Dariusvs Ryze
Darius vs Ryze is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Darius wins with a 58.1% win rate (+16.1%) over Ryze based on 31 games. Darius wins the early laning phase while Ryze scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Darius vs Ryze 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.
Ryze(58.1%)Who Wins the Darius vs Ryze Matchup?
Darius vs Ryze Matchup Summary
The Darius vs Ryze matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 31 recent matches analyzed, Darius wins with a 58.1% win rate compared to Ryze's 41.9%, giving Darius a 16.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Darius controls the early laning stage, but Ryze outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Darius needs to press advantages before Ryze reaches their power spikes, while Ryze should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Darius leads by 689 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Darius players can confidently pick into Ryze and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Ryze 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 Ryze Laning Phase Breakdown
Ryze is favored during the laning phase against Darius, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Ryze holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Darius Build Against Ryze
Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Ryze, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Ryze are Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate and Sterak's Gage. This combination gives Darius an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Ryze. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Ryze matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Darius72.2%Ryze27.8%Darius38.5%Ryze61.5%Darius dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 72.2% win rate — a 44.4 percentage point lead over Ryze. This lopsided early game means Darius can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Ryze is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 61.5% win rate — 23.1 points above Darius. Extended games heavily favor Ryze, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Darius must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Ryze reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Ryze survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Darius Runes Against Ryze
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Darius to press their advantage against Ryze, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.39% | 373 | 6.9 | 798 | 12,268 | 55.1% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 357 | 6.2 | 877 | 12,667 | 48.0% | 51.4% | |
| 44.59% | 305 | 6.4 | 857 | 11,861 | 43.7% | 45.6% | |
| 48.10% | 290 | 5.9 | 981 | 12,252 | 45.3% | 50.3% | |
| 49.22% | 257 | 6.4 | 874 | 12,154 | 46.5% | 51.9% | |
| 51.64% | 244 | 5.6 | 831 | 12,107 | 54.5% | 48.2% | |
| 52.23% | 224 | 5.8 | 758 | 12,114 | 46.0% | 58.4% | |
| 44.70% | 218 | 4.8 | 747 | 12,389 | 50.0% | 40.2% | |
| 45.62% | 217 | 5.6 | 595 | 11,780 | 42.4% | 48.0% | |
| 51.20% | 211 | 6.6 | 839 | 12,355 | 60.0% | 44.5% | |
| 44.21% | 191 | 6.5 | 682 | 11,479 | 38.3% | 50.0% | |
| 51.93% | 181 | 6.0 | 704 | 11,947 | 49.4% | 54.3% | |
| 45.86% | 181 | 6.3 | 805 | 12,582 | 50.6% | 42.2% | |
| 44.75% | 181 | 6.2 | 788 | 11,769 | 46.6% | 43.0% | |
| 58.66% | 180 | 6.3 | 879 | 12,279 | 51.8% | 64.6% | |
| 49.15% | 179 | 6.8 | 839 | 12,249 | 52.4% | 46.2% | |
| 46.59% | 176 | 6.5 | 697 | 12,178 | 47.0% | 46.2% | |
| 50.60% | 168 | 6.8 | 708 | 11,984 | 51.6% | 49.3% | |
| 48.73% | 160 | 7.0 | 998 | 13,479 | 46.3% | 50.5% | |
| 42.95% | 156 | 6.5 | 745 | 11,627 | 34.7% | 50.0% | |
| 52.11% | 142 | 6.8 | 855 | 12,506 | 56.5% | 48.0% | |
| 45.71% | 140 | 6.7 | 720 | 12,607 | 41.3% | 49.4% | |
| 52.52% | 139 | 6.4 | 870 | 13,007 | 58.0% | 49.4% | |
| 52.63% | 134 | 7.0 | 851 | 13,254 | 64.8% | 44.3% | |
| 51.16% | 131 | 6.0 | 842 | 13,017 | 62.3% | 41.2% | |
| 47.29% | 129 | 6.9 | 798 | 12,372 | 48.3% | 46.4% | |
| 53.13% | 128 | 6.8 | 828 | 12,990 | 49.1% | 56.2% | |
| 54.40% | 126 | 5.8 | 804 | 13,456 | 62.3% | 48.6% | |
| 50.41% | 123 | 6.3 | 907 | 11,752 | 50.9% | 50.0% | |
