Dariusvs Leona
Darius vs Leona is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Darius wins with a 71.4% win rate (+42.9%) over Leona based on 7 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 Leona 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.
Leona(71.4%)Who Wins the Darius vs Leona Matchup?
Darius vs Leona Matchup Summary
The Darius vs Leona matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 71.4% win rate compared to Leona's 28.6%, giving Darius a 42.9 percentage point advantage. Darius dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Leona 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 1.4 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Darius players can confidently pick into Leona and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Leona 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 Leona Laning Phase Breakdown
Darius is favored during the laning phase against Leona, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Darius holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Darius Build Against Leona
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Leona, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Leona are Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate and Spear of Shojin. 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 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Leona. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Leona matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Darius100.0%Leona0.0%Darius66.7%Leona33.3%Darius dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Leona. This lopsided early game means Darius can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Darius is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Leona. Extended games heavily favor Darius, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Darius holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Leona players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Darius Runes Against Leona
Precision
Sorcery
Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Darius to press their advantage against Leona, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.55% | 464 | 6.7 | 816 | 11,913 | 46.3% | 46.8% | |
| 50.66% | 379 | 6.2 | 834 | 11,742 | 55.0% | 47.1% | |
| 51.20% | 332 | 6.0 | 660 | 12,115 | 48.3% | 52.8% | |
| 46.39% | 319 | 6.4 | 849 | 11,840 | 42.9% | 48.9% | |
| 46.09% | 256 | 6.6 | 1,003 | 11,474 | 45.6% | 46.5% | |
| 52.21% | 226 | 6.4 | 666 | 11,023 | 51.9% | 52.5% | |
| 48.17% | 218 | 6.2 | 839 | 11,716 | 49.5% | 47.1% | |
| 50.48% | 208 | 6.5 | 716 | 11,613 | 41.9% | 56.6% | |
| 50.24% | 205 | 6.5 | 796 | 10,981 | 51.6% | 49.1% | |
| 52.17% | 184 | 6.6 | 1,010 | 12,204 | 55.3% | 50.0% | |
| 49.45% | 182 | 6.0 | 745 | 11,864 | 44.7% | 52.8% | |
| 52.33% | 172 | 6.5 | 877 | 12,266 | 54.0% | 51.0% | |
| 52.07% | 169 | 6.3 | 897 | 12,217 | 54.3% | 50.5% | |
| 42.01% | 169 | 6.3 | 698 | 11,999 | 39.4% | 43.9% | |
| 53.57% | 168 | 5.7 | 714 | 11,591 | 46.8% | 59.5% | |
| 52.26% | 155 | 6.6 | 792 | 12,012 | 48.6% | 55.4% | |
| 44.67% | 150 | 6.7 | 855 | 11,927 | 52.9% | 37.8% | |
| 43.62% | 149 | 6.4 | 712 | 12,195 | 53.1% | 36.5% | |
| 52.38% | 147 | 6.3 | 858 | 11,512 | 49.2% | 54.9% | |
| 56.85% | 146 | 6.2 | 820 | 11,572 | 58.3% | 55.8% | |
| 59.31% | 145 | 6.5 | 864 | 12,467 | 59.0% | 59.5% | |
| 43.75% | 144 | 5.8 | 568 | 10,602 | 51.5% | 36.8% | |
| 39.86% | 143 | 6.5 | 714 | 11,550 | 37.7% | 41.5% | |
| 45.26% | 137 | 6.6 | 678 | 11,621 | 46.7% | 44.2% | |
| 52.99% | 134 | 6.4 | 788 | 12,277 | 49.1% | 56.0% | |
| 55.74% | 122 | 7.0 | 864 | 13,691 | 66.0% | 49.3% | |
| 53.33% | 120 | 6.3 | 671 | 11,608 | 52.9% | 53.6% | |
| 48.72% | 117 | 6.7 | 855 | 11,753 | 43.9% | 53.3% | |
| 52.21% | 113 | 6.3 | 936 | 12,039 | 56.0% | 49.2% | |
| 47.52% | 101 | 5.7 | 668 | 10,875 | 43.1% | 52.0% | |
| 50.52% | 97 | 6.6 | 781 | 11,579 | 48.7% | 51.7% | |
| 56.84% | 95 | 6.7 | 830 | 12,806 | 48.8% | 63.5% | |
| 45.16% | 93 | 6.4 | 815 | 12,506 | 46.1% | 44.4% | |
| 43.33% | 90 | 6.4 | 808 | 11,640 | 47.2% | 40.7% | |
| 53.93% | 89 | 3.8 | 732 | 12,511 | 65.9% | 42.2% | |
| 52.27% | 88 | 4.3 | 793 | 12,905 | 57.9% | 48.0% | |
| 52.44% | 82 | 6.2 | 750 | 12,464 | 51.6% | 52.9% | |
| 46.91% | 81 | 5.4 | 634 | 11,189 | 51.3% | 42.9% | |
| 51.85% | 81 | 6.6 | 816 | 11,954 | 59.0% | 45.2% | |
| 48.75% | 80 | 4.8 | 769 | 11,501 | 57.5% | 40.0% | |
| 43.04% | 79 | 6.5 | 817 | 12,374 | 43.2% | 42.9% | |
| 39.74% | 78 | 5.4 | 590 | 11,347 | 36.7% | 41.7% | |
| 51.39% | 72 | 6.1 | 727 | 11,159 | 44.1% | 57.9% | |
| 53.52% | 71 | 5.9 | 605 | 11,939 | 55.6% | 52.3% | |
| 42.86% | 70 | 6.1 | 837 | 11,833 | 41.4% | 43.9% | |
| 42.65% | 68 | 6.3 | 861 | 11,845 | 51.5% | 34.3% | |
| 56.92% | 65 | 2.7 | 694 | 12,717 | 55.6% | 57.9% | |
| 56.92% | 65 | 2.3 | 724 | 13,651 | 48.0% | 62.5% | |
| 37.50% | 64 | 6.6 | 759 | 12,815 | 37.5% | 37.5% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 2.3 | 697 | 13,354 | 50.0% | 48.6% | |
| 35.71% | 56 | 5.9 | 645 | 11,110 | 40.0% | 32.3% | |
| 54.72% | 53 | 1.4 | 641 | 12,538 | 55.6% | 53.9% | |
| 45.28% | 53 | 6.3 | 592 | 11,513 | 39.3% | 52.0% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 6.8 | 664 | 12,359 | 57.1% | 45.2% | |
| 40.00% | 45 | 6.4 | 791 | 10,954 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 1.3 | 604 | 12,350 | 26.3% | 60.0% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 1.9 | 673 | 11,848 | 37.5% | 47.4% | |
| 54.76% | 42 | 5.1 | 679 | 12,850 | 60.0% | 51.9% | |
| 63.41% | 41 | 4.0 | 723 | 12,476 | 66.7% | 58.8% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 6.3 | 642 | 11,468 | 35.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 5.9 | 852 | 12,523 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 63.89% | 36 | 1.2 | 652 | 12,838 | 72.2% | 55.6% | |
| 63.64% | 33 | 2.4 | 692 | 12,091 | 50.0% | 73.7% | |
| 65.63% | 32 | 4.0 | 735 | 11,069 | 65.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 2.3 | 719 | 12,969 | 45.5% | 61.1% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 2.1 | 728 | 13,654 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 1.2 | 532 | 12,636 | 66.7% | 43.8% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 1.8 | 682 | 13,647 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 5.5 | 729 | 11,248 | 63.6% | 20.0% | |
