- Win Rate
- 47.3%
- Pick Rate
- 4.2%
- Ban Rate
- 16.1%
Darius vs Kayle
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 5,473
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Darius vs Kayle is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Darius wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Kayle based on 66 games. Darius wins the early laning phase while Kayle scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Darius vs Kayle 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 Kayle?
Darius wins 55.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.5% and 66.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 47.7% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +7.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 60 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- +23.9 pts A real change since last patch
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Darius, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 55.0% of 60 games (95% range 42.5–66.9%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 47.7% 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: 1,239 gold ahead of Kayle at 15 minutes on average (60 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Darius players pick Boots of Swiftness far more often against Kayle: 14.8% of their other Top games, 40.0% 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 Kayle 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 Kayle Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Kayle Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Kayle 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 Kayle in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Darius vs Kayle 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: +1,239
- First itemDariusDarius: 11.5 min · Kayle: 15.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Darius Changes Against Kayle
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsually14.8%vs Kayle40.0%+25.2 pts62.5% WR here
Gathering StormRuneUsually34.5%vs Kayle53.3%+18.8 pts59.4% WR here
Stormraider's SurgeKeystoneUsually35.4%vs Kayle53.3%+18.0 pts56.3% WR here
Flash + GhostSummoner spellsUsually66.7%vs Kayle81.7%+15.0 pts55.1% WR here
ConquerorKeystoneUsually61.3%vs Kayle46.7%−14.6 pts53.6% WR here
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually32.8%vs Kayle46.7%+13.9 pts53.6% WR here
Last StandRuneUsually60.2%vs Kayle46.7%−13.5 pts50.0% WR here
Nimbus CloakRuneUsually38.5%vs Kayle51.7%+13.1 pts58.1% WR here
Best Darius Build vs Kayle
Usual Darius build (Top)
91.7% win rate · 12 games
Against Kayle
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 39 Darius games against Kayle 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 11.5 min (median of 32 games).
- Kayle usually completes Nashor's Tooth first, at 15.1 min (median of 47 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 Kayle
Usual Darius runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
75.0% win rate · 16 games
Against Kayle
Stormraider's Surge
47.6% win rate · 21 games
Plan your Darius draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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
Hardest for Darius
Easiest for Darius
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.
Help us maintain accuracy! If you notice incorrect stats, missing data, or any issues, your feedback directly improves the quality of our data for the entire community.
Darius vs Kayle FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Darius vs Kayle?
Current data slightly favors Darius, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 55.0% of 60 games (95% range 42.5–66.9%).
What is Darius's win rate against Kayle?
Darius wins 55.0% of 60 Top games against Kayle on patch 26.20 (95% range 42.5–66.9%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 47.7% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Kayle?
Not clearly. Darius wins 55.0% of 60 games against Kayle, and the 95% range (42.5–66.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Darius or Kayle?
Darius usually wins the lane: 1,239 gold ahead of Kayle at 15 minutes on average (60 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Darius outscale Kayle?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Kayle strongest against Darius?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Kayle is ahead of Darius beyond the margin of error.
What should Darius build against Kayle?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Darius's usual Top core: Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin, Youmuu's Ghostblade. The biggest change against Kayle: Boots of Swiftness (14.8% usually, 40.0% here).
What runes should Darius use against Kayle?
Stormraider's Surge with Sorcery and Precision — 47.6% over 21 games against Kayle. The biggest change against Kayle: Gathering Storm (34.5% usually, 53.3% here).