Dariusvs Malphite
Darius vs Malphite is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Malphite wins with a 53.3% win rate (+6.5%) over Darius based on 107 games. Malphite 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 Malphite 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 Malphite?
Darius wins 48.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 41.6% and 54.5% (95% range).
- Expected
- 45.8% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +2.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 229 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.18
- +1.3 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
They also met in another lane (Jungle): 4 games, Darius won 75.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 48.0% of 229 games (95% range 41.6–54.5%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 45.8% 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: 357 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (227 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Darius players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Malphite: 55.2% of their other Top games, 20.1% 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 Malphite 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 Malphite Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Malphite Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Malphite 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 Malphite in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Darius vs Malphite 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: +357
- First itemDariusDarius: 12.5 min · Malphite: 14.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenDarius wins 42.4% of 92 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenDarius wins 52.4% of 124 games
What Darius Changes Against Malphite
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually55.2%vs Malphite20.1%−35.1 pts41.3% WR here
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually25.2%vs Malphite53.3%+28.1 pts51.6% WR here
Black CleaverItemUsually10.3%vs Malphite24.5%+14.1 pts55.4% WR here
Doran's Blade + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually39.1%vs Malphite30.4%−8.7 pts46.4% WR here
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsually15.3%vs Malphite23.6%+8.2 pts50.0% WR here
StridebreakerItemUsually36.2%vs Malphite44.1%+7.9 pts38.6% WR here
Death's DanceItemUsually29.7%vs Malphite21.8%−7.9 pts58.0% WR here
Axiom ArcanistRuneUsually30.2%vs Malphite37.6%+7.3 pts47.7% WR here
Best Darius Build vs Malphite
Usual Darius build (Top)
72.4% win rate · 29 games
Against Malphite
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 15 of 129 Darius games against Malphite 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 12.5 min (median of 88 games).
- Malphite usually completes Sunfire Aegis first, at 14.1 min (median of 92 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 Malphite
Usual Darius runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
74.2% win rate · 31 games
Against Malphite
Conqueror
49.3% win rate · 69 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 Malphite FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Darius vs Malphite?
Current data slightly favors Malphite, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 48.0% of 229 games (95% range 41.6–54.5%).
What is Darius's win rate against Malphite?
Darius wins 48.0% of 229 Top games against Malphite on patch 26.19 (95% range 41.6–54.5%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 45.8% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Malphite?
Not clearly. Darius wins 48.0% of 229 games against Malphite, and the 95% range (41.6–54.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Darius or Malphite?
Darius usually wins the lane: 357 gold ahead of Malphite at 15 minutes on average (227 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Darius outscale Malphite?
Not measurably: Darius's win rate against Malphite in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Malphite strongest against Darius?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Malphite is ahead of Darius beyond the margin of error.
What should Darius build against Malphite?
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 Malphite: Plated Steelcaps (55.2% usually, 20.1% here).
What runes should Darius use against Malphite?
Conqueror with Precision and Sorcery — 49.3% over 69 games against Malphite. The biggest change against Malphite: Axiom Arcanist (30.2% usually, 37.6% here).