Darius - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.9%
Pick Rate
4.6%

Dariusvs Yorick

CFighterTank
Patch26.7
Matches949,984
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedApr 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Darius vs Yorick is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Yorick wins with a 54.0% win rate (+8.0%) over Darius based on 100 games. Yorick 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 Yorick 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.

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Yorick - 46.0% win rateYorick(46.0%)
Darius - 46.0% win rate in this matchup
Darius
46.0% WR
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Yorick vs Darius matchup - 54.0% win rate
Yorick
54.0% WR

Who Wins the Darius vs Yorick Matchup?

Yorick wins the Darius vs Yorick matchup
Winner
Yorick
Matches: 100
46.0%
Win Rate
54.0%
6.5
CS / min
6.9
744
DMG / min
849
11,658
Gold / game
12,255
312
Heal / min
321
1,198
DMG Mitigated / min
841
0.7
CC / min
0.3
43.2%
Early Game WR
56.8%
48.2%
Late Game WR
51.8%

Darius vs Yorick Matchup Summary

The Darius vs Yorick matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 100 recent matches analyzed, Yorick wins with a 54.0% win rate compared to Darius's 46.0%, giving Yorick a 8.0 percentage point advantage. Yorick dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Darius players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Darius leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yorick has a strong advantage in this matchup. Darius players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Yorick overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Darius vs Yorick Laning Phase Breakdown

Yorick wins the laning phase against Darius in League of Legends

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

Farming
6.5Darius
6.9Yorick
Yorick edges out Darius by 0.5 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 7 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Yorick.
Damage
744Darius
849Yorick
Yorick heavily out-damages Darius by 105 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 Yorick's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,658Darius
12,255Yorick
Yorick earns 597 more gold per game than Darius, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Yorick slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.7Darius
0.3Yorick
Darius provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Yorick, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Darius coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,510Darius
1,162Yorick
Darius vastly out-sustains Yorick, healing and mitigating 348 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Darius can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Yorick is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Yorick, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Darius Build Against Yorick

Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Yorick, providing the mobility and stats Darius needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Darius against Yorick 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 Yorick. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Darius vs Yorick matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yorick
56.8%
+13.6% advantage
Darius early game win rateDarius43.2%
Yorick early game win rateYorick56.8%
Late Game
Yorick
51.8%
+3.6% advantage
Darius late game win rateDarius48.2%
Yorick late game win rateYorick51.8%

Yorick dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 56.8% win rate — a 13.6 percentage point lead over Darius. This lopsided early game means Yorick can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

In the late game (25+ minutes), Yorick takes over with a 51.8% win rate, leading Darius by 3.6 percentage points. Yorick scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.

Yorick holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Darius players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Darius Runes Against Yorick

Precision rune tree - Darius primary runes vs YorickPrecision
Conqueror - best Darius rune vs YorickTriumph - best Darius rune vs YorickLegend: Alacrity - best Darius rune vs YorickLast Stand - best Darius rune vs Yorick
Sorcery rune tree - Darius secondary runes vs YorickSorcery
Axiom Arcanist - best Darius rune vs YorickCelerity - best Darius rune vs Yorick
48.1% WR

