Darius - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.1%
Pick Rate
4.4%

Dariusvs Graves

DFighterTank
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Darius vs Graves is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Darius wins with a 51.8% win rate (+3.6%) over Graves based on 83 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 Graves 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.

Compare against an opponent
Graves - 51.8% win rateGraves(51.8%)
Darius - 51.8% win rate in this matchup
Darius
51.8% WR
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Graves vs Darius matchup - 48.2% win rate
Graves
48.2% WR

Who Wins the Darius vs Graves Matchup?

Darius wins the Darius vs Graves matchup
Winner
Darius
Matches: 83
51.8%
Win Rate
48.2%
2.2
CS / min
2.5
703
DMG / min
829
13,351
Gold / game
13,889
498
Heal / min
295
1,256
DMG Mitigated / min
702
0.8
CC / min
0.7
51.4%
Early Game WR
48.6%
52.2%
Late Game WR
47.8%

Darius vs Graves Matchup Summary

The Darius vs Graves matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 83 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 51.8% win rate compared to Graves's 48.2%, giving Darius a 3.6 percentage point advantage. Darius dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Graves 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 756 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 Graves'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 Graves Laning Phase Breakdown

Graves wins the laning phase against Darius in League of Legends

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

Farming
2.2Darius
2.5Graves
Graves edges out Darius by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 5 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Graves.
Damage
703Darius
829Graves
Graves heavily out-damages Darius by 126 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Darius should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Graves's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,351Darius
13,889Graves
Graves earns 538 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 Graves slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.8Darius
0.7Graves
Both Darius and Graves provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,753Darius
997Graves
Darius vastly out-sustains Graves, healing and mitigating 756 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Darius can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Graves is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Graves, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Darius Build Against Graves

Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Graves are Death's Dance, Dead Man's Plate and Youmuu's Ghostblade. 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 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Graves. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Graves matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Darius
51.4%
+2.7% advantage
Darius early game win rateDarius51.4%
Graves early game win rateGraves48.6%
Late Game
Darius
52.2%
+4.3% advantage
Darius late game win rateDarius52.2%
Graves late game win rateGraves47.8%

During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Darius has a meaningful 51.4% win rate, outperforming Graves by 2.7 percentage points. Darius players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Darius takes over with a 52.2% win rate, leading Graves by 4.3 percentage points. Darius scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

Darius holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Graves players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Darius Runes Against Graves

Precision rune tree - Darius primary runes vs GravesPrecision
Conqueror - best Darius rune vs GravesTriumph - best Darius rune vs GravesLegend: Alacrity - best Darius rune vs GravesLast Stand - best Darius rune vs Graves
Sorcery rune tree - Darius secondary runes vs GravesSorcery
Axiom Arcanist - best Darius rune vs GravesCelerity - best Darius rune vs Graves
60.9% WR

Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Darius to press their advantage against Graves, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


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.

