Darius - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.5%
Pick Rate
4.4%

Dariusvs Warwick

CFighterTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 6, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Darius vs Warwick is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Warwick wins with a 51.1% win rate (+2.2%) over Darius based on 90 games. Darius wins the early laning phase while Warwick scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Darius build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Darius vs Warwick matchup.

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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.

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Darius - 48.9% win rate in this matchup
Darius
48.9% WR
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Warwick vs Darius matchup - 51.1% win rate
Warwick
51.1% WR

Who Wins the Darius vs Warwick Matchup?

Warwick wins the Darius vs Warwick matchup
Winner
Warwick
Matches: 90
48.9%
Win Rate
51.1%
3.3
CS / min
2.9
718
DMG / min
652
11,264
Gold / game
10,892
366
Heal / min
590
1,114
DMG Mitigated / min
1,072
0.8
CC / min
1.0
51.9%
Early Game WR
48.1%
44.4%
Late Game WR
55.6%

Darius vs Warwick Matchup Summary

The Darius vs Warwick matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 90 recent matches analyzed, Warwick wins with a 51.1% win rate compared to Darius's 48.9%, giving Warwick a 2.2 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Darius controls the early laning stage, but Warwick outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Darius needs to press advantages before Warwick reaches their power spikes, while Warwick should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Warwick leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Warwick is slightly favored, Darius can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Warwick's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Darius vs Warwick Laning Phase Breakdown

Darius wins the laning phase against Warwick in League of Legends

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

Farming
3.3Darius
2.9Warwick
Darius edges out Warwick by 0.4 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 6 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Darius.
Damage
718Darius
652Warwick
Darius deals 66 more champion damage per minute than Warwick. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Warwick choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Darius's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
11,264Darius
10,892Warwick
Darius earns 372 more gold per game than Warwick, 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
0.8Darius
1.0Warwick
Both Darius and Warwick provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,480Darius
1,662Warwick
Warwick vastly out-sustains Darius, healing and mitigating 182 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Warwick can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Darius is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Darius, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Darius Build Against Warwick

Boots of Swiftness is the optimal boots choice against Warwick, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Warwick are Stridebreaker, Force of Nature and Dead Man's Plate. 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 4 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Warwick. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Warwick matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Darius
51.9%
+3.7% advantage
Darius early game win rateDarius51.9%
Warwick early game win rateWarwick48.1%
Late Game
Warwick
55.6%
+11.1% advantage
Darius late game win rateDarius44.4%
Warwick late game win rateWarwick55.6%

During the early laning phase (first 15 minutes), Darius has a meaningful 51.9% win rate, outperforming Warwick by 3.7 percentage points. Darius players should look to press this advantage through aggressive trades, wave priority, and early jungle coordination.

Warwick is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Darius. Extended games heavily favor Warwick, 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 Warwick reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Warwick 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 Warwick

Precision rune tree - Darius primary runes vs WarwickPrecision
Conqueror - best Darius rune vs WarwickTriumph - best Darius rune vs WarwickLegend: Haste - best Darius rune vs WarwickLast Stand - best Darius rune vs Warwick
Resolve rune tree - Darius secondary runes vs WarwickResolve
Bone Plating - best Darius rune vs WarwickUnflinching - best Darius rune vs Warwick
50.0% WR

The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Darius maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Warwick.


Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.15%3786.681012,05348.1%48.2%
49.62%2666.284211,38550.4%48.9%
51.90%2376.180811,84260.8%45.7%
48.10%2376.162911,86342.4%51.7%
50.52%1926.273212,01651.8%49.5%
41.81%1776.799311,30940.2%43.3%
46.15%1696.470611,39945.2%46.9%
47.13%1576.284312,07936.8%55.1%
48.68%1526.795712,48555.2%44.7%
52.74%1466.079011,72048.6%56.6%
46.67%1356.488012,22543.6%48.8%
49.62%1336.371811,73150.0%49.3%
45.31%1286.383112,10644.8%45.7%
59.20%1256.482412,20957.6%60.6%
47.58%1246.473912,80141.1%52.9%
47.97%1236.785912,07446.8%49.2%
40.00%1205.766610,34333.3%47.4%
55.08%1186.289312,78741.9%62.7%
55.24%1055.972411,31054.0%56.4%
56.73%1046.586112,33164.1%52.3%
54.81%1045.862012,06651.3%56.9%
55.77%1046.483412,77847.4%60.6%
49.50%1016.382912,03255.3%46.0%
47.00%1006.568911,77556.3%38.5%
47.25%916.282511,96147.8%46.7%
56.04%916.372211,95659.0%53.9%
48.89%903.371811,26451.9%44.4%
51.69%896.770111,25151.0%52.5%
52.27%886.291311,97256.4%49.0%
43.18%886.676612,24542.1%44.0%
62.35%856.585611,84450.0%72.3%
48.81%846.379311,95047.4%50.0%
51.28%783.465511,93257.5%44.7%
59.74%777.082612,47670.0%53.2%
45.45%775.786112,53544.7%46.1%
62.16%746.885513,50562.9%61.5%
45.21%736.093412,78238.5%48.9%
50.75%676.577811,84956.3%45.7%
48.48%666.054411,64045.5%50.0%
47.62%636.986112,44648.3%47.1%
50.85%596.877811,77558.8%40.0%
50.91%552.569912,62953.6%48.1%
50.00%545.465612,43558.3%43.3%
42.59%546.460610,73735.7%50.0%
41.51%535.466211,13357.1%24.0%
41.67%481.866513,13052.4%33.3%
45.83%481.573113,04743.5%48.0%
50.00%486.074211,67552.6%48.3%
50.00%461.759812,72754.5%45.8%
45.45%446.172912,53633.3%50.0%
54.76%421.979012,82544.4%62.5%
42.86%421.266412,62421.4%53.6%
48.78%416.777811,59941.2%54.2%
53.66%412.257912,17950.0%57.1%
47.22%363.669612,90450.0%45.5%
52.78%365.662811,75157.1%50.0%
44.44%365.667810,94836.8%52.9%
42.86%353.672512,52640.0%45.0%
45.71%352.760412,14553.3%40.0%
60.00%356.280911,26758.8%61.1%
55.88%341.767713,03455.6%56.3%
51.52%336.697812,44250.0%52.9%
54.55%336.476613,47653.9%55.0%
56.67%302.273713,55356.3%57.1%
57.69%265.985512,94460.0%56.3%
56.00%253.254012,24180.0%40.0%
50.00%246.664112,26270.0%35.7%
45.83%244.176512,18440.0%50.0%
80.95%212.075112,49477.8%83.3%
35.00%205.668310,38330.0%40.0%
47.37%193.075812,29742.9%50.0%
50.00%180.972313,78028.6%63.6%
64.71%175.775714,45533.3%71.4%
56.25%163.567414,84533.3%61.5%
50.00%164.792413,20150.0%50.0%
46.67%151.761313,12975.0%36.4%
35.71%146.475012,11116.7%50.0%
64.29%146.072111,25242.9%85.7%
61.54%132.982712,43971.4%50.0%
38.46%136.566012,27016.7%57.1%
46.15%136.372713,24120.0%62.5%
69.23%132.377014,00975.0%66.7%
53.85%131.265214,66580.0%37.5%
61.54%133.971211,45166.7%57.1%
50.00%121.147710,71666.7%33.3%
41.67%126.362711,02660.0%28.6%
45.45%111.160313,43933.3%50.0%
27.27%112.675513,42033.3%25.0%
54.55%114.675212,6060.0%66.7%
63.64%112.462613,92375.0%57.1%
50.00%105.560311,50633.3%75.0%
50.00%106.871411,12766.7%25.0%
40.00%105.152110,59040.0%40.0%
50.00%102.555611,874100.0%16.7%
30.00%101.254912,27925.0%33.3%
40.00%105.079512,16725.0%50.0%
60.00%102.577916,428100.0%55.6%
60.00%101.470713,42340.0%80.0%
80.00%106.756911,67971.4%100.0%
55.56%93.095113,81366.7%50.0%
0.00%93.55419,0660.0%0.0%
66.67%91.261314,494100.0%57.1%
66.67%97.095113,74933.3%83.3%
50.00%82.84949,30825.0%75.0%
37.50%85.367213,26433.3%40.0%
57.14%76.381113,8570.0%66.7%
42.86%76.577311,95933.3%50.0%
42.86%74.175912,76650.0%40.0%
28.57%75.751710,1830.0%66.7%
66.67%65.186813,297100.0%0.0%
66.67%65.366812,13975.0%50.0%
16.67%66.251813,9850.0%16.7%
40.00%56.566314,1290.0%40.0%
60.00%55.359610,86675.0%0.0%
20.00%54.673112,3460.0%20.0%
80.00%57.581614,180100.0%50.0%

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Darius vs Warwick - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Darius do against Warwick in League of Legends?

Warwick wins the Darius vs Warwick matchup with a 51.1% win rate compared to Darius's 48.9%, a 2.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 90 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Darius do against Warwick in the early game?

In the early game, Darius has the advantage against Warwick with a 51.9% win rate versus 48.1%. 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 Warwick in the late game?

In the late game, Warwick takes over the Darius vs Warwick matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Warwick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Darius vs Warwick matchup?

Warwick wins the matchup against Darius with a 51.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 2.2 percentage point advantage means Warwick is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 90 games analyzed.

What is the best Darius build against Warwick?

The best Darius build against Warwick includes Stridebreaker, Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate with Boots of Swiftness. 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 Warwick?

The best Darius runes against Warwick use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Darius vs Warwick matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Darius counter Warwick?

No, Darius struggles against Warwick with only a 48.9% win rate. Warwick has the advantage in this matchup. Darius players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Warwick's lead.

How do I play Darius against Warwick?

When playing Darius against Warwick, play cautiously and avoid Warwick's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Warwick has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.