darius wins 65.7% of 99 Top games against Ambessa on patch 26.19 (95% range 55.9–74.3%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.3% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Ambessa?
Yes. Darius wins 65.7% of 99 games against Ambessa on patch 26.19, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Darius or Ambessa?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 105, within the margin of error (98 games).
Does Darius outscale Ambessa?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Ambessa strongest against Darius?
Ambessa is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Darius build against Ambessa?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Darius's usual Top core: Dead Man's Plate, Trinity Force, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Ambessa: Mercury's Treads (26.4% usually, 5.1% here).
What runes should Darius use against Ambessa?
Conqueror with Precision and Sorcery — 73.1% over 26 games against Ambessa. The biggest change against Ambessa: Health (defense) (8.1% usually, 2.0% here).