Darius - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.4%
Pick Rate
4.4%

Dariusvs Neeko

CFighterTank
Patch26.10
Matches2,069,456
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 21, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Darius vs Neeko is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Darius wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Neeko based on 5 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 Neeko 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
Neeko - 60.0% win rateNeeko(60.0%)
Darius - 60.0% win rate in this matchup
Darius
60.0% WR
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Neeko vs Darius matchup - 40.0% win rate
Neeko
40.0% WR

Who Wins the Darius vs Neeko Matchup?

Darius wins the Darius vs Neeko matchup
Winner
Darius
Matches: 5
60.0%
Win Rate
40.0%
3.7
CS / min
4.0
482
DMG / min
815
11,878
Gold / game
11,522
272
Heal / min
108
969
DMG Mitigated / min
355
0.6
CC / min
1.6
66.7%
Early Game WR
33.3%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Darius vs Neeko Matchup Summary

The Darius vs Neeko matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Neeko's 40.0%, giving Darius a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Darius dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Neeko players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Darius leads by 778 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Darius players can confidently pick into Neeko and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Neeko 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 Neeko Laning Phase Breakdown

Neeko wins the laning phase against Darius in League of Legends

Neeko is favored during the laning phase against Darius, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Neeko holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
3.7Darius
4.0Neeko
Darius and Neeko farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.2 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
482Darius
815Neeko
Neeko heavily out-damages Darius by 333 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 Neeko's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,878Darius
11,522Neeko
Darius earns 356 more gold per game than Neeko, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Darius slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.6Darius
1.6Neeko
Neeko brings significantly more crowd control than Darius, with 1.0 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Neeko far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Darius should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,241Darius
463Neeko
Darius vastly out-sustains Neeko, healing and mitigating 778 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Darius can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Neeko is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Neeko, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Darius Build Against Neeko

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Neeko, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Neeko are Jak'Sho, The Protean, 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 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Neeko. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Neeko matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Darius
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Darius early game win rateDarius66.7%
Neeko early game win rateNeeko33.3%
Late Game
Darius
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Darius late game win rateDarius50.0%
Neeko late game win rateNeeko50.0%

Darius dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Neeko. 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 Neeko. 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. Neeko players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Darius Runes Against Neeko

Sorcery rune tree - Darius primary runes vs NeekoSorcery
Stormraider's Surge - best Darius rune vs NeekoNimbus Cloak - best Darius rune vs NeekoCelerity - best Darius rune vs NeekoGathering Storm - best Darius rune vs Neeko
Precision rune tree - Darius secondary runes vs NeekoPrecision
Triumph - best Darius rune vs NeekoLegend: Alacrity - best Darius rune vs Neeko
100.0% WR

Running Sorcery primary with Precision secondary allows Darius to press their advantage against Neeko, 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.

