Dariusvs Brand
Darius vs Brand is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Darius wins with a 61.5% win rate (+23.1%) over Brand based on 13 games. Darius holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Darius vs Brand 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 the Darius vs Brand Matchup?
Darius vs Brand Matchup Summary
The Darius vs Brand matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 13 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 61.5% win rate compared to Brand's 38.5%, giving Darius a 23.1 percentage point advantage. Darius dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Brand players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Darius leads by 944 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Darius players can confidently pick into Brand and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Brand away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Darius vs Brand Laning Phase Breakdown
Brand is favored during the laning phase against Darius, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Brand holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Darius Build Against Brand
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Brand, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Brand are Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate and Trinity Force. 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 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Brand. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Brand matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Darius66.7%
Brand33.3%Darius57.1%Brand42.9%Darius dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Brand. This lopsided early game means Darius 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 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Brand. Extended games heavily favor Darius, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Darius holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Brand players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Darius Runes Against Brand
Domination
Sorcery
Running Domination primary with Sorcery secondary allows Darius to press their advantage against Brand, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.15% | 378 | 6.6 | 810 | 12,053 | 48.1% | 48.2% | |
| 49.62% | 266 | 6.2 | 842 | 11,385 | 50.4% | 48.9% | |
| 51.90% | 237 | 6.1 | 808 | 11,842 | 60.8% | 45.7% | |
| 48.10% | 237 | 6.1 | 629 | 11,863 | 42.4% | 51.7% | |
| 50.52% | 192 | 6.2 | 732 | 12,016 | 51.8% | 49.5% | |
| 41.81% | 177 | 6.7 | 993 | 11,309 | 40.2% | 43.3% | |
| 46.15% | 169 | 6.4 | 706 | 11,399 | 45.2% | 46.9% | |
| 47.13% | 157 | 6.2 | 843 | 12,079 | 36.8% | 55.1% | |
| 48.68% | 152 | 6.7 | 957 | 12,485 | 55.2% | 44.7% | |
| 52.74% | 146 | 6.0 | 790 | 11,720 | 48.6% | 56.6% | |
| 46.67% | 135 | 6.4 | 880 | 12,225 | 43.6% | 48.8% | |
| 49.62% | 133 | 6.3 | 718 | 11,731 | 50.0% | 49.3% | |
| 45.31% | 128 | 6.3 | 831 | 12,106 | 44.8% | 45.7% | |
| 59.20% | 125 | 6.4 | 824 | 12,209 | 57.6% | 60.6% | |
| 47.58% | 124 | 6.4 | 739 | 12,801 | 41.1% | 52.9% | |
| 47.97% | 123 | 6.7 | 859 | 12,074 | 46.8% | 49.2% | |
| 40.00% | 120 | 5.7 | 666 | 10,343 | 33.3% | 47.4% | |
| 55.08% | 118 | 6.2 | 893 | 12,787 | 41.9% | 62.7% | |
| 55.24% | 105 | 5.9 | 724 | 11,310 | 54.0% | 56.4% | |
| 56.73% | 104 | 6.5 | 861 | 12,331 | 64.1% | 52.3% | |
| 54.81% | 104 | 5.8 | 620 | 12,066 | 51.3% | 56.9% | |
| 55.77% | 104 | 6.4 | 834 | 12,778 | 47.4% | 60.6% | |
| 49.50% | 101 | 6.3 | 829 | 12,032 | 55.3% | 46.0% | |
| 47.00% | 100 | 6.5 | 689 | 11,775 | 56.3% | 38.5% | |
| 47.25% | 91 | 6.2 | 825 | 11,961 | 47.8% | 46.7% | |
| 56.04% | 91 | 6.3 | 722 | 11,956 | 59.0% | 53.9% | |
| 48.89% | 90 | 3.3 | 718 | 11,264 | 51.9% | 44.4% | |
| 51.69% | 89 | 6.7 | 701 | 11,251 | 51.0% | 52.5% | |
| 52.27% | 88 | 6.2 | 913 | 11,972 | 56.4% | 49.0% | |
| 43.18% | 88 | 6.6 | 766 | 12,245 | 42.1% | 44.0% | |
| 62.35% | 85 | 6.5 | 856 | 11,844 | 50.0% | 72.3% | |
| 48.81% | 84 | 6.3 | 793 | 11,950 | 47.4% | 50.0% | |
| 51.28% | 78 | 3.4 | 655 | 11,932 | 57.5% | 44.7% | |
| 59.74% | 77 | 7.0 | 826 | 12,476 | 70.0% | 53.2% | |
| 45.45% | 77 | 5.7 | 861 | 12,535 | 44.7% | 46.1% | |
| 62.16% | 74 | 6.8 | 855 | 13,505 | 62.9% | 61.5% | |
| 45.21% | 73 | 6.0 | 934 | 12,782 | 38.5% | 48.9% | |
| 50.75% | 67 | 6.5 | 778 | 11,849 | 56.3% | 45.7% | |
| 48.48% | 66 | 6.0 | 544 | 11,640 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.62% | 63 | 6.9 | 861 | 12,446 | 48.3% | 47.1% | |
| 50.85% | 59 | 6.8 | 778 | 11,775 | 58.8% | 40.0% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 2.5 | 699 | 12,629 | 53.6% | 48.1% | |
| 50.00% | 54 | 5.4 | 656 | 12,435 | 58.3% | 43.3% | |
| 42.59% | 54 | 6.4 | 606 | 10,737 | 35.7% | 50.0% | |
| 41.51% | 53 | 5.4 | 662 | 11,133 | 57.1% | 24.0% | |
| 41.67% | 48 | 1.8 | 665 | 13,130 | 52.4% | 33.3% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 1.5 | 731 | 13,047 | 43.5% | 48.0% | |
| 50.00% | 48 | 6.0 | 742 | 11,675 | 52.6% | 48.3% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 1.7 | 598 | 12,727 | 54.5% | 45.8% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 6.1 | 729 | 12,536 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 1.9 | 790 | 12,825 | 44.4% | 62.5% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 1.2 | 664 | 12,624 | 21.4% | 53.6% | |
| 48.78% | 41 | 6.7 | 778 | 11,599 | 41.2% | 54.2% | |