| 54.13% | 109 | 6.8 | 836 | 12,909 | 49.1% | 58.9% | |
| 42.59% | 109 | 6.1 | 573 | 11,649 | 45.8% | 40.0% | |
| 48.11% | 107 | 1.4 | 651 | 13,281 | 56.8% | 43.5% | |
| 49.04% | 104 | 6.9 | 760 | 12,310 | 58.2% | 38.8% | |
| 46.39% | 97 | 2.5 | 658 | 12,858 | 48.8% | 44.4% | |
| 43.30% | 97 | 5.5 | 731 | 12,717 | 52.4% | 36.4% | |
| 42.11% | 95 | 6.5 | 671 | 11,976 | 47.6% | 37.7% | |
| 45.26% | 95 | 2.2 | 737 | 12,689 | 39.1% | 51.0% | |
| 52.22% | 91 | 1.8 | 737 | 13,472 | 55.6% | 48.9% | |
| 59.09% | 88 | 6.7 | 847 | 12,898 | 58.3% | 59.6% | |
| 45.98% | 87 | 3.3 | 737 | 12,352 | 48.8% | 43.5% | |
| 53.49% | 87 | 6.7 | 809 | 12,238 | 56.1% | 51.1% | |
| 51.81% | 85 | 1.1 | 646 | 13,457 | 52.8% | 51.1% | |
| 41.67% | 85 | 5.4 | 830 | 12,872 | 37.5% | 44.2% | |
| 51.81% | 83 | 2.2 | 703 | 13,351 | 51.4% | 52.2% | |
| 49.38% | 81 | 4.6 | 650 | 12,153 | 54.5% | 45.8% | |
| 47.95% | 73 | 2.0 | 590 | 12,062 | 50.0% | 46.0% | |
| 41.43% | 70 | 2.3 | 679 | 11,327 | 42.9% | 39.3% | |
| 55.07% | 69 | 5.4 | 593 | 13,287 | 67.9% | 46.3% | |
| 52.24% | 67 | 6.8 | 937 | 12,191 | 44.7% | 62.1% | |
| 54.55% | 66 | 6.2 | 655 | 12,214 | 59.3% | 51.3% | |
| 50.00% | 61 | 6.2 | 634 | 12,167 | 48.1% | 51.5% | |
| 47.54% | 61 | 6.8 | 910 | 13,394 | 46.1% | 48.6% | |
| 54.10% | 61 | 3.6 | 762 | 12,961 | 70.4% | 41.2% | |
| 35.00% | 60 | 1.2 | 685 | 13,858 | 33.3% | 36.1% | |
| 46.67% | 60 | 6.4 | 708 | 11,291 | 47.8% | 46.0% | |
| 45.76% | 59 | 5.8 | 621 | 11,364 | 37.5% | 51.4% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 1.9 | 651 | 12,894 | 40.7% | 61.3% | |
| 54.72% | 53 | 2.2 | 697 | 13,477 | 65.0% | 48.5% | |
| 50.00% | 50 | 6.0 | 680 | 11,792 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 48 | 6.5 | 775 | 12,615 | 54.2% | 70.8% | |
| 63.83% | 47 | 1.4 | 718 | 13,446 | 72.0% | 54.5% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 1.5 | 662 | 13,327 | 50.0% | 59.3% | |
| 71.11% | 45 | 1.2 | 667 | 13,371 | 68.4% | 73.1% | |
| 51.11% | 45 | 1.5 | 648 | 13,446 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 43 | 3.4 | 715 | 12,655 | 57.1% | 35.7% | |
| 56.10% | 41 | 5.3 | 675 | 12,786 | 58.8% | 54.2% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 1.7 | 571 | 11,396 | 60.9% | 55.6% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 5.9 | 606 | 11,080 | 42.1% | 42.9% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 2.9 | 699 | 11,386 | 52.0% | 42.9% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 1.4 | 669 | 12,383 | 57.1% | 44.4% | |
| 61.54% | 39 | 1.9 | 701 | 12,600 | 58.8% | 63.6% | |
| 54.05% | 38 | 1.5 | 629 | 12,544 | 53.3% | 54.5% | |
| 39.47% | 38 | 3.5 | 839 | 13,297 | 33.3% | 45.0% | |
| 61.11% | 36 | 6.8 | 704 | 11,692 | 63.2% | 58.8% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 5.2 | 884 | 12,706 | 50.0% | 52.4% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 2.2 | 713 | 13,737 | 63.6% | 47.6% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 7.2 | 793 | 11,709 | 72.2% | 38.5% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 1.8 | 682 | 13,118 | 33.3% | 52.6% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 3.9 | 726 | 12,929 | 61.5% | 52.9% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 2.8 | 720 | 12,978 | 46.7% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 29 | 2.1 | 716 | 12,716 | 70.0% | 38.9% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 1.2 | 631 | 11,568 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 3.9 | 767 | 11,994 | 64.3% | 53.9% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 5.8 | 738 | 11,291 | 77.8% | 47.1% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.1 | 570 | 12,581 | 57.1% | 45.5% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.7 | 581 | 12,060 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 2.8 | 661 | 13,462 | 66.7% | 52.9% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 2.9 | 738 | 12,813 | 75.0% | 45.5% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 6.5 | 724 | 12,132 | 72.7% | 54.5% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 0.9 | 644 | 13,556 | 57.1% | 71.4% | |