The Precision and Sorcery rune setup gives Darius the best tools to compete against Yorick in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Darius matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. 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 26.7
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.03%3616.984412,20249.1%49.0%
45.71%2106.384511,94246.3%45.2%
41.77%1586.388912,65945.0%39.8%
57.39%1156.281911,59752.9%60.9%
52.21%1136.31,03911,46753.0%51.1%
48.21%1126.375811,63544.6%51.8%
49.55%1115.860811,50463.4%41.4%
46.00%1006.574411,65843.2%48.2%
43.00%1006.885112,56046.3%40.7%
45.92%986.384512,07529.3%57.9%
56.70%976.883012,12863.8%50.0%
57.89%956.576812,09173.3%44.0%
51.06%946.81,10913,57547.2%53.5%
53.76%936.470611,74254.4%53.2%
48.91%925.870912,01846.7%51.1%
44.19%865.673911,98052.5%37.0%
54.32%816.773812,42570.3%40.9%
45.00%806.775311,72347.4%42.9%
56.00%756.582512,60257.6%54.8%
38.67%755.757210,61133.3%44.4%
59.42%696.588012,40070.6%48.6%
47.06%686.990312,50044.2%52.0%
51.47%686.191512,97651.7%51.3%
57.35%687.081012,37855.6%59.4%
50.77%653.869312,14944.4%55.3%
54.69%646.282812,40650.0%57.9%
50.79%636.074412,48452.0%50.0%
52.38%636.291411,26850.0%55.2%
59.68%626.870913,19260.0%59.5%
44.07%596.382912,28826.9%57.6%
53.45%586.471311,79162.1%44.8%
51.72%586.668512,58453.6%50.0%
51.79%565.772312,26670.8%37.5%
41.82%557.177812,33241.7%41.9%
48.08%526.890813,53345.5%50.0%
36.00%506.162911,99531.8%39.3%
54.17%486.889713,68868.4%44.8%
50.00%485.880612,30754.2%45.8%
54.55%446.597011,77957.1%52.2%
61.36%446.978611,91763.2%60.0%
45.24%424.578912,18746.7%44.4%
54.76%426.270911,47540.9%70.0%
42.50%403.466911,65645.0%40.0%
52.50%402.981613,77653.9%51.9%
60.00%406.878012,03752.4%68.4%
46.15%392.370112,40341.2%50.0%
50.00%346.470212,02137.5%61.1%
36.36%336.264111,07244.4%26.7%
53.33%306.563413,26755.6%52.4%
31.03%295.361911,37718.2%38.9%
44.83%296.670011,43631.3%61.5%
28.57%286.359811,81633.3%25.0%
39.29%281.960912,47538.5%40.0%
42.31%262.367212,40145.5%40.0%
44.00%255.371110,84042.9%45.5%
42.86%211.662812,74442.9%42.9%
55.00%202.463912,36362.5%50.0%
44.44%185.676811,99744.4%44.4%
44.44%182.270012,93238.5%60.0%
50.00%183.586812,79766.7%33.3%
44.44%182.861012,94342.9%45.5%
64.71%171.056711,62772.7%50.0%
64.71%173.877213,96071.4%60.0%
37.50%165.862511,31628.6%44.4%
56.25%160.959111,83570.0%33.3%
26.67%156.373910,69110.0%60.0%
64.29%146.387011,76875.0%50.0%
42.86%143.373612,22033.3%50.0%
38.46%134.481112,70850.0%33.3%
76.92%132.788712,781100.0%57.1%
38.46%135.186312,43025.0%44.4%
50.00%121.753911,84462.5%25.0%
25.00%122.865412,38125.0%25.0%
33.33%126.254612,5060.0%50.0%
40.00%103.182813,23833.3%42.9%
50.00%103.171311,47820.0%80.0%
50.00%105.770110,86350.0%50.0%
30.00%101.870615,406100.0%22.2%
70.00%104.279613,69180.0%60.0%
55.56%94.078412,64850.0%57.1%
11.11%91.444710,1480.0%33.3%
66.67%96.568711,91250.0%80.0%
66.67%92.961012,40266.7%66.7%
75.00%85.748310,88150.0%100.0%
50.00%85.46379,49966.7%0.0%
57.14%72.866012,30580.0%0.0%
42.86%76.448511,60033.3%50.0%
33.33%65.35808,98525.0%50.0%
50.00%61.460413,55933.3%66.7%
16.67%60.867311,06550.0%0.0%
50.00%61.355913,5050.0%50.0%
66.67%67.469813,61233.3%100.0%
66.67%66.865512,30950.0%100.0%
66.67%65.268412,92166.7%66.7%
50.00%62.368013,25166.7%33.3%
66.67%61.863311,05050.0%100.0%
83.33%61.286314,357100.0%66.7%
16.67%66.648911,3970.0%25.0%
40.00%55.874311,96250.0%33.3%
60.00%52.261913,792100.0%50.0%
60.00%56.86638,98350.0%100.0%
40.00%54.843813,8210.0%40.0%
40.00%55.266611,5280.0%50.0%
40.00%54.93739,53433.3%50.0%
60.00%51.382314,8550.0%60.0%
60.00%56.847811,06575.0%0.0%
75.00%56.46559,14566.7%100.0%

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Darius vs Yorick - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Darius do against Yorick in League of Legends?

Yorick wins the Darius vs Yorick matchup with a 54.0% win rate compared to Darius's 46.0%, a 8.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 100 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.

How does Darius do against Yorick in the early game?

In the early game, Yorick has the advantage against Darius with a 56.8% win rate versus 43.2%. Yorick players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Darius do against Yorick in the late game?

In the late game, Yorick takes over the Darius vs Yorick matchup with a 51.8% win rate compared to 48.2%. Yorick scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Darius vs Yorick matchup?

Yorick wins the matchup against Darius with a 54.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 8.0 percentage point advantage means Yorick is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 100 games analyzed.

What is the best Darius build against Yorick?

The best Darius build against Yorick includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Sterak's Gage with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Yorick?

The best Darius runes against Yorick use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 48.1% win rate in the Darius vs Yorick matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Darius counter Yorick?

No, Darius struggles against Yorick with only a 46.0% win rate. Yorick has the advantage in this matchup. Darius players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Yorick's lead.

How do I play Darius against Yorick?

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