Darius matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.03%4836.778611,88450.4%45.8%
41.67%3605.962711,80340.0%42.8%
49.58%3556.181711,47754.2%44.9%
40.13%3146.283612,01446.3%36.1%
47.10%2766.898311,82047.9%46.5%
53.75%2406.574711,44649.6%57.5%
50.72%2076.582111,28449.5%52.0%
45.54%2025.676111,22039.0%52.0%
46.00%2006.71,02412,61347.6%44.9%
49.46%1846.270011,85849.3%49.5%
51.15%1746.083511,01240.7%60.2%
48.84%1726.777612,36551.4%47.0%
47.34%1696.274811,84646.0%48.4%
54.27%1646.386012,25750.6%57.8%
48.75%1606.771612,37750.7%47.3%
57.14%1546.668811,97962.2%52.5%
44.16%1546.779511,32750.0%38.8%
46.98%1496.668511,64848.8%44.9%
52.03%1486.483712,42755.7%49.4%
46.21%1455.975011,13251.4%41.1%
45.14%1445.662911,31347.2%44.0%
43.28%1346.484211,21247.5%39.7%
53.08%1306.471612,71557.1%50.0%
42.02%1196.389412,89643.2%41.3%
51.38%1096.389611,95648.8%53.0%
45.19%1046.680511,74645.1%45.3%
43.69%1035.364412,19743.6%43.8%
55.34%1036.669311,55561.7%50.0%
51.00%1007.284313,62355.6%48.4%
44.44%995.666511,25048.7%41.7%
60.82%976.680712,58968.2%54.7%
54.26%946.384112,14561.5%49.1%
47.31%934.380112,07148.8%46.0%
59.14%934.075112,63560.5%58.0%
44.57%924.981612,19738.5%49.1%
51.72%876.773211,33647.4%55.1%
48.19%835.983512,46345.2%51.2%
47.56%826.679712,86253.1%44.0%
58.54%822.370013,21564.5%54.9%
53.16%796.784312,04260.0%46.1%
44.30%796.781512,32053.6%39.2%
48.68%766.490712,27447.1%50.0%
48.61%725.657411,25237.0%55.6%
50.00%726.484511,75954.0%45.7%
52.86%706.277912,33040.0%58.0%
56.52%695.777413,08157.1%56.3%
47.83%696.466611,56367.7%31.6%
51.47%686.588411,22754.3%48.5%
57.14%561.766911,61761.5%53.3%
49.09%551.265111,65751.6%45.8%
47.27%552.467911,89044.4%50.0%
49.06%533.867112,91057.1%43.8%
39.62%531.761711,56733.3%46.1%
49.06%535.977211,54545.0%51.5%
55.10%496.273112,60354.5%55.6%
61.22%494.174712,23853.9%69.6%
43.48%461.961812,20733.3%52.0%
42.22%455.661611,62440.0%44.0%
52.27%442.662312,79252.4%52.2%
37.50%406.167012,86150.0%32.1%
60.53%386.379512,34063.6%59.3%
50.00%362.564813,38950.0%50.0%
62.86%356.374711,43053.9%68.2%
41.94%316.373111,81050.0%35.3%
46.67%304.478213,02836.4%52.6%
59.26%275.976111,68953.9%64.3%
59.26%272.272512,33156.3%63.6%
37.04%272.672111,11923.5%60.0%
61.54%262.270114,21255.6%64.7%
61.54%266.772213,00860.0%62.5%
52.00%251.965111,98758.8%37.5%
54.55%222.564612,32845.5%63.6%
63.64%223.274312,72277.8%53.9%
59.09%222.962711,97166.7%50.0%
27.27%224.558312,77157.1%13.3%
47.62%216.690111,92544.4%50.0%
57.14%216.262011,86842.9%64.3%
52.38%212.968113,46870.0%36.4%
80.00%203.185715,96880.0%80.0%
52.63%196.462212,42557.1%50.0%
57.89%191.169011,29363.6%50.0%
55.56%186.766811,11845.5%71.4%
58.82%171.375014,42370.0%42.9%
47.06%171.869612,40554.5%33.3%
70.59%176.053510,99462.5%77.8%
37.50%166.377114,21525.0%41.7%
56.25%164.264110,99566.7%42.9%
46.67%155.151211,35333.3%55.6%
60.00%151.272513,53357.1%62.5%
50.00%143.597113,66225.0%60.0%
35.71%143.751412,77433.3%37.5%
57.14%142.872212,663100.0%40.0%
57.14%145.778011,69733.3%75.0%
57.14%141.472512,20371.4%42.9%
76.92%131.166212,53466.7%80.0%
30.77%131.763012,64916.7%42.9%
46.15%133.979312,51260.0%37.5%
46.15%132.871313,06516.7%71.4%
54.55%114.484615,60866.7%50.0%
72.73%116.187712,84383.3%60.0%
81.82%116.388510,77871.4%100.0%
81.82%116.677713,199100.0%71.4%
45.45%115.574113,37550.0%42.9%
20.00%102.057511,11940.0%0.0%
70.00%101.661911,441100.0%50.0%
75.00%86.172512,926100.0%60.0%
62.50%86.277811,21650.0%75.0%
50.00%85.474514,15150.0%50.0%
25.00%86.289110,80425.0%25.0%
25.00%85.761410,80633.3%20.0%
28.57%76.152910,7800.0%50.0%
57.14%72.868514,60750.0%66.7%
28.57%75.254911,11033.3%25.0%
28.57%72.981614,68333.3%25.0%
0.00%75.982812,5140.0%0.0%
33.33%66.654012,73633.3%33.3%
83.33%64.978213,718100.0%80.0%
83.33%66.279513,413100.0%75.0%
33.33%62.04528,50050.0%0.0%
66.67%63.766011,515100.0%50.0%
50.00%63.16969,29060.0%0.0%
66.67%66.153710,61960.0%100.0%
33.33%65.560810,19050.0%25.0%
66.67%66.570713,404100.0%33.3%
16.67%63.27889,57833.3%0.0%
60.00%55.952210,10450.0%66.7%
40.00%54.260713,0480.0%50.0%
60.00%54.749011,344100.0%33.3%
60.00%53.748211,87866.7%50.0%
60.00%54.662511,267100.0%33.3%
40.00%51.34029,629100.0%0.0%
60.00%53.95419,43675.0%0.0%

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Darius vs Neeko - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Darius do against Neeko in League of Legends?

Darius wins the Darius vs Neeko matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Neeko's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Darius do against Neeko in the early game?

In the early game, Darius has the advantage against Neeko with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. 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 Neeko in the late game?

In the late game, Darius takes over the Darius vs Neeko 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 Neeko matchup?

Darius wins the matchup against Neeko with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Darius is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Darius build against Neeko?

The best Darius build against Neeko includes Jak'Sho, The Protean, Dead Man's Plate, Youmuu's Ghostblade 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 Neeko?

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

Does Darius counter Neeko?

Yes, Darius has a favorable matchup against Neeko with a 60.0% win rate. Darius strongly counters Neeko in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Darius against Neeko?

When playing Darius against Neeko, 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.