Dariusvs Gnar
Darius vs Gnar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Gnar wins with a 57.9% win rate (+15.8%) over Darius based on 95 games. Gnar 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 Gnar 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.
Gnar(42.1%)Who Wins the Darius vs Gnar Matchup?
Darius vs Gnar Matchup Summary
The Darius vs Gnar matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 95 recent matches analyzed, Gnar wins with a 57.9% win rate compared to Darius's 42.1%, giving Gnar a 15.8 percentage point advantage. Gnar dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Darius players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gnar leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Gnar has a strong advantage in this matchup. Darius players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Gnar overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Darius vs Gnar Laning Phase Breakdown
Darius is favored during the laning phase against Gnar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Darius holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Darius Build Against Gnar
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Gnar, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Gnar are Stridebreaker, Death's Dance and Dead Man's Plate. This combination gives Darius an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 6 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Gnar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Gnar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Darius47.6%Gnar52.4%Darius37.7%Gnar62.3%During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Gnar has a meaningful 52.4% win rate, outperforming Darius by 4.8 percentage points. Gnar players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.
Gnar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.3% win rate — 24.5 points above Darius. Extended games heavily favor Gnar, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Gnar holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Darius players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Darius Runes Against Gnar
Precision
Sorcery
The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Darius the best tools to compete against Gnar in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.39% | 373 | 6.9 | 798 | 12,268 | 55.1% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 357 | 6.2 | 877 | 12,667 | 48.0% | 51.4% | |
| 44.59% | 305 | 6.4 | 857 | 11,861 | 43.7% | 45.6% | |
| 48.10% | 290 | 5.9 | 981 | 12,252 | 45.3% | 50.3% | |
| 49.22% | 257 | 6.4 | 874 | 12,154 | 46.5% | 51.9% | |
| 51.64% | 244 | 5.6 | 831 | 12,107 | 54.5% | 48.2% | |
| 52.23% | 224 | 5.8 | 758 | 12,114 | 46.0% | 58.4% | |
| 44.70% | 218 | 4.8 | 747 | 12,389 | 50.0% | 40.2% | |
| 45.62% | 217 | 5.6 | 595 | 11,780 | 42.4% | 48.0% | |
| 51.20% | 211 | 6.6 | 839 | 12,355 | 60.0% | 44.5% | |
| 44.21% | 191 | 6.5 | 682 | 11,479 | 38.3% | 50.0% | |
| 51.93% | 181 | 6.0 | 704 | 11,947 | 49.4% | 54.3% | |
| 45.86% | 181 | 6.3 | 805 | 12,582 | 50.6% | 42.2% | |
| 44.75% | 181 | 6.2 | 788 | 11,769 | 46.6% | 43.0% | |
| 58.66% | 180 | 6.3 | 879 | 12,279 | 51.8% | 64.6% | |
| 49.15% | 179 | 6.8 | 839 | 12,249 | 52.4% | 46.2% | |
| 46.59% | 176 | 6.5 | 697 | 12,178 | 47.0% | 46.2% | |
| 50.60% | 168 | 6.8 | 708 | 11,984 | 51.6% | 49.3% | |
| 48.73% | 160 | 7.0 | 998 | 13,479 | 46.3% | 50.5% | |
| 42.95% | 156 | 6.5 | 745 | 11,627 | 34.7% | 50.0% | |
| 52.11% | 142 | 6.8 | 855 | 12,506 | 56.5% | 48.0% | |
| 45.71% | 140 | 6.7 | 720 | 12,607 | 41.3% | 49.4% | |
| 52.52% | 139 | 6.4 | 870 | 13,007 | 58.0% | 49.4% | |
| 52.63% | 134 | 7.0 | 851 | 13,254 | 64.8% | 44.3% | |
| 51.16% | 131 | 6.0 | 842 | 13,017 | 62.3% | 41.2% | |
| 47.29% | 129 | 6.9 | 798 | 12,372 | 48.3% | 46.4% | |
| 53.13% | 128 | 6.8 | 828 | 12,990 | 49.1% | 56.2% | |
| 54.40% | 126 | 5.8 | 804 | 13,456 | 62.3% | 48.6% | |
| 50.41% | 123 | 6.3 | 907 | 11,752 | 50.9% | 50.0% | |
| 54.13% | 109 | 6.8 | 836 | 12,909 | 49.1% | 58.9% | |
| 42.59% | 109 | 6.1 | 573 | 11,649 | 45.8% | 40.0% | |
| 48.11% | 107 | 1.4 | 651 | 13,281 | 56.8% | 43.5% | |
| 49.04% | 104 | 6.9 | 760 | 12,310 | 58.2% | 38.8% | |
