- Win Rate
- 48.9%
- Pick Rate
- 4.5%
- Ban Rate
- 16.0%
Darius vs Heimerdinger
- Patch
- 26.19
- Games
- 8,897
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 10, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Darius vs Heimerdinger is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Heimerdinger wins with a 59.0% win rate (+17.9%) over Darius based on 39 games. Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger 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 Darius vs Heimerdinger?
Darius wins 44.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 34.8% and 54.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.4% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 97 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- −0.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Heimerdinger, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 44.3% of 97 games (95% range 34.8–54.2%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.4% for Darius; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Heimerdinger usually wins the lane: 445 gold ahead of Darius at 15 minutes on average (96 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Darius players pick Mercury's Treads far more often against Heimerdinger: 25.4% of their other Top games, 79.4% 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Heimerdinger Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Heimerdinger 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.
No game length stands out: Darius's results against Heimerdinger in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Darius vs Heimerdinger 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)HeimerdingerDarius gold at 15: −445
- First itemHeimerdingerDarius: 12.9 min · Heimerdinger: 11.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenDarius wins 39.0% of 41 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenDarius wins 49.1% of 53 games
What Darius Changes Against Heimerdinger
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually25.4%vs Heimerdinger79.4%+54.0 pts48.1% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually54.7%vs Heimerdinger7.2%−47.5 pts
Force of NatureItemUsually28.3%vs Heimerdinger67.0%+38.8 pts52.3% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually13.1%vs Heimerdinger28.1%+15.0 pts44.4% WR here
Dead Man's PlateItemUsually49.3%vs Heimerdinger35.1%−14.2 pts44.1% WR here
Doran's Blade + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually39.0%vs Heimerdinger25.0%−14.0 pts41.7% WR here
Death's DanceItemUsually29.6%vs Heimerdinger18.6%−11.0 pts
ConquerorKeystoneUsually62.5%vs Heimerdinger52.6%−10.0 pts43.1% WR here
Best Darius Build vs Heimerdinger
Usual Darius build (Top)
72.4% win rate · 29 games
Against Heimerdinger
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 8 of 59 Darius games against Heimerdinger carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Darius's standard build instead.
- Darius usually completes Youmuu's Ghostblade first, at 12.9 min (median of 41 games).
- Heimerdinger usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 11.2 min (median of 39 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 Heimerdinger
Usual Darius runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
74.2% win rate · 31 games
Against Heimerdinger
Stormraider's Surge
45.2% win rate · 31 games
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Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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 Heimerdinger FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Darius vs Heimerdinger?
Current data slightly favors Heimerdinger, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 44.3% of 97 games (95% range 34.8–54.2%).
What is Darius's win rate against Heimerdinger?
Darius wins 44.3% of 97 Top games against Heimerdinger on patch 26.19 (95% range 34.8–54.2%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.4% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Heimerdinger?
Not clearly. Darius wins 44.3% of 97 games against Heimerdinger, and the 95% range (34.8–54.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Darius or Heimerdinger?
Heimerdinger usually wins the lane: 445 gold ahead of Darius at 15 minutes on average (96 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Darius outscale Heimerdinger?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Heimerdinger strongest against Darius?
Heimerdinger is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Darius build against Heimerdinger?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Darius's usual Top core: Dead Man's Plate, Trinity Force, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Heimerdinger: Mercury's Treads (25.4% usually, 79.4% here).
What runes should Darius use against Heimerdinger?
Stormraider's Surge with Sorcery and Precision — 45.2% over 31 games against Heimerdinger. The biggest change against Heimerdinger: Conqueror (62.5% usually, 52.6% here).