Darius - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.6%
Pick Rate
4.4%

Dariusvs Lee Sin

FFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches508,082
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 11, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Darius vs Lee Sin is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Darius wins with a 55.0% win rate (+10.0%) over Lee Sin based on 20 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 Lee Sin 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
Lee Sin - 55.0% win rateLee Sin(55.0%)
Darius - 55.0% win rate in this matchup
Darius
55.0% WR
VS
Lee Sin vs Darius matchup - 45.0% win rate
Lee Sin
45.0% WR

Who Wins the Darius vs Lee Sin Matchup?

Darius wins the Darius vs Lee Sin matchup
Winner
Darius
Matches: 20
55.0%
Win Rate
45.0%
2.4
CS / min
1.9
639
DMG / min
792
12,363
Gold / game
12,963
430
Heal / min
455
1,182
DMG Mitigated / min
1,183
0.7
CC / min
0.8
62.5%
Early Game WR
37.5%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Darius vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

The Darius vs Lee Sin matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 20 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 55.0% win rate compared to Lee Sin's 45.0%, giving Darius a 10.0 percentage point advantage. Darius dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Lee Sin players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in CS, where Darius leads by 0.5 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Darius players can confidently pick into Lee Sin and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Lee Sin away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Darius vs Lee Sin Laning Phase Breakdown

Lee Sin wins the laning phase against Darius in League of Legends

Lee Sin is favored during the laning phase against Darius, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Lee Sin holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
2.4Darius
1.9Lee Sin
Darius edges out Lee Sin by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Darius.
Damage
639Darius
792Lee Sin
Lee Sin heavily out-damages Darius by 153 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 Lee Sin's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,363Darius
12,963Lee Sin
Lee Sin earns 600 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 Lee Sin slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.7Darius
0.8Lee Sin
Both Darius and Lee Sin 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
1,611Darius
1,637Lee Sin
Darius and Lee Sin have comparable sustain profiles, with only 26 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Darius Build Against Lee Sin

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Lee Sin, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Lee Sin are Force of Nature, 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 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Lee Sin. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Lee Sin matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Darius
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Darius early game win rateDarius62.5%
Lee Sin early game win rateLee Sin37.5%
Late Game
Darius
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Darius late game win rateDarius50.0%
Lee Sin late game win rateLee Sin50.0%

Darius dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 62.5% win rate — a 25.0 percentage point lead over Lee Sin. This lopsided early game means Darius can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Darius at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Lee Sin. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

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

Best Darius Runes Against Lee Sin

Sorcery rune tree - Darius primary runes vs Lee SinSorcery
Phase Rush - best Darius rune vs Lee SinAxiom Arcanist - best Darius rune vs Lee SinCelerity - best Darius rune vs Lee SinGathering Storm - best Darius rune vs Lee Sin
Precision rune tree - Darius secondary runes vs Lee SinPrecision
Triumph - best Darius rune vs Lee SinLegend: Alacrity - best Darius rune vs Lee Sin
100.0% WR