| 76.92% | 26 | 2.8 | 836 | 13,482 | 76.9% | 76.9% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 4.3 | 544 | 12,575 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 6.3 | 815 | 11,901 | 53.9% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 5.5 | 912 | 11,627 | 66.7% | 53.9% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 3.3 | 757 | 11,821 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 40.91% | 22 | 6.0 | 459 | 10,846 | 44.4% | 38.5% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 6.4 | 700 | 12,522 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 0.9 | 611 | 10,753 | 63.6% | 30.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.0 | 853 | 14,388 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.8 | 685 | 15,113 | 42.9% | 41.7% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.8 | 669 | 12,371 | 44.4% | 70.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 5.8 | 740 | 10,204 | 54.5% | 42.9% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 4.0 | 699 | 13,101 | 62.5% | 66.7% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 1.8 | 665 | 11,624 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 3.0 | 594 | 13,161 | 100.0% | 63.6% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 3.9 | 755 | 12,913 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.3 | 576 | 12,145 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 2.1 | 740 | 14,088 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 4.5 | 688 | 13,830 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.1 | 704 | 13,306 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 2.9 | 689 | 13,930 | 33.3% | 45.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 2.0 | 683 | 13,251 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 2.7 | 688 | 11,934 | 77.8% | 40.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 5.0 | 665 | 11,776 | 40.0% | 37.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 870 | 14,124 | 100.0% | 27.3% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 3.5 | 473 | 11,103 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.2 | 640 | 12,117 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.7 | 578 | 12,842 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.9 | 827 | 11,916 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.9 | 443 | 9,923 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.8 | 741 | 15,169 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 80.00% | 10 | 5.1 | 759 | 14,811 | 66.7% | 85.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.9 | 494 | 12,006 | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 3.7 | 590 | 11,028 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.3 | 729 | 14,434 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 726 | 12,140 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.4 | 666 | 13,109 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.3 | 716 | 10,843 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 2.5 | 620 | 12,068 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.9 | 696 | 10,836 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.3 | 701 | 14,100 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.3 | 723 | 13,749 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.9 | 569 | 11,758 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.9 | 705 | 12,155 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.8 | 689 | 10,718 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 7.5 | 819 | 13,239 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 7 | 3.8 | 609 | 13,748 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 5.6 | 996 | 12,554 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.0 | 509 | 10,386 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.9 | 811 | 13,485 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.4 | 582 | 12,043 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.5 | 417 | 9,603 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.3 | 653 | 11,832 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 768 | 13,217 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 1,268 | 11,138 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 585 | 10,165 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 597 | 9,611 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 676 | 8,862 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 519 | 9,777 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 622 | 12,478 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 521 | 10,134 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 649 | 11,670 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 832 | 10,688 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
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Darius vs Leona - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Darius do against Leona in League of Legends?
Darius wins the Darius vs Leona matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to Leona's 28.6%, a 42.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Darius do against Leona in the early game?
In the early game, Darius has the advantage against Leona with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. 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 Leona in the late game?
In the late game, Darius takes over the Darius vs Leona matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Darius scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Darius vs Leona matchup?
Darius wins the matchup against Leona with a 71.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 42.9 percentage point advantage means Darius is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Darius build against Leona?
The best Darius build against Leona includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Spear of Shojin with Mercury's Treads. 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 Leona?
The best Darius runes against Leona use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Darius vs Leona matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Darius counter Leona?
Yes, Darius has a favorable matchup against Leona with a 71.4% win rate. Darius strongly counters Leona in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Darius against Leona?
When playing Darius against Leona, 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.