| 37.50% | 17 | 2.8 | 587 | 11,252 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 3.4 | 670 | 12,032 | 33.3% | 14.3% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.5 | 708 | 10,519 | 45.5% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 1.9 | 522 | 11,627 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 7.0 | 712 | 14,083 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.7 | 580 | 13,962 | 0.0% | 46.1% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 1.2 | 591 | 10,966 | 18.2% | 66.7% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.2 | 722 | 13,441 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 1.8 | 548 | 11,266 | 57.1% | 16.7% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 2.6 | 599 | 11,528 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 4.9 | 535 | 10,005 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 6.0 | 589 | 12,770 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.1 | 711 | 13,628 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.0 | 678 | 13,156 | 100.0% | 44.4% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 3.8 | 585 | 10,518 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 3.8 | 836 | 14,441 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.4 | 541 | 11,888 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.7 | 957 | 13,576 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 3.4 | 751 | 12,937 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 463 | 10,329 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.3 | 461 | 10,343 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 712 | 12,905 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.6 | 779 | 14,621 | 100.0% | 14.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.5 | 628 | 12,812 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 7.0 | 851 | 15,131 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.3 | 662 | 10,795 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.9 | 750 | 12,921 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.6 | 700 | 12,041 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.4 | 668 | 10,856 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 3.2 | 596 | 13,951 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.2 | 632 | 11,114 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.9 | 654 | 10,304 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.9 | 464 | 7,883 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 795 | 11,335 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 608 | 7,952 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 565 | 10,486 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
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Darius vs Ryze - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Darius do against Ryze in League of Legends?
Darius wins the Darius vs Ryze matchup with a 58.1% win rate compared to Ryze's 41.9%, a 16.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 31 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Darius do against Ryze in the early game?
In the early game, Darius has the advantage against Ryze with a 72.2% win rate versus 27.8%. 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 Ryze in the late game?
In the late game, Ryze takes over the Darius vs Ryze matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to 38.5%. Ryze scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Darius vs Ryze matchup?
Darius wins the matchup against Ryze with a 58.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 16.1 percentage point advantage means Darius is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 31 games analyzed.
What is the best Darius build against Ryze?
The best Darius build against Ryze includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Sterak's Gage with Boots of Swiftness. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Ryze?
The best Darius runes against Ryze use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Darius vs Ryze matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Darius counter Ryze?
Yes, Darius has a favorable matchup against Ryze with a 58.1% win rate. Darius strongly counters Ryze in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.
How do I play Darius against Ryze?
When playing Darius against Ryze, 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.