Darius - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.7%
Pick Rate
4.3%

Dariusvs Anivia

FFighterTank
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Darius vs Anivia is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Darius wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Anivia based on 6 games. Anivia 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 Anivia matchup.

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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.

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Darius - 50.0% win rate in this matchup
Darius
50.0% WR
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Anivia vs Darius matchup - 50.0% win rate
Anivia
50.0% WR

Who Wins the Darius vs Anivia Matchup?

Darius wins the Darius vs Anivia matchup
Winner
Darius
Matches: 6
50.0%
Win Rate
50.0%
6.3
CS / min
6.8
802
DMG / min
715
11,220
Gold / game
11,663
262
Heal / min
171
1,124
DMG Mitigated / min
455
0.7
CC / min
1.6
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
66.7%
Late Game WR
33.3%

Darius vs Anivia Matchup Summary

The Darius vs Anivia matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Anivia's 50.0%, giving Darius a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Anivia controls the early laning stage, but Darius outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Anivia needs to press advantages before Darius reaches their power spikes, while Darius should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Darius leads by 759 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Darius has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Anivia's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Darius vs Anivia Laning Phase Breakdown

Anivia wins the laning phase against Darius in League of Legends

Anivia is favored during the laning phase against Darius, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Anivia holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.3Darius
6.8Anivia
Anivia edges out Darius by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Anivia.
Damage
802Darius
715Anivia
Darius heavily out-damages Anivia by 87 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Anivia should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Darius's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,220Darius
11,663Anivia
Anivia earns 443 more gold per game than Darius, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Anivia slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.7Darius
1.6Anivia
Anivia brings significantly more crowd control than Darius, with 0.8 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Anivia far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Darius should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,386Darius
627Anivia
Darius vastly out-sustains Anivia, healing and mitigating 759 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Darius can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Anivia is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Anivia, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Darius Build Against Anivia

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Anivia, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Anivia are Dead Man's Plate, Trinity Force and Sterak's Gage. This combination gives Darius an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Anivia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Anivia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Anivia
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Darius early game win rateDarius33.3%
Anivia early game win rateAnivia66.7%
Late Game
Darius
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Darius late game win rateDarius66.7%
Anivia late game win rateAnivia33.3%

Anivia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Darius. This lopsided early game means Anivia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Darius is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Anivia. Extended games heavily favor Darius, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Anivia must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Darius reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Darius survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Darius Runes Against Anivia

Precision rune tree - Darius primary runes vs AniviaPrecision
Conqueror - best Darius rune vs AniviaTriumph - best Darius rune vs AniviaLegend: Haste - best Darius rune vs AniviaLast Stand - best Darius rune vs Anivia
Resolve rune tree - Darius secondary runes vs AniviaResolve
Bone Plating - best Darius rune vs AniviaUnflinching - best Darius rune vs Anivia
66.7% WR

The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Darius maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Anivia.


Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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.

