Dariusvs Volibear
Darius vs Volibear is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.18. Volibear wins with a 51.3% win rate (+2.5%) over Darius based on 160 games. Volibear wins the early laning phase while Darius scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Darius vs Volibear 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 Volibear?
Darius wins 45.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 37.9% and 54.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.9% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −3.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 144 games Lane: Top
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.18 · Sep 11 – Sep 14
They also met in another lane (Jungle): 3 games, Darius won 100.0%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Volibear, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 45.8% of 144 games (95% range 37.9–54.0%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 48.9% for Darius; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 45, within the margin of error (144 games).
- Darius players pick Mercury's Treads far more often against Volibear: 25.6% of their other Top games, 39.6% 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 Volibear 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 Volibear Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Solo kills are tracked from this patch on — 0 games have them so far, shown from 30.
Whole-game averages
Darius vs Volibear Win Rate by Game Length
Darius's win rate against Volibear 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 Volibear in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Darius vs Volibear 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)EvenDarius gold at 15: −45
- First itemVolibearDarius: 13.4 min · Volibear: 12.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenDarius wins 43.1% of 72 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenDarius wins 51.6% of 64 games
What Darius Changes Against Volibear
Choices Darius players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually25.6%vs Volibear39.6%+13.9 pts54.4% WR here
Usually40.6%vs Volibear30.6%−10.1 pts50.0% WR here
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsually16.1%vs Volibear9.0%−7.1 pts
Best Darius Build vs Volibear
Usual Darius build (Top)
79.4% win rate · 34 games
Against Volibear
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 6 of 82 Darius games against Volibear carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Darius's standard build instead.
- Darius usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.4 min (median of 65 games).
- Volibear usually completes Dusk and Dawn first, at 12.2 min (median of 90 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 Volibear
Usual Darius runes (Top)
Conqueror
49.5% win rate · 1,083 games
Against Volibear
Conqueror
48.8% win rate · 41 games
Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.18. 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 Volibear FAQ - Patch 26.18
Who wins Darius vs Volibear?
Current data slightly favors Volibear, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Darius wins 45.8% of 144 games (95% range 37.9–54.0%).
What is Darius's win rate against Volibear?
Darius wins 45.8% of 144 Top games against Volibear on patch 26.18 (95% range 37.9–54.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.9% would be expected.
Does Darius counter Volibear?
Not clearly. Darius wins 45.8% of 144 games against Volibear, and the 95% range (37.9–54.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Darius or Volibear?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 45, within the margin of error (144 games).
Does Darius outscale Volibear?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Volibear strongest against Darius?
Volibear is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Darius build against Volibear?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Darius's usual Top core: Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Youmuu's Ghostblade. The biggest change against Volibear: Mercury's Treads (25.6% usually, 39.6% here).
What runes should Darius use against Volibear?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 48.8% over 41 games against Volibear.