| 53.66% | 41 | 2.2 | 579 | 12,179 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 3.6 | 696 | 12,904 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 5.6 | 628 | 11,751 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 5.6 | 678 | 10,948 | 36.8% | 52.9% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 3.6 | 725 | 12,526 | 40.0% | 45.0% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 2.7 | 604 | 12,145 | 53.3% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 6.2 | 809 | 11,267 | 58.8% | 61.1% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 1.7 | 677 | 13,034 | 55.6% | 56.3% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 6.6 | 978 | 12,442 | 50.0% | 52.9% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 6.4 | 766 | 13,476 | 53.9% | 55.0% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 2.2 | 737 | 13,553 | 56.3% | 57.1% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 5.9 | 855 | 12,944 | 60.0% | 56.3% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 3.2 | 540 | 12,241 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 6.6 | 641 | 12,262 | 70.0% | 35.7% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 4.1 | 765 | 12,184 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.95% | 21 | 2.0 | 751 | 12,494 | 77.8% | 83.3% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 5.6 | 683 | 10,383 | 30.0% | 40.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 3.0 | 758 | 12,297 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 0.9 | 723 | 13,780 | 28.6% | 63.6% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 5.7 | 757 | 14,455 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 3.5 | 674 | 14,845 | 33.3% | 61.5% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 4.7 | 924 | 13,201 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.7 | 613 | 13,129 | 75.0% | 36.4% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.4 | 750 | 12,111 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.0 | 721 | 11,252 | 42.9% | 85.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 2.9 | 827 | 12,439 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.5 | 660 | 12,270 | 16.7% | 57.1% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.3 | 727 | 13,241 | 20.0% | 62.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 2.3 | 770 | 14,009 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.2 | 652 | 14,665 | 80.0% | 37.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 3.9 | 712 | 11,451 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.1 | 477 | 10,716 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.3 | 627 | 11,026 | 60.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.1 | 603 | 13,439 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 2.6 | 755 | 13,420 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 4.6 | 752 | 12,606 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.4 | 626 | 13,923 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 603 | 11,506 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 714 | 11,127 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.1 | 521 | 10,590 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.5 | 556 | 11,874 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.2 | 549 | 12,279 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.0 | 795 | 12,167 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 2.5 | 779 | 16,428 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.4 | 707 | 13,423 | 40.0% | 80.0% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 569 | 11,679 | 71.4% | 100.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 3.0 | 951 | 13,813 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 9 | 3.5 | 541 | 9,066 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.2 | 613 | 14,494 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.0 | 951 | 13,749 | 33.3% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.8 | 494 | 9,308 | 25.0% | 75.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.3 | 672 | 13,264 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.3 | 811 | 13,857 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.5 | 773 | 11,959 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.1 | 759 | 12,766 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.7 | 517 | 10,183 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.1 | 868 | 13,297 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.3 | 668 | 12,139 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.2 | 518 | 13,985 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 663 | 14,129 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 596 | 10,866 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 731 | 12,346 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 816 | 14,180 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Darius vs Brand - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Darius do against Brand in League of Legends?
Darius wins the Darius vs Brand matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to Brand's 38.5%, a 23.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 13 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Darius do against Brand in the early game?
In the early game, Darius has the advantage against Brand with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Darius players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Darius do against Brand in the late game?
In the late game, Darius takes over the Darius vs Brand matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Darius scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Darius vs Brand matchup?
Darius wins the matchup against Brand with a 61.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 23.1 percentage point advantage means Darius is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 13 games analyzed.
What is the best Darius build against Brand?
The best Darius build against Brand includes Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate, Trinity Force 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 Brand?
The best Darius runes against Brand use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Darius vs Brand matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Darius counter Brand?
Yes, Darius has a favorable matchup against Brand with a 61.5% win rate. Darius strongly counters Brand in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Darius against Brand?
When playing Darius against Brand, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.