Darius matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
45.92%2336.183611,29045.0%46.6%
45.71%2106.281711,27841.2%49.6%
43.14%2046.579611,48346.5%40.7%
39.13%1385.758510,92433.3%42.5%
45.22%1155.874511,47842.2%47.1%
51.52%996.372311,06444.2%57.1%
38.38%996.31,00611,86234.2%41.0%
54.17%966.181611,24557.9%51.7%
48.94%946.578611,37543.2%52.6%
46.74%926.577512,14351.6%44.3%
55.56%906.472511,66963.2%50.0%
55.56%906.389111,57951.4%58.2%
51.19%846.482412,15660.7%46.4%
50.00%826.375010,16351.2%48.7%
42.86%776.268011,04937.9%45.8%
46.75%776.684211,02058.1%32.4%
58.11%746.91,07213,07948.3%64.4%
50.68%736.176411,29963.3%41.9%
47.95%735.568910,97244.1%51.3%
61.11%726.471112,13154.2%64.6%
54.29%706.574811,50262.5%50.0%
55.22%676.588611,57948.3%60.5%
43.94%666.374111,39372.0%26.8%
50.00%645.862411,37953.9%47.4%
43.75%646.065010,99750.0%40.0%
46.67%606.190811,06158.6%35.5%
59.65%576.785212,58783.3%42.4%
45.61%575.654011,75660.0%37.8%
52.63%576.293610,98555.6%50.0%
41.07%566.373111,12245.0%38.9%
63.64%556.782711,85766.7%59.1%
37.25%515.982811,18129.2%44.4%
55.10%496.179011,54157.1%53.6%
35.42%486.385411,41740.9%30.8%
50.00%467.180712,53161.1%42.9%
55.81%436.383811,73860.0%53.6%
52.38%425.678011,32440.0%59.3%
47.62%426.274311,63647.4%47.8%
36.59%416.581412,05250.0%23.8%
64.10%396.471210,89066.7%61.9%
48.72%396.261711,01342.1%55.0%
45.95%376.573611,49946.1%45.8%
37.84%373.867212,11235.7%39.1%
44.12%346.497211,57347.1%41.2%
41.18%345.659111,17235.7%45.0%
51.52%336.877212,44762.5%41.2%
45.16%313.767111,13041.2%50.0%
51.72%295.856111,94260.0%47.4%
67.86%284.378413,07280.0%61.1%
50.00%243.070411,64057.1%40.0%
54.55%225.080311,63336.4%72.7%
50.00%223.172613,04150.0%50.0%
52.38%216.077611,63857.1%50.0%
58.82%176.574310,83844.4%75.0%
31.25%161.365910,00525.0%37.5%
50.00%165.763711,33566.7%40.0%
46.67%154.769810,24050.0%44.4%
64.29%141.977111,78060.0%66.7%
64.29%141.361713,14357.1%71.4%
50.00%143.362511,67575.0%40.0%
30.77%135.979410,38425.0%33.3%
41.67%123.377112,93033.3%44.4%
75.00%121.473112,52271.4%80.0%
41.67%126.46748,78133.3%66.7%
58.33%124.359811,33940.0%71.4%
72.73%113.476013,63550.0%77.8%
45.45%116.752210,85080.0%16.7%
90.00%102.571111,84975.0%100.0%
40.00%102.963312,28650.0%25.0%
50.00%105.61,00012,83266.7%42.9%
66.67%93.368910,30366.7%66.7%
44.44%96.570810,41333.3%50.0%
66.67%96.283411,654100.0%57.1%
66.67%93.996412,730100.0%50.0%
25.00%85.858613,3960.0%33.3%
25.00%81.068512,32425.0%25.0%
57.14%74.85268,44950.0%66.7%
28.57%71.447110,70250.0%20.0%
57.14%75.962813,690100.0%40.0%
42.86%71.760512,78250.0%40.0%
28.57%75.467611,41150.0%20.0%
0.00%75.960814,1250.0%0.0%
100.00%76.694615,117100.0%100.0%
42.86%73.852910,93850.0%40.0%
57.14%76.273411,15950.0%66.7%
50.00%60.971110,75560.0%0.0%
66.67%65.11,01315,029100.0%50.0%
50.00%64.373810,94366.7%33.3%
50.00%66.585611,50350.0%50.0%
50.00%66.380211,22033.3%66.7%
0.00%56.75209,9680.0%0.0%
100.00%54.071914,314100.0%100.0%
40.00%50.858612,5650.0%50.0%
60.00%52.57919,90750.0%66.7%
20.00%55.463512,3010.0%25.0%
60.00%56.177313,49250.0%66.7%

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Darius vs Anivia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Darius do against Anivia in League of Legends?

Darius wins the Darius vs Anivia matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Anivia's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Darius do against Anivia in the early game?

In the early game, Anivia has the advantage against Darius with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Anivia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Darius do against Anivia in the late game?

In the late game, Darius takes over the Darius vs Anivia matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Darius scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Darius vs Anivia matchup?

Darius wins the matchup against Anivia with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Darius is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.

What is the best Darius build against Anivia?

The best Darius build against Anivia includes Dead Man's Plate, Trinity Force, Sterak's Gage with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Darius runes against Anivia?

The best Darius runes against Anivia use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 66.7% win rate in the Darius vs Anivia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Darius counter Anivia?

Yes, Darius has a favorable matchup against Anivia with a 50.0% win rate. Darius slightly edges out Anivia in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.

How do I play Darius against Anivia?

When playing Darius against Anivia, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Anivia. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.