Dariusvs Nocturne
Darius vs Nocturne is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Darius wins with a 58.3% win rate (+16.7%) over Nocturne based on 12 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 Nocturne 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 Nocturne?
Darius wins 46.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 28.8% and 64.5% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.8% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −4.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 26 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Nocturne, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 46.2% of 26 games (95% range 28.8–64.5%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 50.8% for Darius; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Darius players pick Transcendence far more often against Nocturne: 0.5% of their other Jungle games, 7.7% 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 Nocturne 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 Nocturne Laning Stats
Only 26 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Nocturne Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Nocturne 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 Nocturne in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Darius vs Nocturne 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)Insufficient data
- First itemEvenDarius: 0.1 min · Nocturne: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Darius Changes Against Nocturne
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
TranscendenceRuneUsually0.5%vs Nocturne7.7%+7.2 pts
Gustwalker Hatchling + Stealth Ward + Oracle Lens + Oracle LensStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Nocturne3.8%+3.8 pts
Essence ReaverItemUsually0.6%vs Nocturne3.8%+3.3 pts
Grasp of the UndyingKeystoneUsually0.6%vs Nocturne3.8%+3.3 pts
Best Darius Build vs Nocturne
Usual Darius build (Jungle)
67.9% win rate · 28 games
Against Nocturne
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 16 Darius games against Nocturne carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Darius's standard build instead.
- Darius usually completes Gustwalker Hatchling first, at 0.1 min (median of 21 games).
- Nocturne usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 21 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 Nocturne
Usual Darius runes (Jungle)
Conqueror
61.0% win rate · 41 games
Against Nocturne
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Darius draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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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
Hardest for Darius
Easiest for Darius
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 Nocturne FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Darius vs Nocturne?
Current data slightly favors Nocturne, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 46.2% of 26 games (95% range 28.8–64.5%).
What is Darius's win rate against Nocturne?
Darius wins 46.2% of 26 Jungle games against Nocturne on patch 26.19 (95% range 28.8–64.5%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 50.8% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Nocturne?
Not clearly. Darius wins 46.2% of 26 games against Nocturne, and the 95% range (28.8–64.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Darius or Nocturne?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (26) to say who wins lane.
Does Darius outscale Nocturne?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Nocturne strongest against Darius?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Nocturne is ahead of Darius beyond the margin of error.
What should Darius build against Nocturne?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Darius's usual Jungle core: Dead Man's Plate, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Sterak's Gage. The biggest change against Nocturne: Gustwalker Hatchling + Stealth Ward + Oracle Lens + Oracle Lens (under 0.5% usually, 3.8% here).
What runes should Darius use against Nocturne?
Use Darius's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Resolve); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Nocturne: Transcendence (0.5% usually, 7.7% here).