| 46.39% | 97 | 2.5 | 658 | 12,858 | 48.8% | 44.4% | |
| 43.30% | 97 | 5.5 | 731 | 12,717 | 52.4% | 36.4% | |
| 42.11% | 95 | 6.5 | 671 | 11,976 | 47.6% | 37.7% | |
| 45.26% | 95 | 2.2 | 737 | 12,689 | 39.1% | 51.0% | |
| 52.22% | 91 | 1.8 | 737 | 13,472 | 55.6% | 48.9% | |
| 59.09% | 88 | 6.7 | 847 | 12,898 | 58.3% | 59.6% | |
| 45.98% | 87 | 3.3 | 737 | 12,352 | 48.8% | 43.5% | |
| 53.49% | 87 | 6.7 | 809 | 12,238 | 56.1% | 51.1% | |
| 51.81% | 85 | 1.1 | 646 | 13,457 | 52.8% | 51.1% | |
| 41.67% | 85 | 5.4 | 830 | 12,872 | 37.5% | 44.2% | |
| 51.81% | 83 | 2.2 | 703 | 13,351 | 51.4% | 52.2% | |
| 49.38% | 81 | 4.6 | 650 | 12,153 | 54.5% | 45.8% | |
| 47.95% | 73 | 2.0 | 590 | 12,062 | 50.0% | 46.0% | |
| 41.43% | 70 | 2.3 | 679 | 11,327 | 42.9% | 39.3% | |
| 55.07% | 69 | 5.4 | 593 | 13,287 | 67.9% | 46.3% | |
| 52.24% | 67 | 6.8 | 937 | 12,191 | 44.7% | 62.1% | |
| 54.55% | 66 | 6.2 | 655 | 12,214 | 59.3% | 51.3% | |
| 50.00% | 61 | 6.2 | 634 | 12,167 | 48.1% | 51.5% | |
| 47.54% | 61 | 6.8 | 910 | 13,394 | 46.1% | 48.6% | |
| 54.10% | 61 | 3.6 | 762 | 12,961 | 70.4% | 41.2% | |
| 35.00% | 60 | 1.2 | 685 | 13,858 | 33.3% | 36.1% | |
| 46.67% | 60 | 6.4 | 708 | 11,291 | 47.8% | 46.0% | |
| 45.76% | 59 | 5.8 | 621 | 11,364 | 37.5% | 51.4% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 1.9 | 651 | 12,894 | 40.7% | 61.3% | |
| 54.72% | 53 | 2.2 | 697 | 13,477 | 65.0% | 48.5% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 6.0 | 680 | 11,792 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 48 | 6.5 | 775 | 12,615 | 54.2% | 70.8% | |
| 63.83% | 47 | 1.4 | 718 | 13,446 | 72.0% | 54.5% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 1.5 | 662 | 13,327 | 50.0% | 59.3% | |
| 71.11% | 45 | 1.2 | 667 | 13,371 | 68.4% | 73.1% | |
| 51.11% | 45 | 1.5 | 648 | 13,446 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 43 | 3.4 | 715 | 12,655 | 57.1% | 35.7% | |
| 56.10% | 41 | 5.3 | 675 | 12,786 | 58.8% | 54.2% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 1.7 | 571 | 11,396 | 60.9% | 55.6% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 5.9 | 606 | 11,080 | 42.1% | 42.9% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 2.9 | 699 | 11,386 | 52.0% | 42.9% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 1.4 | 669 | 12,383 | 57.1% | 44.4% | |
| 61.54% | 39 | 1.9 | 701 | 12,600 | 58.8% | 63.6% | |
| 54.05% | 38 | 1.5 | 629 | 12,544 | 53.3% | 54.5% | |
| 39.47% | 38 | 3.5 | 839 | 13,297 | 33.3% | 45.0% | |
| 61.11% | 36 | 6.8 | 704 | 11,692 | 63.2% | 58.8% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 5.2 | 884 | 12,706 | 50.0% | 52.4% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 2.2 | 713 | 13,737 | 63.6% | 47.6% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 7.2 | 793 | 11,709 | 72.2% | 38.5% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 1.8 | 682 | 13,118 | 33.3% | 52.6% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 3.9 | 726 | 12,929 | 61.5% | 52.9% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 2.8 | 720 | 12,978 | 46.7% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 29 | 2.1 | 716 | 12,716 | 70.0% | 38.9% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 1.2 | 631 | 11,568 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 3.9 | 767 | 11,994 | 64.3% | 53.9% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 5.8 | 738 | 11,291 | 77.8% | 47.1% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 570 | 12,581 | 57.1% | 45.5% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.7 | 581 | 12,060 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 2.8 | 661 | 13,462 | 66.7% | 52.9% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 2.9 | 738 | 12,813 | 75.0% | 45.5% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 6.5 | 724 | 12,132 | 72.7% | 54.5% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 0.9 | 644 | 13,556 | 57.1% | 71.4% | |
