- Win Rate
- 51.1%
- Pick Rate
- 4.7%
- Ban Rate
- 16.3%
Darius vs Garen
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 9,201
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 14, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Darius vs Garen (Top): Darius wins 52.4% of 758 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +390). Patch 26.22 build & runes.
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Darius vs Garen is close over 758 games: Darius wins 52.4%, and the 95% range (48.8–55.9%) includes 50%, so Darius is only marginally ahead.
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 Garen?
Darius wins 52.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 48.8% and 55.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.4% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +3.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 758 games Lane: Top · Patch 26.21–26.22
- vs patch 26.21
- +2.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 13
The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (758 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (376 games).
Key takeaways
- Darius vs Garen is close over 758 games: Darius wins 52.4%, and the 95% range (48.8–55.9%) includes 50%, so Darius is only marginally ahead.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.4% for Darius; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Darius usually wins the lane: 390 gold ahead of Garen at 15 minutes on average (369 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Garen gets stronger as the game goes on: Darius wins 64.6% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 50.7% of longer ones.
- Darius players pick Plated Steelcaps far more often against Garen: 53.6% of their other Top games, 68.6% 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 Garen 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 Garen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Garen Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Garen 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.
Garen gets stronger as the game goes on: Darius wins 64.6% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 50.7% of longer ones.
Darius vs Garen 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)DariusDarius gold at 15: +390
- First itemDariusDarius: 11.9 min · Garen: 13.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenDarius wins 57.3% of 157 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenDarius wins 47.6% of 185 games
What Darius Changes Against Garen
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually53.6%vs Garen68.6%+15.0 pts49.2% WR here
Dead Man's PlateItemUsually51.4%vs Garen66.2%+14.9 pts51.8% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually26.3%vs Garen11.7%−14.6 pts79.5% WR here
Axiom ArcanistRuneUsually27.7%vs Garen36.2%+8.5 pts55.1% WR here
Doran's Blade + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually38.4%vs Garen46.7%+8.3 pts54.9% WR here
Nimbus CloakRuneUsually44.1%vs Garen36.4%−7.7 pts46.0% WR here
SorcerySecondary treeUsually33.3%vs Garen40.2%+6.9 pts57.0% WR here
ConquerorKeystoneUsually59.0%vs Garen65.2%+6.2 pts59.2% WR here
Best Darius Build vs Garen
Usual Darius build (Top)
76.5% win rate · 34 games
Against Garen
55.6% win rate · 36 games
Limited sample: 36 of 242 games finished this exact core, so treat it as an observation rather than a recommendation.
- Darius usually completes Youmuu's Ghostblade first, at 11.9 min (median of 210 games).
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.8 min (median of 337 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 Garen
Usual Darius runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
69.6% win rate · 23 games
Against Garen
Conqueror
67.7% win rate · 65 games
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Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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 Garen FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22
Who wins Darius vs Garen?
Darius vs Garen is close over 758 games: Darius wins 52.4%, and the 95% range (48.8–55.9%) includes 50%, so Darius is only marginally ahead.
What is Darius's win rate against Garen?
Darius wins 52.4% of 758 Top games against Garen on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 48.8–55.9%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.4% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Garen?
Not clearly. Darius wins 52.4% of 758 games against Garen, and the 95% range (48.8–55.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Darius or Garen?
Darius usually wins the lane: 390 gold ahead of Garen at 15 minutes on average (369 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Darius outscale Garen?
Garen gets stronger as the game goes on: Darius wins 64.6% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 50.7% of longer ones.
When is Garen strongest against Darius?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Garen is ahead of Darius beyond the margin of error.
What should Darius build against Garen?
The most successful Darius core against Garen is Death's Dance, Dead Man's Plate, Youmuu's Ghostblade (55.6% over 36 games). The biggest change against Garen: Plated Steelcaps (53.6% usually, 68.6% here).
What runes should Darius use against Garen?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 67.7% over 65 games against Garen. The biggest change against Garen: Axiom Arcanist (27.7% usually, 36.2% here).