- Win Rate
- 48.8%
- Pick Rate
- 5.3%
- Ban Rate
- 17.6%
Darius vs Nasus
- Patch
- 26.21
- Games
- 10,624
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 3, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Darius vs Nasus is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.21. Darius wins with a 51.5% win rate (+2.9%) over Nasus based on 241 games. Darius wins the early laning phase while Nasus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Darius vs Nasus 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 Nasus?
Darius wins 51.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 44.9% and 57.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.2% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +3.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 230 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.20
- −0.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21 · Oct 27 – Nov 2
Key takeaways
- Darius vs Nasus is an even matchup: Darius wins 51.3% of 230 games, and the 95% range (44.9–57.7%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 48.2% 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: 1,042 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (226 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Darius players pick Boots of Swiftness far more often against Nasus: 18.0% of their other Top games, 32.6% 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 Nasus 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 Nasus Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Nasus Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Nasus 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 Nasus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Darius vs Nasus 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: +1,042
- First itemDariusDarius: 11.2 min · Nasus: 16.1 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenDarius wins 59.6% of 89 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenDarius wins 46.8% of 124 games
What Darius Changes Against Nasus
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsually18.0%vs Nasus32.6%+14.6 pts53.3% WR here
Black CleaverItemUsually12.6%vs Nasus21.7%+9.1 pts52.0% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually48.9%vs Nasus40.0%−8.9 pts46.7% WR here
Doran's Blade + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually38.3%vs Nasus47.0%+8.7 pts52.8% WR here
Force of NatureItemUsually29.7%vs Nasus21.3%−8.4 pts61.2% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually12.0%vs Nasus4.3%−7.7 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually28.4%vs Nasus20.9%−7.6 pts58.3% WR here
ResolveSecondary treeUsually35.7%vs Nasus29.1%−6.6 pts44.8% WR here
Best Darius Build vs Nasus
Usual Darius build (Top)
64.9% win rate · 148 games
Against Nasus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 12 of 143 Darius games against Nasus 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 11.2 min (median of 88 games).
- Nasus usually completes Trinity Force first, at 16.1 min (median of 104 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 Nasus
Usual Darius runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
76.5% win rate · 17 games
Against Nasus
Conqueror
64.4% win rate · 59 games
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Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.21. 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 Nasus FAQ - Patch 26.21
Who wins Darius vs Nasus?
Darius vs Nasus is an even matchup: Darius wins 51.3% of 230 games, and the 95% range (44.9–57.7%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Darius's win rate against Nasus?
Darius wins 51.3% of 230 Top games against Nasus on patch 26.21 (95% range 44.9–57.7%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.2% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Nasus?
Not clearly. Darius wins 51.3% of 230 games against Nasus, and the 95% range (44.9–57.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Darius or Nasus?
Darius usually wins the lane: 1,042 gold ahead of Nasus at 15 minutes on average (226 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Darius outscale Nasus?
Not measurably: Darius's win rate against Nasus in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Nasus strongest against Darius?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nasus is ahead of Darius beyond the margin of error.
What should Darius build against Nasus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Darius's usual Top core: Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Nasus: Boots of Swiftness (18.0% usually, 32.6% here).
What runes should Darius use against Nasus?
Conqueror with Precision and Sorcery — 64.4% over 59 games against Nasus. The biggest change against Nasus: Resolve (35.7% usually, 29.1% here).