| 37.50% | 17 | 2.8 | 587 | 11,252 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 3.4 | 670 | 12,032 | 33.3% | 14.3% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.5 | 708 | 10,519 | 45.5% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 1.9 | 522 | 11,627 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.0 | 712 | 14,083 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.7 | 580 | 13,962 | 0.0% | 46.1% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 1.2 | 591 | 10,966 | 18.2% | 66.7% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.2 | 722 | 13,441 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 1.8 | 548 | 11,266 | 57.1% | 16.7% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 2.6 | 599 | 11,528 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 4.9 | 535 | 10,005 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 6.0 | 589 | 12,770 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.1 | 711 | 13,628 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.0 | 678 | 13,156 | 100.0% | 44.4% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 3.8 | 585 | 10,518 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 3.8 | 836 | 14,441 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.4 | 541 | 11,888 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.7 | 957 | 13,576 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 3.4 | 751 | 12,937 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 463 | 10,329 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.3 | 461 | 10,343 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 712 | 12,905 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.6 | 779 | 14,621 | 100.0% | 14.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 628 | 12,812 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 7.0 | 851 | 15,131 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.3 | 662 | 10,795 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.9 | 750 | 12,921 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.6 | 700 | 12,041 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.4 | 668 | 10,856 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 3.2 | 596 | 13,951 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.2 | 632 | 11,114 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.9 | 654 | 10,304 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 464 | 7,883 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 795 | 11,335 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 608 | 7,952 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 565 | 10,486 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
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Darius vs Gnar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Darius do against Gnar in League of Legends?
Gnar wins the Darius vs Gnar matchup with a 57.9% win rate compared to Darius's 42.1%, a 15.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 95 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Darius do against Gnar in the early game?
In the early game, Gnar has the advantage against Darius with a 52.4% win rate versus 47.6%. Gnar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Darius do against Gnar in the late game?
In the late game, Gnar takes over the Darius vs Gnar matchup with a 62.3% win rate compared to 37.7%. Gnar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Darius vs Gnar matchup?
Gnar wins the matchup against Darius with a 57.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 15.8 percentage point advantage means Gnar is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 95 games analyzed.
What is the best Darius build against Gnar?
The best Darius build against Gnar includes Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Dead Man's Plate with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 50.0% 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 Gnar?
The best Darius runes against Gnar use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 54.8% win rate in the Darius vs Gnar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Darius counter Gnar?
No, Darius struggles against Gnar with only a 42.1% win rate. Gnar has the advantage in this matchup. Darius players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Gnar's lead.
How do I play Darius against Gnar?
When playing Darius against Gnar, play cautiously and avoid Gnar's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Gnar has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.