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


Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.03%3616.984412,20249.1%49.0%
45.71%2106.384511,94246.3%45.2%
41.77%1586.388912,65945.0%39.8%
57.39%1156.281911,59752.9%60.9%
52.21%1136.31,03911,46753.0%51.1%
48.21%1126.375811,63544.6%51.8%
49.55%1115.860811,50463.4%41.4%
46.00%1006.574411,65843.2%48.2%
43.00%1006.885112,56046.3%40.7%
45.92%986.384512,07529.3%57.9%
56.70%976.883012,12863.8%50.0%
57.89%956.576812,09173.3%44.0%
51.06%946.81,10913,57547.2%53.5%
53.76%936.470611,74254.4%53.2%
48.91%925.870912,01846.7%51.1%
44.19%865.673911,98052.5%37.0%
54.32%816.773812,42570.3%40.9%
45.00%806.775311,72347.4%42.9%
56.00%756.582512,60257.6%54.8%
38.67%755.757210,61133.3%44.4%
59.42%696.588012,40070.6%48.6%
47.06%686.990312,50044.2%52.0%
51.47%686.191512,97651.7%51.3%
57.35%687.081012,37855.6%59.4%
50.77%653.869312,14944.4%55.3%
54.69%646.282812,40650.0%57.9%
50.79%636.074412,48452.0%50.0%
52.38%636.291411,26850.0%55.2%
59.68%626.870913,19260.0%59.5%
44.07%596.382912,28826.9%57.6%
53.45%586.471311,79162.1%44.8%
51.72%586.668512,58453.6%50.0%
51.79%565.772312,26670.8%37.5%
41.82%557.177812,33241.7%41.9%
48.08%526.890813,53345.5%50.0%
36.00%506.162911,99531.8%39.3%
54.17%486.889713,68868.4%44.8%
50.00%485.880612,30754.2%45.8%
54.55%446.597011,77957.1%52.2%
61.36%446.978611,91763.2%60.0%
45.24%424.578912,18746.7%44.4%
54.76%426.270911,47540.9%70.0%
42.50%403.466911,65645.0%40.0%
52.50%402.981613,77653.9%51.9%
60.00%406.878012,03752.4%68.4%
46.15%392.370112,40341.2%50.0%
50.00%346.470212,02137.5%61.1%
36.36%336.264111,07244.4%26.7%
53.33%306.563413,26755.6%52.4%
31.03%295.361911,37718.2%38.9%
44.83%296.670011,43631.3%61.5%
28.57%286.359811,81633.3%25.0%
39.29%281.960912,47538.5%40.0%
42.31%262.367212,40145.5%40.0%
44.00%255.371110,84042.9%45.5%
42.86%211.662812,74442.9%42.9%
55.00%202.463912,36362.5%50.0%
44.44%185.676811,99744.4%44.4%
44.44%182.270012,93238.5%60.0%
50.00%183.586812,79766.7%33.3%
44.44%182.861012,94342.9%45.5%
64.71%171.056711,62772.7%50.0%
64.71%173.877213,96071.4%60.0%
37.50%165.862511,31628.6%44.4%
56.25%160.959111,83570.0%33.3%
26.67%156.373910,69110.0%60.0%
64.29%146.387011,76875.0%50.0%
42.86%143.373612,22033.3%50.0%
38.46%134.481112,70850.0%33.3%
76.92%132.788712,781100.0%57.1%
38.46%135.186312,43025.0%44.4%
50.00%121.753911,84462.5%25.0%
25.00%122.865412,38125.0%25.0%
33.33%126.254612,5060.0%50.0%
40.00%103.182813,23833.3%42.9%
50.00%103.171311,47820.0%80.0%
50.00%105.770110,86350.0%50.0%
30.00%101.870615,406100.0%22.2%
70.00%104.279613,69180.0%60.0%
55.56%94.078412,64850.0%57.1%
11.11%91.444710,1480.0%33.3%
66.67%96.568711,91250.0%80.0%
66.67%92.961012,40266.7%66.7%
75.00%85.748310,88150.0%100.0%
50.00%85.46379,49966.7%0.0%
57.14%72.866012,30580.0%0.0%
42.86%76.448511,60033.3%50.0%
33.33%65.35808,98525.0%50.0%
50.00%61.460413,55933.3%66.7%
16.67%60.867311,06550.0%0.0%
50.00%61.355913,5050.0%50.0%
66.67%67.469813,61233.3%100.0%
66.67%66.865512,30950.0%100.0%
66.67%65.268412,92166.7%66.7%
50.00%62.368013,25166.7%33.3%
66.67%61.863311,05050.0%100.0%
83.33%61.286314,357100.0%66.7%
16.67%66.648911,3970.0%25.0%
40.00%55.874311,96250.0%33.3%
60.00%52.261913,792100.0%50.0%
60.00%56.86638,98350.0%100.0%
40.00%54.843813,8210.0%40.0%
40.00%55.266611,5280.0%50.0%
40.00%54.93739,53433.3%50.0%
60.00%51.382314,8550.0%60.0%
60.00%56.847811,06575.0%0.0%
75.00%56.46559,14566.7%100.0%

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Darius vs Lee Sin - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Darius do against Lee Sin in League of Legends?

Darius wins the Darius vs Lee Sin matchup with a 55.0% win rate compared to Lee Sin's 45.0%, a 10.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 20 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Darius do against Lee Sin in the early game?

In the early game, Darius has the advantage against Lee Sin with a 62.5% win rate versus 37.5%. 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 Lee Sin in the late game?

In the late game, Darius takes over the Darius vs Lee Sin matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Darius scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Darius vs Lee Sin matchup?

Darius wins the matchup against Lee Sin with a 55.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 10.0 percentage point advantage means Darius is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 20 games analyzed.

What is the best Darius build against Lee Sin?

The best Darius build against Lee Sin includes Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate, Youmuu's Ghostblade with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Lee Sin?

The best Darius runes against Lee Sin use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Darius vs Lee Sin matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Darius counter Lee Sin?

Yes, Darius has a favorable matchup against Lee Sin with a 55.0% win rate. Darius strongly counters Lee Sin in lane based on current patch 26.7 data.

How do I play Darius against Lee Sin?

When playing Darius against Lee Sin, 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.