Darius matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.39%3736.979812,26855.1%42.9%
50.00%3576.287712,66748.0%51.4%
44.59%3056.485711,86143.7%45.6%
48.10%2905.998112,25245.3%50.3%
49.22%2576.487412,15446.5%51.9%
51.64%2445.683112,10754.5%48.2%
52.23%2245.875812,11446.0%58.4%
44.70%2184.874712,38950.0%40.2%
45.62%2175.659511,78042.4%48.0%
51.20%2116.683912,35560.0%44.5%
44.21%1916.568211,47938.3%50.0%
51.93%1816.070411,94749.4%54.3%
45.86%1816.380512,58250.6%42.2%
44.75%1816.278811,76946.6%43.0%
58.66%1806.387912,27951.8%64.6%
49.15%1796.883912,24952.4%46.2%
46.59%1766.569712,17847.0%46.2%
50.60%1686.870811,98451.6%49.3%
48.73%1607.099813,47946.3%50.5%
42.95%1566.574511,62734.7%50.0%
52.11%1426.885512,50656.5%48.0%
45.71%1406.772012,60741.3%49.4%
52.52%1396.487013,00758.0%49.4%
52.63%1347.085113,25464.8%44.3%
51.16%1316.084213,01762.3%41.2%
47.29%1296.979812,37248.3%46.4%
53.13%1286.882812,99049.1%56.2%
54.40%1265.880413,45662.3%48.6%
50.41%1236.390711,75250.9%50.0%
54.13%1096.883612,90949.1%58.9%
42.59%1096.157311,64945.8%40.0%
48.11%1071.465113,28156.8%43.5%
49.04%1046.976012,31058.2%38.8%
46.39%972.565812,85848.8%44.4%
43.30%975.573112,71752.4%36.4%
42.11%956.567111,97647.6%37.7%
45.26%952.273712,68939.1%51.0%
52.22%911.873713,47255.6%48.9%
59.09%886.784712,89858.3%59.6%
45.98%873.373712,35248.8%43.5%
53.49%876.780912,23856.1%51.1%
51.81%851.164613,45752.8%51.1%
41.67%855.483012,87237.5%44.2%
51.81%832.270313,35151.4%52.2%
49.38%814.665012,15354.5%45.8%
47.95%732.059012,06250.0%46.0%
41.43%702.367911,32742.9%39.3%
55.07%695.459313,28767.9%46.3%
52.24%676.893712,19144.7%62.1%
54.55%666.265512,21459.3%51.3%
50.00%616.263412,16748.1%51.5%
47.54%616.891013,39446.1%48.6%
54.10%613.676212,96170.4%41.2%
35.00%601.268513,85833.3%36.1%
46.67%606.470811,29147.8%46.0%
45.76%595.862111,36437.5%51.4%
51.72%581.965112,89440.7%61.3%
54.72%532.269713,47765.0%48.5%
50.00%506.068011,79250.0%50.0%
62.50%486.577512,61554.2%70.8%
63.83%471.471813,44672.0%54.5%
55.56%451.566213,32750.0%59.3%
71.11%451.266713,37168.4%73.1%
51.11%451.564813,44640.0%60.0%
42.86%433.471512,65557.1%35.7%
56.10%415.367512,78658.8%54.2%
58.54%411.757111,39660.9%55.6%
42.50%405.960611,08042.1%42.9%
48.72%392.969911,38652.0%42.9%
51.28%391.466912,38357.1%44.4%
61.54%391.970112,60058.8%63.6%
54.05%381.562912,54453.3%54.5%
39.47%383.583913,29733.3%45.0%
61.11%366.870411,69263.2%58.8%
51.52%335.288412,70650.0%52.4%
53.13%322.271313,73763.6%47.6%
58.06%317.279311,70972.2%38.5%
45.16%311.868213,11833.3%52.6%
56.67%303.972612,92961.5%52.9%
58.62%292.872012,97846.7%71.4%
50.00%292.171612,71670.0%38.9%
44.83%291.263111,56850.0%36.4%
59.26%273.976711,99464.3%53.9%
57.69%265.873811,29177.8%47.1%
52.00%251.157012,58157.1%45.5%
48.00%251.758112,06050.0%44.4%
56.52%232.866113,46266.7%52.9%
60.87%232.973812,81375.0%45.5%
63.64%226.572412,13272.7%54.5%
66.67%210.964413,55657.1%71.4%
37.50%172.858711,25250.0%33.3%
25.00%163.467012,03233.3%14.3%
62.50%166.570810,51945.5%100.0%
28.57%141.952211,62725.0%33.3%
42.86%147.071214,08350.0%40.0%
42.86%141.758013,9620.0%46.1%
28.57%141.259110,96618.2%66.7%
30.77%136.272213,44125.0%33.3%
38.46%131.854811,26657.1%16.7%
30.77%132.659911,52825.0%33.3%
58.33%124.953510,00557.1%60.0%
18.18%116.058912,77050.0%0.0%
63.64%112.171113,62866.7%62.5%
54.55%116.067813,156100.0%44.4%
55.56%93.858510,51866.7%50.0%
55.56%93.883614,44160.0%50.0%
33.33%96.454111,88833.3%33.3%
55.56%96.795713,57660.0%50.0%
75.00%83.475112,937100.0%71.4%
50.00%86.046310,32960.0%33.3%
50.00%84.346110,34350.0%50.0%
75.00%85.571212,905100.0%60.0%
25.00%85.677914,621100.0%14.3%
57.14%75.562812,81250.0%66.7%
85.71%77.085115,131100.0%75.0%
28.57%76.366210,79550.0%0.0%
42.86%72.975012,92150.0%40.0%
42.86%74.670012,04133.3%50.0%
16.67%66.466810,85650.0%0.0%
66.67%63.259613,9510.0%100.0%
33.33%65.263211,11420.0%100.0%
16.67%63.965410,30425.0%0.0%
60.00%54.94647,88350.0%66.7%
60.00%55.979511,33566.7%50.0%
40.00%55.36087,95233.3%50.0%
40.00%54.756510,4860.0%100.0%
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Darius vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Darius do against Graves in League of Legends?

Darius wins the Darius vs Graves matchup with a 51.8% win rate compared to Graves's 48.2%, a 3.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 83 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Darius do against Graves in the early game?

In the early game, Darius has the advantage against Graves with a 51.4% win rate versus 48.6%. 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 Graves in the late game?

In the late game, Darius takes over the Darius vs Graves matchup with a 52.2% win rate compared to 47.8%. Darius scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Darius vs Graves matchup?

Darius wins the matchup against Graves with a 51.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 3.6 percentage point advantage means Darius is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 83 games analyzed.

What is the best Darius build against Graves?

The best Darius build against Graves includes Death's Dance, Dead Man's Plate, Youmuu's Ghostblade with Boots of Swiftness. 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 Graves?

The best Darius runes against Graves use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.9% win rate in the Darius vs Graves matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Darius counter Graves?

Yes, Darius has a favorable matchup against Graves with a 51.8% win rate. Darius has a solid advantage over Graves in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.

How do I play Darius against Graves?

When playing Darius against Graves, 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.